Bill Meltzer: Quick Hits:

First!!!!!!!!!What a time to be alive.

Nice highlight of Slafosvky walking right around Farabee for a highlight goal

Hurricanes with another failure in the post season. Necas, Aho, Guenztel, Burns, Orlov, Jarvis, Teuro, Svechnikov, Slavin. With good depth guys like Noesen and Staal. That Chatfield is another decent player too. A team that was one of the favorites to win it all. Rod is entering Toronto category here.

Hurricanes with another failure in the post season. Necas, Aho, Guenztel, Burns, Orlov, Jarvis, Teuro, Svechnikov, Slavin. With good depth guys like Noesen and Staal. That Chatfield is another decent player too. A team that was one of the favorites to win it all. Rod is entering Toronto category here.
- ClaudeFather

He should wait out until season is over then see what/if the leafs offer him to coach.

maybe just the rangers are the better team. wasn't someone saying rangers rebuild wasnt working or they moved to fast with it? something to that extent as dont remember the exact wording.

Hurricanes with another failure in the post season. Necas, Aho, Guenztel, Burns, Orlov, Jarvis, Teuro, Svechnikov, Slavin. With good depth guys like Noesen and Staal. That Chatfield is another decent player too. A team that was one of the favorites to win it all. Rod is entering Toronto category here.
- ClaudeFather

The issue with Carolina is they have to win games in regulation, because if they go into OT with a team with like the Rangers and all that individual talent, it's going to be hard to win. It just takes one great play by elite players to end the game. Carolina has good players, even all-star players as you listed, but they don't have elite talent and this is where it shows the most.

The issue with Carolina is they have to win games in regulation, because if they go into OT with a team with like the Rangers and all that individual talent, it's going to be hard to win. It just takes one great play by elite players to end the game. Carolina has good players, even all-star players as you listed, but they don't have elite talent and this is where it shows the most.
- jd250

They have more than enough talent, they haven’t gotten the job done. GM went out and got Kuzy and Guenztel as well; enough with the excuses.

He should wait out until season is over then see what/if the leafs offer him to coach.

maybe just the rangers are the better team. wasn't someone saying rangers rebuild wasnt working or they moved to fast with it? something to that extent as dont remember the exact wording.
- hello it's me 2050

Lol who was that? Shesterkin has been phenomenal. 6-7 years in a row not getting the job done while having a very strong group.

Lol who was that? Shesterkin has been phenomenal. 6-7 years in a row not getting the job done while having a very strong group.
- ClaudeFather

as joe biden would say, come on man.

yes he is on another level right now.

The Canes are basically the mid to late 90s Flyers. Talent throughout the lineup but saddled with average goaltending.

Flip the starting goalies and the Canes would be up 3-0.

The Canes are basically the mid to late 90s Flyers. Talent throughout the lineup but saddled with average goaltending.

Flip the starting goalies and the Canes would be up 3-0.
- BiggE

do you think the canes goalies has cost them any games?

do you think the canes goalies has cost them any games?
- hello it's me 2050

Not necessarily but I would say Shesterkin won them at least one and arguably two.

Let's not celebrate the Rangers just yet. They haven't won anything during the "rebuild".

Not necessarily but I would say Shesterkin won them at least one and arguably two.

Let's not celebrate the Rangers just yet. They haven't won anything during the "rebuild".
- mickel25

yes he is on fire at the moment. no doubt he has been their mvp arguably.

goalie isnt the main issue for the canes imo.

do you think the canes goalies has cost them any games?
- hello it's me 2050

Directly? No, but Shesterkin has significantly outplayed him and he pretty much stole game 2 for the Rags. Let me ask you a question, do you think the Canes are still down 3-0 if the starting goalies were reversed?

yes he is on fire at the moment. no doubt he has been their mvp arguably.

goalie isnt the main issue for the canes imo.
- hello it's me 2050

I agree.

Directly? No, but Shesterkin has significantly outplayed him and he pretty much stole game 2 for the Rags. Let me ask you a question, do you think the Canes are still down 3-0 if the starting goalies were reversed?
- BiggE

agree he has 100%.

probably not though Shesterkin is the better goalie, on another level.

Just to me the canes are not losing because their goalies have failed them is all.

agree he has 100%.

probably not though Shesterkin is the better goalie, on another level.

Just to me the canes are not losing because their goalies have failed them is all.
- hello it's me 2050

Fair enough.

yes he is on fire at the moment. no doubt he has been their mvp arguably.

goalie isnt the main issue for the canes imo.
- hello it's me 2050

Special teams are the reason and the fact that Carolina is a little soft and can’t outskill the Rangers.

agree he has 100%.

probably not though Shesterkin is the better goalie, on another level.

Just to me the canes are not losing because their goalies have failed them is all.
- hello it's me 2050

What’s the Canes PP in the series, where’s the coach there? Saying switch the goalies is beyond stupid. Time after time the hurricanes have failed to score when they need it most. But Rod is the best…

What’s the Canes PP in the series, where’s the coach there? Saying switch the goalies is beyond stupid. Time after time the hurricanes have failed to score when they need it most. But Rod is the best…
- ClaudeFather

The don’t get to the net enough to succeed in the playoffs. They are a perimeter team.

The Canes are basically the mid to late 90s Flyers. Talent throughout the lineup but saddled with average goaltending.

Flip the starting goalies and the Canes would be up 3-0.
- BiggE

So the games so far in this series have been 4-3, 4-3 2OT and 3-2. How has the Rangers goalie been better than the Canes goalie? I understand Carolina has had many more shots on goal, but that can be a very misleading stat. In last night's game 5v5 the scoring chances for both teams where even 17 to 17.

So the games so far in this series have been 4-3, 4-3 2OT and 3-2. How has the Rangers goalie been better than the Canes goalie? I understand Carolina has had many more shots on goal, but that can be a very misleading stat. In last night's game 5v5 the scoring chances for both teams where even 17 to 17.
- jd250

You clearly did not watch Game 2.

They have more than enough talent, they haven’t gotten the job done. GM went out and got Kuzy and Guenztel as well; enough with the excuses.
- ClaudeFather

Guys can't see the fact that the disparity between the teams is simple. The goaltending is killing the Canes while the Rags goalie has been stellar, but let's complicate thing to make ourselves look smarter. Eh what?

yes he is on fire at the moment. no doubt he has been their mvp arguably.

goalie isnt the main issue for the canes imo.
- hello it's me 2050

I couldn't disagree more! Look at the second goal last night for the Rags. It was scored in the middle of the net cause the goalie totally lost his net. Look at the shot disparity in the series, and take a deeper look at slot shots and scoring chances. It's not even close. If goaltending isn't the issue why did Carolina change goalies going into a must win game 3? You're simply wrong, but that's nothing new.

Guys can't see the fact that the disparity between the teams is simple. The goaltending is killing the Canes while the Rags goalie has been stellar, but let's complicate thing to make ourselves look smarter. Eh what?
- Phillywhiteout

I believe the biggest difference between the Rags and Canes is what they are drinking on the bench. The Rags have a 3.78 to 1 advantage in electrolytes ratio and right now the Canes can not overcome it.