Playoff GDT Game 5. US vs the world err Hurricanes. 5:00pm PT. 8:00PM ET

[StormChaserBH]

Good on Carolina fans to do the Ole chant. I have zero problem with that. They dominated and they're going to the finals.

Our fans do it to teams all the time... even on the road.

Yeah I'm not joining in on that; feels too much like rubbing salt in it; we've been there too many times lately in the 3rd round. I did hear a woman behind me who's already pretty hoarse from screaming tonight yelling 'Stop it, this is why people hate us!'

 

[Habspatrol]

they can roll 4 very good lines.
Slavin is a machine on the backend

their weakness is that they don't have a world class finisher and their goalies are ok at best

Every single player on the team has bought into the gameplan and never take a shift off.

 

[Habspatrol]

Yeah I'm not joining in on that; feels too much like rubbing salt in it; we've been there too many times lately in the 3rd round. I did hear a woman behind me who's already pretty hoarse from screaming tonight yelling 'Stop it, this is why people hate us!'

Meh, you're fans. It's a harmless chant. Players don't take it personally, and if they do, they probably won't last.

Cheering injuries and being assholes is one thing... but I don't see any problem with partying it up and having fun like that.

 

[Stinky]

It’s been an amazing run and an amazing season boys

I expected them to be great this year. I didn’t expect them to make the conference finals.

They’re fucking out of gas, criticize all you like but eventually, when you’re running on fumes, you can only do so much. The future looks great.

Let’s hope they can fill a couple of these obvious holes during the off-season

 

[wiseguy1]

They may reach 20 shots, something to watch for

 

[worm]

They may reach 20 shots, something to watch for

Please keep things realistic

 

[Stinky]

Halak with the torch was the kiss of death for Dobes.

 

[Krustchev]

It’s been an amazing run and an amazing season boys

I expected them to be great this year. I didn’t expect them to make the conference finals.

They’re fucking out of gas, criticize all you like but eventually, when you’re running on fumes, you can only do so much. The future looks great.

Let’s hope they can fill a couple of these obvious holes during the off-season

100%. I predicted 100-105 points here before the season started and would have been happy with winning a round in the playoffs. This exceeded my expectations greatly.

 

[worm]

Halak with the torch was the kiss of death for Dobes.

Back to back shutouts for Freddie though

 

[lecoqsportif]

Not that it matters, but 4th line should be comprised of actual NHL 4th liners instead of failed top 6 guys who are 10, 11, 12 on the depth chart.

 

[CH1]

Dobes quietly played 62 games this season..as a rookie

nobody predicted that

 

[CH1]

Not that it matters, but 4th line should be comprised of actual NHL 4th liners instead of failed top 6 guys who are 10, 11, 12 on the depth chart.

that kind of fixes itself when we actually get 2nd liners and guys like Evans and Texier moved down to the 4th

 

[worm]

Dobes quietly played 62 games this season..as a rookie

nobody predicted that

I did

 

[CH1]

I did

nahhhhhhh you didn't

 

[Habspatrol]

It’s been an amazing run and an amazing season boys

I expected them to be great this year. I didn’t expect them to make the conference finals.

They’re fucking out of gas, criticize all you like but eventually, when you’re running on fumes, you can only do so much. The future looks great.

Let’s hope they can fill a couple of these obvious holes during the off-season

You can only do so much, but you can at least try to do something else.

 

[worm]

that kind of fixes itself when we actually get 2nd liners and guys like Evans and Texier moved down to the 4th

We also have some decent options internally.

Beck, wifi 2, Tuch, Davidson, etc

 

[worm]

nahhhhhhh you didn't

I bet Dobes plays 60 or so games this season

 

[lecoqsportif]

that kind of fixes itself when we actually get 2nd liners and guys like Evans and Texier moved down to the 4th

Texier is not suitable for the 4th line.

 

[CH1]

We also have some decent options internally.

Beck, wifi 2, Tuch, Davidson, etc

It's make or break time for Beck. Also Davidson.

Tuch and Wifi 2 aren't even quality AHLers but who knows?

 

[Krustchev]

Not that it matters, but 4th line should be comprised of actual NHL 4th liners instead of failed top 6 guys who are 10, 11, 12 on the depth chart.

Most good NHL 4th liners were big scorers in junior who just couldn't score in the NHL and then reinvented themselves later in their careers. That's most of Carolina's bottom 6.