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GDT: Round 1 Game 1 Canes v. Devils 4/20 3:00

The good guys came to play and the bad guys...well...not so much. Which is surprising because this ain't New Jersey's first time in the playoffs in a couple of years or anything. Maybe they'll find their playoff legs for game 2.
 
Yeah, that wasn't particularly close. Carolina's going to feast anytime your bottom six is that bad. I know the Devs' depth is under pressure with J Hughes and Siegenthaler out, but their secondary units yesterday were just awful. Also, nice to see that Dougie is still allergic to contact. I know how Lindy Ruff would respond after losing Game 1 like that, but Keefe only had one move in Toronto (double down on defense) and I don't think it's going to do any good in this situation.

Honestly, I know people were excited to get to the playoff games and it WAS loud in the arena, but that game was pretty boring.
 
jeffbear said:
Yeah, that wasn't particularly close. Carolina's going to feast anytime your bottom six is that bad. I know the Devs' depth is under pressure with J Hughes and Siegenthaler out, but their secondary units yesterday were just awful. Also, nice to see that Dougie is still allergic to contact. I know how Lindy Ruff would respond after losing Game 1 like that, but Keefe only had one move in Toronto (double down on defense) and I don't think it's going to do any good in this situation.

Honestly, I know people were excited to get to the playoff games and it WAS loud in the arena, but that game was pretty boring.
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Yea, after we got the lead the game really tightened up a bit. Far from over but with those couple of key injuries, we should hopefully be able to keep the upper hand.
Markstrom played pretty well IMHO and the game could have really gotten ugly. Speaking of ugly, it will be interesting to see if that end of game shove to Taylor Hall that could have cut him in half with the open bench door will carry over. Really dangerous crap at the end of the game like that.
 
Nice win, great crowd, and amazingly few NJ fans (who had little to cheer about). We were pretty dominant and controlled the flow of play throughout most of the game, especially so in the 2nd period. The Devils were dropping like flies and couldn't maintain a credible threat.

I thought our guys played well but didn't like that Jankowski was a healthy scratch. It seems like a slap in the face after the way he's played since joining the team, but I suppose there's something else RBA is considering.

My favorite sign in the arena: "Not Today, Satan!"
 
ThinIce said:
Nice win, great crowd, and amazingly few NJ fans (who had little to cheer about). We were pretty dominant and controlled the flow of play throughout most of the game, especially so in the 2nd period. The Devils were dropping like flies and couldn't maintain a credible threat.



My favorite sign in the arena: "Not Today, Satan!"
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There were VERY few Devils fans compared to past series with them. I guess the local NJers aren't too fired up about their chances this season. That said, the ones that were there were enough. We had a couple of drunken idiots within earshot who spent the entire game trying to annoy Canes fans into having a go at them. I walked out behind them and one of them asked what you have to do to get thrown out around here. I will NEVER understand people who pay for expensive playoff tickets and then try to get kicked out.

My favorite sign was "The Tomb is Empty ... The Arena is Full" ... held up by a lady wearing Easter bunny ears. lol
 
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