^^this is from yahoo, but i think it explains it:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=ApKg3Hr44K76RdPtU8GW_nx7vLYF?slug=cnnsi-nomiddleground&prov=cnnsi&type=lgns

basically they had a few reasons to think the canes would stink, and all those reasons manifested themselves in the loss. so basically it was a chance for the analysts to collectively yell, "I TOLD YOU SO!!"

11/16/2005 1:32:51 AM

I can't wait to see the canes go up against the thrashers again, nov 27th or something, we're gonna kick ass

11/16/2005 1:56:50 AM

beat ottawa twice....something to say there......i just hope they continue to win 3 of 4...or 9 of 10 as they have recently

11/16/2005 2:04:26 AM

im goin thursday night. man will i be absolutely shitfaced.

11/16/2005 2:18:51 AM

Quote :

"so, how can we beat the sens, but get WHIPPED by the thrashers?"

3 games in 4 nights



oh.... and about that fight

1. it was nothing
2. it was for show mostly
3. nobody landed any punches


if you think that was a real fight, you dont know ice hockey

the canes are now #3 in the league, which is awesome

[Edited on November 16, 2005 at 4:33 AM. Reason : -]

11/16/2005 4:27:56 AM

It wasn't a Probert-style fight, no, but McGrattan has quickly become the East's marquee fighter, and Boulerice beat him.

11/16/2005 10:49:31 AM

Gerber impresses me the more I watch him (Saturday not included, but you can't place all the blame on goaltending).

One single loss (granted, it was a blowout) and suddenly everyone (outside of the area) is like, "OMFG, I TOLD YOU THEY AREN'T THAT GREAT" How about you focus more on the defending Stanley Cup champions Tampa Bay, who can't blame a short offseason for their slow start.

the comments from the Sens fans on TSN (http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=143211&hubname=nhl) just kill me. My favorite comes from SAIT, who said:
"The Hurricanes Payed ottawa to lose"

(copied and pasted, no editing)

11/16/2005 11:03:17 AM

haha yeah, those guys cant handle losing to us. Some of the posts at the bottom are giving us a little respect though. I can't wait to see their reaction next week, win or lose after our rematch

11/16/2005 12:40:29 PM

^win or lose on the 22nd, we still won't get the respect from those fans. We could sweep Ottawa and the fans will still be whiny bitches who try to find unreasonable blame when the Ottawa players themselves gave respect to the Canes. They had a SHITLOAD of chances to tie it up lastnight in the 3rd period with all the powerplay chances they were given, but they couldn't produce.

Gerber + Penalty Kill > Ottawa Powerplay. End of story.

[Edited on November 16, 2005 at 1:40 PM. Reason : .]

11/16/2005 1:37:44 PM

"He caught me with a couple of lefts ... I'd give the edge to him," said McGrattan. "I admit it when I lose. I'm not one of those guys who says he wins every fight. I got knocked down ... it's part of fighting. There's a little respect there both ways. I asked him if he wanted to go Round 2 and he said yeah, but we never got out there at the same time again," he revealed. "Maybe next week in Carolina, if he's up for it."

[Edited on November 16, 2005 at 2:17 PM. Reason : d]

11/16/2005 2:16:44 PM

For those of you who are interested:

Tomorrow night (Thursday 11/17) at 6:30 p.m. Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford will be appearing in an on-air interview on the Sports Revolution. Be sure to tune in at 6:30 (WKNC 88.1) to hear what Jim has to say about the Hurricanes season thus far!

11/16/2005 4:12:40 PM

http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/news/news.asp?articleid=1391

Buy one get one lower level/club tickets for the Ottawa game Tuesday. Just bring 2 cans of food in.

11/16/2005 9:44:48 PM

Looks like Wesley and Wallin are back to healthy status

11/17/2005 11:25:53 AM

^^wonder if you could combine that w/the student discount?

11/17/2005 12:10:24 PM

Quote :

"Nat'l Anthem Singer Holly Wilver"

this state has produced 2 american idols, you'd think they could find someone with some talent

11/17/2005 2:11:26 PM

WTF...she sings the anthem fine. Why waste the money booking no talent Idols

11/17/2005 2:59:17 PM

Rangahz tonight. I'll be there in the upper deck as usual.

11/17/2005 3:13:47 PM

Just so you guys know I'm going to troll this thread tomorrow morning.. Notice in advance.

11/17/2005 3:15:06 PM

Even after the Rangers lose tonight?

11/17/2005 3:15:52 PM

Whatever happened to Karen? I miss her singing the national anthem...I could live without some of the country bumpkin acts that they've had on some of the weekend games

[Edited on November 17, 2005 at 3:17 PM. Reason : .]

11/17/2005 3:17:28 PM

^^ Sure. Why not? I mean I'll come off as a complete idiot but sure..

11/17/2005 3:26:07 PM

i wish i didn't have two tests tomorrow, i'm ready to go to another game.

11/17/2005 3:27:42 PM

cant wait for tonight, weekes returns to the rbc center. too bad his aston-martin wont be parked out there for me to drool over(or the maserati for that matter).

11/17/2005 3:31:26 PM

^ditto, I'm looking forward to seeing Weekes. I hope fans aren't complete idiots and boo him Primeau-style seeing that the management chose to let him go and he didn't make a huge fuss (granted, I'm not complaining about it...)

11/17/2005 3:34:14 PM

the N&O lists Lunqvist as the probable goalie though

11/17/2005 3:34:33 PM

damn

oh well, maybe we will face him saturday. i always had a lot of respect for weekes. he is a real nice guy

11/17/2005 3:36:53 PM

Quote :

"Rangers rookie netminder Henrik Lundqvist is likely to get the start in goal tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes. - Newsday"

found that on TSN's ice chips, its more official now

11/17/2005 3:43:19 PM

1-1 end of the first.

11/17/2005 7:53:25 PM

2-1 canes

[Edited on November 17, 2005 at 8:11 PM. Reason : ]

11/17/2005 8:11:33 PM

3-1

11/17/2005 8:38:16 PM

2 game win streak

11/17/2005 9:03:29 PM

i wouldnt mind if the whole season went 9 wins, 1 horrific loss, 9 wins, 1 horrific loss

11/17/2005 9:07:28 PM

well of course

its better to have one total breakdown that to suck consistently

[Edited on November 17, 2005 at 9:10 PM. Reason : -]

11/17/2005 9:09:54 PM

OH THAT WAS AWESOME

11/17/2005 9:13:34 PM

hat trick

11/17/2005 9:13:54 PM

a defenseman totally just fucking sucked on that one. he was teeing up for the one timmer from the blue line.

11/17/2005 9:14:44 PM

staal was looking hurt -- he better not have anything serious

11/17/2005 9:19:07 PM

Ohhh.... i thought that was it for sure

11/17/2005 9:20:20 PM

god i love the canes

[Edited on November 17, 2005 at 9:26 PM. Reason : 5-1]

11/17/2005 9:26:48 PM

5-1

justin williams scores

11/17/2005 9:26:56 PM

5-1 is a major spanking...lets not be thinking we need 9-0 to prove we can own someone

11/17/2005 9:28:29 PM

anyone know what percent of our goals are scorred in the 3rd period?

id guess a least 60%


the canes now have 27 pts having played 3 games less then detriod with 31 pts...since we average more then 1 pt per game, that means, we are the number one team in the league

[Edited on November 17, 2005 at 9:34 PM. Reason : - ]

11/17/2005 9:31:24 PM

just got back from the game - this team keeps amazing me

Staal bruised his back, let's hope it isn't that serious.

[Edited on November 17, 2005 at 9:58 PM. Reason : .]

11/17/2005 9:55:40 PM

heopfully its a bruise

11/17/2005 10:04:31 PM

Good thing I decided not to wear my hat tonight, or I would have to be buying a new one.

11/17/2005 10:04:33 PM

Don't believe it has been posted here yet, but Vasicek's MRI results determined that he has to have reconstructive surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament, and he will likely be out 4-6 months.

There's a rumor circulating that Carolina is trying to get Jason York to sign with them (he's playing in Europe now).

11/17/2005 10:59:04 PM

props to my favorite Hurricane, and one of the classiest, nicest guys you'll ever meet.

I am so glad he got some recognition from the fans, because I feel he is truly the heart of the team. He always has something nice to say about the team, the fans, and the city. He always has time to speak with a fan too.



funny thing is, I bought my family to the game 2 saturdays ago, and took them down for autographs afterwards. All my mom had available to get signed was a magnetic schedule featuring brind'amour. rod signed it, and then adams came up and didnt know where to sign it(because there werent many places a black pen would show up on it). So I told him to pick the night he would get a hat trick, and sign it there. Sure enough, the 'K' in Kevyn is right on tonights game on the schedule

11/18/2005 1:24:47 AM

A natural hat trick, no less.

11/18/2005 1:34:12 AM

is that kid in the background flippin someone off??

11/18/2005 1:38:01 AM

No. He's got both fists pounding on the glass, and what looks like a finger is the illuminated side of his face behind one fist.

11/18/2005 2:03:28 AM