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2025-26 Canes Miscellaneous Thread

I guess. Hard to get excited about a Friday night clash between the Rangers farm team and Pittsburgh's farm team, but hey ... there's an NHL team in my market and I'd be happy enough going to AHL games if there wasn't.
 
That will all be more useful when there are major concerts and events (ie WWE) that it will be for the AHL games.
 
jeffbear said:
Oh ... so that's probably why they took the white helmets on the road trip.
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They also broke out the Whalers gear for pracrice a few weeks ago. I thought it was early, considering the home game in Whalers gear is t u til 1/29.

The Canes uniform schedule has been updated to reflect Whalers jerseys on Thursday and on January 3, when the Avs will be wearing their Nords jerseys at The Lenny.
 
HeyKurtz said:
It sounds like Ghost's injury might be a bigger deal than initially indicated...

www.nhl.com

Injury Report: Gostisbehere To Miss Rest Of Canes' Road Trip | Carolina Hurricanes

Defenseman sent back to Raleigh with a lower-body injury
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The only thing interesting about that is the media is just now reporting that. Tripp and MM said on Mondays broadcast that ghost was already back in Raleigh. The fact they are trying to make it sound more serious like they just found out some news yesterday and decided to send him home is interesting I guess. Lol

But then again this is mm we’re talking about. He probably said the wrong thing, again
 
Illustrates the need for there to be more than one or two vaguely interested parties from the local press covering this stuff. If nothing else, so Mansicalco doesn't just get to regurgitate the company line without pushback when it (may or may not be) BS.

Don't they know people are betting on this stuff and have a vested interest in having accurate injury information ... lol
 
Why is the Hurricane's powerplay so bad...again? This has been a problem for years, yet it hasn't been resolved.
Is it coaching?
Is it perssonel?
Is it holding off for that ideal shot?
Is it failure to collect rebounds?
Is it lack of go for the throat attitude?
Is it all of the above?
Something else?
I don't know how to set up a poll or I would, because I'd like to see other's opinions on what's lacking or broken.

Jim
 
Pucking Lamplighter said:
Why is the Hurricane's powerplay so bad...again? This has been a problem for years, yet it hasn't been resolved.
Is it coaching?
Is it perssonel?
Is it holding off for that ideal shot?
Is it failure to collect rebounds?
Is it lack of go for the throat attitude?
Is it all of the above?
Something else?
I don't know how to set up a poll or I would, because I'd like to see other's opinions on what's lacking or broken.

Jim
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At this point, coaching. Which is not surprising given our staff were all defense first players not known for scoreboard fireworks.

To some extent that leads to roster composition of likeminded defense first players (ie not a good fit for Jeff Skinner for example) so the player mentality reinforces the coaches mentality. Ultimately they don’t play with offensive abandon - the knowing the defense will be fine because they know they’re going to score. Then since our coaches have that mindset, they’re not that offensively gifted in designing and teaching the power play.

That’s what I think. I don’t think it will change until we get a more offense first minded leader - on the ice or as a coach.
 
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