CanadaCanes
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Nice win in a tough building where I believe Vegas was undefeated at home before last night. 8 straight wins for Pyotr!
GDT: Canes @ Vegas 11/11 10:00
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When FanDuel went out, I switched over to ESPN+. The Canes broadcast was liked out but the Vegas broadcast worked. I watched that for a bit until I saw on Bluesky that the feed had been restored, so I switched back.
We were at the Pink concert last night (happy wife, happy life) and got out to the car just in time to hear Staal score his shorty. Then…nothing. Mike and Tripp talking about various inanities, including Marty’s socks, until they realized the Canes were still killing the penalty and there were 12 seconds left. I know it’s a TV centric broadcast but can they at least pretend that there are people listening on the radio?
We were at the Pink concert last night (happy wife, happy life) and got out to the car just in time to hear Staal score his shorty. Then…nothing. Mike and Tripp talking about various inanities, including Marty’s socks, until they realized the Canes were still killing the penalty and there were 12 seconds left. I know it’s a TV centric broadcast but can they at least pretend that there are people listening on the radio?
CanadaCanes
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I know it was not a long outage last night but once again you simply cannot provide a shoddy, trouble filled streaming service that is grossly inflated price wise with next to no additional programming and expect your customers to be happy with what you are providing! Most of the comments online were like "they don't care", "their customer service is non-existent" etc, but just turn the bloody thing off for good if that's the type of crappy service you are throwing out there.
Yeah, Vegas had really been cruising at home. Not a lot of squeakers either, only one of their 8 home wins had been close ... an OT win over Utah surrounded by a bunch of fairly comfortable multi-goal Ws. Cassidy is really good at finding matchups and has the kind of roster where he can throw out some real doozies. Carolina diffused it the way they generally do, with pressure, possession and shot volume. A lot of what Brind'Amour's Canes do is gut bucket simple, but because of that their systems travel well.
I keep harping on this, but once again we saw Carolina make some hay in transition and for my money that's the biggest difference from seasons past. With Necas coming into his own and Roslovic giving some direct injection to Aho's line, they've now got two lines that can really burn a team in transition along with enough talent on the 4th line to make them a threat to get behind the D as well. That added offensive dimension gives them a little edge to their game that had been lacking and turns what might have been a 1-0 lead after the 1st last night into a 2-0 lead and that's huge.
I mean, you CAN ... but you probably won't be in business very long. And what we're getting right now is the product of a company in its death throes. It pays to keep that in mind.
ThinIce
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I checked back a couple of times, but the FanDuel stream was still blank, so I switched to the NHL app and listened to the broadcast. Nice to get a convincing win in a tough building. Necas is playing on another level and is excelling as play driver, playmaker, and scoring threat. Nice Necas.
Harp away. This team may be the fastest Canes team I’ve seen. Even Robinson, who looks like a gangly teenager still growing into his body, can cook. Staal is the outlier, but he got down there pretty quickly to slap the shorty home.
Speaking of Staal’s slapshot, according to NHL stats, via CanesStats on Twitter, his last slapshot goal was as a Penguin. Note the quotes around “real”, the NHL classified a red line empty net wrister as a slapper.
View: https://x.com/canesstats/status/1856194144193941730?s=61&t=ZT8KDHkGMyk7V3JAuh5_ag
Yeah, I think some of it is the speed of the overall group, but Brindy has tweaked some things with the way they attack the trap too. Less of those high jump ball dump-outs, for starters. They still do that, but not like 75% of the time the way they sometimes did last season. When you're more controlled on the zone exits it gives you a better chance to have controlled, organized entries and that's where the money is.
ThinIce
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I've always hated their propensity to fling the puck high and out of the zone because exactly what you said - they end up losing control much of the time. Reserve it for times that are desperately needed, not as a routine play. The Canes have made a noticeable change and that's a good thing.
CanadaCanes
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Props to Martinook who might be playing some of his best hockey as a Cane outside of that wicked playoff series he turned in that one season I believe vs the Devils…
Pucking Lamplighter
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I was in bed recovering from a multi day migraine and was able to listen to the game on my walkman. I realized how much MM & Tripp rely on listeners also having their eyes on the game. With no screen (or ability to watch...it would have been sensory overload and a relapse if I tried to use my eyes) I had no idea which side of the ice, where the penalties occurred, which corner, nor how far out the shots were taken from.
I have a sightless friend who always raved about ChuckandtheletterK's broadcast on the radio and deservedly so. I completely understand where he was coming from. Huge respect to Chuck Kaiton for painting such a vivid picture with your words.
Do better MM & Tripp, please try to call the game like not everybody's watching. Thanks for being cheap on your radio broadcasts, Mr. Dundon...act like you can't see for a change and then see how well you like your product. Most people can (and pay to) watch, so I know you don't have to give a flip about those who can't. {Polar's word}.
Jim
NoMich
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Sorry for the multiday migraine, man. Having one that lasts only a few hours is bad enough and I don't even want to imagine one that lasts for days. /puke
Now that we've had a few seasons of this duo in the booth, I think the problem with the MM/Tripp call of the game is Tripp. The dude just can't shut up and let the game play out. I don't give a [goal horn] about any of his namedrops or who he saw grow up or anything or his religious proselytizing. The only thing that I'm interested in what he has to say is any insight into the game that us non-NHL players wouldn't know. I think that MM is still so in awe of his gig that he does not dare step (piss) on Tripp's shoes.
Now that we've had a few seasons of this duo in the booth, I think the problem with the MM/Tripp call of the game is Tripp. The dude just can't shut up and let the game play out. I don't give a [goal horn] about any of his namedrops or who he saw grow up or anything or his religious proselytizing. The only thing that I'm interested in what he has to say is any insight into the game that us non-NHL players wouldn't know. I think that MM is still so in awe of his gig that he does not dare step (piss) on Tripp's shoes.
cmaleski2
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Wayne Gretzky Martinook was the prophetic call just before he went bar down on one goal in that Devils series.
I agree Martinook has been really good. Even though he didn't get a point, he directly caused that turnover that led to Staal's backbreaking short handed goal.
polarbare
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The 2-3 games a year I don't get on ESPN+/NESN and people say 'you can listen on internet radio' well I can't, because 50% of what the broadcast team says has nothing to do with anything going on. I'll be a Blackbeard and continue watching games that way. I feel like our duo is fine for TV, even with all the antics (listen to what else is out there), but yeah, for someone not watching the game you should just use gamecenter.