I want to kill myself. Every win is like a dagger to the heart.

I already had Seguin in a Canes jersey.

Lottery FTW!

At the Sens/Canes game tonight.

I expect a full game report on Brandon Sutter

2nd and 3rd might be a bit fuzzy...

So, I pretty much just cheer for a shootout when I don't care about the teams playing. I win tonight.

Bad game.

Unfortunately, continues to dissapoint, clearly wont be a scorer in the NHL.
But should make for a decent 4th line centre role, help kill penalties, and responsible in his own end.

6pts out of a playoff spot.

Not even close to Seguin anymore.

Lets end this year already.

Jussi Jokinen has 30 goals??????????

I know, I dont get it either. The guy can score, yes, but I didnt see 30 coming out of him. He's been great as a Cane.

Drayson Bowman gets his first 2 goals last night.

I really like the possibilities for next year. We're close to getting a sweet injection of youth to go along with some of our existing talent.
If we could have drafted 1 or 2, this would almost have been called a good year.

Oh yeah, there was a scoring line last night, I thought you might like.

PPG - Drayson Bowman (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: Z. Boychuk (6) & B. Sutter (19)

That should make you feel good about the future.

Yeah baby! And at $0.50!

I have Mikael Samuelsson's 30 goals at 25 cents in the FCHL.

I have Samuelsson in the AHL at $0.50. 60 goals for a buck...I like this.

Yup (FCHL draft pick)

9 points from Eric Staal in 2 games. Got him in another pool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They finally smartened up and put him with Chad LaRose. Chad will make any player look good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd_gfoI1FhA...player_embedded

I knew it. Every 2pts mattered. (in a bad way)

One less win, and we'd move down from the #7 pick to the #4 slot, with a 10% shot at Seguin of the Whalers.
And if that was a loss to Florida, 3rd!

If there is any justice, we win the lottery and pick 3rd anyway.

Blast from the past!

If my crappy beer league team would listen to me, thats exactly how great we would all look. Long pants and all.

Happy Birthday Arp...

Hope you have a great day.

Happy Birthday Arp.

Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Arp!

hey DM, I'll take the bet in your Sig if a 10th place finish is a win for me.

Thanks guys.

No thanks...10th would be a push.

I'm pissed at the Corvo signing. Seems like they've got one too many PP specialists with Pitkanen, Corvo and Babchuk.

+ McBain

Im pretty suprised with the Corvo signing. As you guys pointed out, looked like we had the O end of our D covered with McBain, Pitkanen and Babchuk. (Babchuk you cant count on IMO even with a signed contract)

I think Jimmy R didnt think he could afford Corvo, but once he came down in asking price, seemed like a good enough fit based on the dollars.

Someone didnt tell Cam Ward the presesaon started..3 goals allowed in the first 5 minutes and change.

Welcome back Anton Babchuk...Nice shorthanded goal

ya, it was a tough blow being down 3-0. Thankfully, it didnt get to 5-0. That would have been nasty.


Eh, its the preseason, who cares.

The Canes sent down bball legend Michael Jordan to minors:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/players/4885

Name: Michal Jordan
Born: Jul 17, 1990 - Zlin, Czechoslovakia

F

Enjoy Cam Ward now because the minute he starts playing games for the Beavers he will open up like...well I can't think of anything good to put there right now but believe me, it will be open wide!

These Whalers are also unbeaten.

Rookie Brian Skinner has been told by the Hurricanes to find a permanent place to live in Raleigh as he will be sticking with the team for the remainder of the season. - Raleigh News Observer

lol @ Brian

We need some more discussion on the overall awesomeness of Jeff Skinner.

4g, 6a in 12 games.



He's also insanely fun to watch.

best of the draft?

without a doubt.

Much too early to say one way or the other. My money is on no.

Skinner looks great. The guy has a lot of talent, and I cant figure out why his skating was a knock against him. I think he has acclimated so well to the NHL game so quickly because he has a really strong lower body thats allowing him to not get knocked off the puck so easily. I cant say Ive watched a lot of Seguin, but what Ive seen of Hall, Skinner looks much more ready. However, I dont think Id go so far as to say he's better than Hall/Seguin, or more accurately, has a better upside.
(But I will admit Im much happier with my #1st rnd pick, 3rd overall, from the AHL draft, than I was before. He clearly looks like #3 SO FAR)

I feel for Eric Staal. He is forced to play with Jussi (who has lost all his confidence over the summer) or Larose (who has no hands). Larose is ridiculously miscast on the first line, and for the second time this week, tonight the other team scored because Larose couldnt handle a hard pass in the offensive zone. Finally Skinner is getting some time there, and looks like the best option by far. This team reminds me a lot of the Leafs sometimes.....1 star, and not much else offensively. Unless Skinner keeps it up.

Staal deserves a lot of credit for the effort and skill he puts out nightly, unfortunately he wont get it playing for the Canes.

Tonights first period against Florida: 35shots combined, 6 goals.

Skinner used to be a nationally ranked figure skater. Not sure why his skating would have been a knock either.

He's going to be a 40 goal, PPG player at one point in his career.

Central Scouting had Jeff Skinner ranked as the 34th best North American skater going into the draft. How crazy is that?

One of the first things I read about him was by The Hockey News. They mentioned exactly that, his past, and yet still there was questions from scouts about his skating. (i figured it was something I didnt get between the differences in skating styles in the 2 sports)
Then, it was mentioned again by TSN when the Canes drafted him. This made me curious.
Having watched him play so far, I dont see the issue at all.

And, I agree 100% with you. Ill be very suprised if he doesnt get 40gls, 80pts at least a couple of times in his career. He looks like 30-30-60 already.

I wish they would play Cole with Skinner+Staal....Cole in his heyday would have made this a dangerous line.

I used to love Cole in his heyday, at least the one year where they won the Cup... he just seemed SO dangerous every time he touched the puck. His hands were so nasty.

Also, all I do k=now is watch the Hurricanes. I'm watching them in standard definition, even, because Rogers is a huge fag. But I can't stop with them. Skinner has me so excited. He's really easing the pain of losing the draft lottery. Ironic that it was you that won it, heh.

Skinner just pulled a spinnerama, but didnt finish well at all.

Yeah, I was just thinking that too.
Stop trying to convince me, subliminally, to trade you Hall for Skinner!

Funny how things work out, I missed the #2 overall pick in AHL by 1point. Now Im not as devastated as I was last spring.

this game is on HD in my area. shouldnt you have it too?