So, looks like you guys are getting in the habit of letting me do these game threads. Fine. Just don't expect any mojo out of it or anything.
Carolina gets moving for a fairly long roadie with a loop through Arizona, Nevada, Missouri and Illinois. Sort of a reverse snow bird journey. We start with lovely Phoenix where it's currently 14 degrees cooler than it is in Raleighwood ... for whatever reason ... mostly that NC laughed at that brief little fall and went straight back to hellish muggy humidity once Halloween was over. The Coyotes, while only lightly regarded around the league, have gotten off to a very respectable start at 6-5-0 and are coming off of a 5-1 beatdown of the Senators. Their defense has been stellar, as they lead the league in goals against, but the offense has been fairly blunt. They're 25th in goals scored and just not generating enough offense to make those defensive efforts pay off. Raanta has been terrific in net for the Yotes, validating the big-ish contract they gave him this summer. They're fairly young, mobile across the board, fairly well balanced and they play solid team hockey. Carolina's out-work ya approach isn't likely to yield results in this one so they've need to get their skating boots on.
Somebody can follow up on what they learn about lines and stuff online, but I don't expect a lot of changes from the last game. The lack of scoring pop on the other bench makes this a good opportunity to let Darling take another start in net, so that's what I'd guess will happen. The biggest unknown with the Canes being that guy, I think they want to sort out the general direction of his game sooner rather than later. If they can't find room to operate against the Coyotes, which wouldn't be that unexpected, then this could end up being a bit of a keeper duel. If not, then everything is going off-trend.
Carolina gets moving for a fairly long roadie with a loop through Arizona, Nevada, Missouri and Illinois. Sort of a reverse snow bird journey. We start with lovely Phoenix where it's currently 14 degrees cooler than it is in Raleighwood ... for whatever reason ... mostly that NC laughed at that brief little fall and went straight back to hellish muggy humidity once Halloween was over. The Coyotes, while only lightly regarded around the league, have gotten off to a very respectable start at 6-5-0 and are coming off of a 5-1 beatdown of the Senators. Their defense has been stellar, as they lead the league in goals against, but the offense has been fairly blunt. They're 25th in goals scored and just not generating enough offense to make those defensive efforts pay off. Raanta has been terrific in net for the Yotes, validating the big-ish contract they gave him this summer. They're fairly young, mobile across the board, fairly well balanced and they play solid team hockey. Carolina's out-work ya approach isn't likely to yield results in this one so they've need to get their skating boots on.
Somebody can follow up on what they learn about lines and stuff online, but I don't expect a lot of changes from the last game. The lack of scoring pop on the other bench makes this a good opportunity to let Darling take another start in net, so that's what I'd guess will happen. The biggest unknown with the Canes being that guy, I think they want to sort out the general direction of his game sooner rather than later. If they can't find room to operate against the Coyotes, which wouldn't be that unexpected, then this could end up being a bit of a keeper duel. If not, then everything is going off-trend.
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