Whew. Talk about getting back on the horse. Carolina wins an absolute dogfight against the Blues at home, and then they get straight on the plane to head to Sunrise to play the Kitties. Not fun, but hey ... you dance to the beat that the schedule monkey sets.
Florida has gone 2-0-2 since we last saw them, with three of the the four going to extra time. Weirdly enough, Luongo has gotten all four starts and I'd expect they're going to keep riding the old fella. I mean, I assume this is now his farewell tour, so why not? You know the drill with these guys ... Barkov, Huberdeau, Hoffman and Yandle. Keep those guys from killing you and everything tends to come out in the wash. They aren't great on D or in net, but they play a heavy forechecking game and have the 2nd best power play in the NHL. They WILL score goals, so you've got to get on the board and make them work in their own end.
Playoff picture ...
Canes sit 3rd in the Metro with 76 points, one point ahead of Columbus who are in W2. The Jackets have a game in hand on the Canes again. Montreal won last night and sit in W1 with 77 pts. Pittsburgh got a point last night but lost in OT to settle in the first chase position, tied with Columbus on points but trailing in ROW. Columbus has a game in hand on them as well. The Pens and Habs face off in Montreal tonight while the BJs take on the Oilers at home. I think Montreal is the real target for Carolina, so go Canes, Pens, and Oil. And here's to no three point games.
Florida has gone 2-0-2 since we last saw them, with three of the the four going to extra time. Weirdly enough, Luongo has gotten all four starts and I'd expect they're going to keep riding the old fella. I mean, I assume this is now his farewell tour, so why not? You know the drill with these guys ... Barkov, Huberdeau, Hoffman and Yandle. Keep those guys from killing you and everything tends to come out in the wash. They aren't great on D or in net, but they play a heavy forechecking game and have the 2nd best power play in the NHL. They WILL score goals, so you've got to get on the board and make them work in their own end.
Playoff picture ...
Canes sit 3rd in the Metro with 76 points, one point ahead of Columbus who are in W2. The Jackets have a game in hand on the Canes again. Montreal won last night and sit in W1 with 77 pts. Pittsburgh got a point last night but lost in OT to settle in the first chase position, tied with Columbus on points but trailing in ROW. Columbus has a game in hand on them as well. The Pens and Habs face off in Montreal tonight while the BJs take on the Oilers at home. I think Montreal is the real target for Carolina, so go Canes, Pens, and Oil. And here's to no three point games.
