these announcers are awful you guys are insane.

one sound like pat o'brien, and they all suck NJ's dick to no end.

5/10/2006 9:54:32 PM

awful still rules compared to nbc's coverage

5/10/2006 9:56:25 PM

It's all good. Just one more and they can hop into Buffalo's pants because god forbid anyone give the Hurricanes any respect.

5/10/2006 9:56:44 PM

i'd like to reaffirm my love for this team

5/10/2006 10:03:57 PM

i'd like to reaffirm my love for your mother.

5/10/2006 10:09:15 PM

well....at the start of the playoffs, i thought the canes would make it to the conf finals, but not further, id say they headed for stanley cup finals, i doubt they are gonna lose next round

5/10/2006 10:22:24 PM

am i the only one who, when they show lou lamoriello on tv, thinks

I'VE GOT A-NOTH-ER PUZZLE FOR YOU

5/10/2006 10:22:48 PM

whenever they show that wierd looking freakazoid i think:

"PUT YOUR FUCKING EYEBROWS DOWN."

5/10/2006 10:26:46 PM

Yeah, I like Lou, but he is no Pat Burns.

5/10/2006 10:27:52 PM

I've considered getting satellite tv just because of hockey playoffs (and the fact that my cable company sucks)

5/10/2006 10:50:49 PM

INHD1 has shown the canes games in HD...that makes me happy now that im home with a bigscreen HD. i can almost taste the blood and ice.

go canes

5/11/2006 1:54:06 AM

I just love how it has been multiple, multiple pages since we heard a peep out of Boobs.....

that guy is the definition of a hockey troll, and I don't see him coming back and spouting his nonsense again until we are losing a series!

5/11/2006 9:35:21 AM

yeah, maybe he'll come out when we're down 2-0 in the next series before we go on to win the next 7 games and we'll be sitting here talking about how we're one game away from sweeping for the stanley cup.

5/11/2006 9:37:00 AM

Quote :

" FUCK! MOTHERFUCKER! GOD FUCKING DAMMIT! THESE REFS FUCKING SUCK! CAROLINA IS A BUNCH OF FUCKING DIVING PUSSIES!!! RANGERS SUCK REFS SUCK! WARD MUST BE BLOWING THEM! CAROLINA SUCKS. LAVIOLETTE IS A GOD DAMN WHINING PUSSY. MARTY'S STILL BETTER THAN WARD THESE FUCKING ZEBRAS SUCK! Down 3-0...it's a tough hole to climb out of but I believe that if any team can do it, it is THIS Devils team. It hasn't been done in the NHL since the 70's...it's about fucking time. "

anyone know what the word is on cole?

i mean, we're giving him time here,

[Edited on May 11, 2006 at 10:30 AM. Reason : 6]

5/11/2006 10:29:34 AM

I haven't figured out my opinion on this yet, but does anyone think cole coming back may mess up the chemistry right now? Or do you think we've been experimenting enough with the lines that it wouldn't matter?

I want cole back(can you imagine the RBC if he returns?), but I don't want to rush him and hurt him for next season.

5/11/2006 10:45:05 AM

Has there been any news on Cole? I thought it was pretty certain that there was no way he'd be back at all this season/post season....

5/11/2006 10:46:56 AM

^^doubtful, there is still a lot of line juggling going on

Quote :

"The 22-year-old rookie made 28 saves to become the second NHL goalie to win his first seven postseason starts, joining Tiny Thompson, who did it for Boston in 1929-30."

[Edited on May 11, 2006 at 10:56 AM. Reason : 5]

5/11/2006 10:53:11 AM

I doubt Cole will come back. Mabey if it was still regular season but he hasent seen the ice in a long time also with all the big hits in the playoffs that just screaming for another injury. So ill wait till Cole comes back next season, and hope he gets his name on the cup

5/11/2006 11:23:07 AM

its not a good sign that we havent heard anything

5/11/2006 11:49:21 AM

my parents saw him during the montreal series, and said he still had a large neck brace on

the place would erupt if he came back, when and if we make it to the cup finals, i just don't see it happening

5/11/2006 12:06:20 PM

I noticed last night it said the game was in HD.

Where? On what channel on Time Warner?

That's what I hate about OLN. It seems like the camera work, picture and sound is always crappy.

ABC may suck for brodcasting but damn it doesn't have great sound and a great picture!
The game that was on ABC the other night when we played at home that was ABC, they had mic's and cameras mounted all over the stadium. We sit in 123 right next to the step and there were mics mouted up on the rail. You can just tell when it's ABC or OLN in the house covering it.

5/11/2006 12:20:52 PM

^^^ the docs let him start taking the brace off for "extended periods" this week.

they say that he's healing well, but not fast enough to get back into the playoffs.

he'll be ready for next season

as far as his name on the c*p, should the canes manage winning it, he played enough games during the season to be listed.

^ channel 291, INHD. And the game the other DAY was on NBC.

[Edited on May 11, 2006 at 12:22 PM. Reason : *]

5/11/2006 12:21:36 PM

I don't know if it would be such a good thing to be back do you? He's been gone so long he may come back rusty and mess up what they have going on now.

5/11/2006 12:23:08 PM

^^ yeah sorry you know what I meant

5/11/2006 12:23:43 PM

You wouldn't want Erik Cole back right now.

5/11/2006 12:44:53 PM

why? what do you know?

5/11/2006 1:33:31 PM

I know you've won something like 7 straight games now without him and I know that he hasn't played hockey in over two months due to a back injury.

You're better off not looking over your shoulders for when he'll get back, but just looking forward. Unless, I mean, you want to start a rusty guy with a back injury in the conference finals.

5/11/2006 1:39:47 PM

When they showed him on the jumbotron during game one of this series the crowd went nuts, it looked like he was standing in one of the entrances, and he had a brace on his neck. IF the Canes win it you can bet your ass if the orginization has any say his name will be on the cup.

5/11/2006 1:45:43 PM

If you play over half the regular season, your name goes on it. So if the Canes did in fact win it, his name would be on there regardless.

5/11/2006 1:53:48 PM

Remember how we looked forward to Vasicek when he came back?

And how he totally sucked donkey nuts?

Yeah, my feelings wouldn't be hurt if Cole didn't play for the rest of the playoffs.

5/11/2006 1:55:53 PM

vasicek's first game back he went off

scored two and played a hell of game

since then, he's just been ehhh

5/11/2006 2:44:26 PM

^ unless you count preseason, joe sucked balls before the injury too

5/11/2006 2:44:35 PM

Vasicek has been invisible all year. It had nothing to do with coming back from injury. He was invisible in the regular season, then he got hurt. He had four points in one game when he came back, and then he was invisible again.

A better comparison would be David Tanabe in '02. He was hurt going into the playoffs, but when he healed up, they didn't get him in the game. Part of that might've been that he wasn't really suited to the Maurice system, but I can't really say one way or the other. Cole, on the other hand, is most certainly a cornerstone of the Lavi system. Lavi is very good with lineups, I'm sure he wouldn't put Cole in if he wasn't ready.

5/11/2006 2:45:09 PM

Fatso and the Angry Bitch are ripping the Canes right now..

[Edited on May 11, 2006 at 4:17 PM. Reason : that's Mike & the MadDog for those not in the know.]

5/11/2006 4:17:21 PM

how can you rip the canes right now?

5/11/2006 4:32:10 PM

we dont get OLN here in rocky mount

and I dont have HDTV

AND WE CANT PICK UP THE GODDAMN RADIO STATION THAT PLAYS THE GAMES HERE

I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK BY HITTING REFRESH ON ESPN.com EVERY 30 SECONDS!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

5/11/2006 5:29:58 PM

T-50 hours

5/11/2006 5:37:42 PM

Call your cable company and rip them a new asshole. Tell them you're switching if they don't add OLN. They might not add it before the playoffs are over, but you might as well get working on it for next year.

5/11/2006 5:38:13 PM

listen on nhl.com

5/11/2006 11:37:45 PM

Why would the games be played back to back like this..? I thought game 4 would've been tomorrow night, with game 5 on Sunday. Just doesn't seem right to have back to back games in the playoffs.

5/11/2006 11:43:00 PM

Quote :

"we dont get OLN here in rocky mount and I dont have HDTV AND WE CANT PICK UP THE GODDAMN RADIO STATION THAT PLAYS THE GAMES HERE I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK BY HITTING REFRESH ON ESPN.com EVERY 30 SECONDS!!!! "

I'm in Rocky Mount too. On Cox, it's on the sports tier (with ESPNews, Speed, NFL Network, Fox Soccer Channel, etc.)

I think subsequent games are on FSN right?

5/11/2006 11:43:19 PM

WHEN ARE THEY GONNA START THAT SCORPIONS REMIX FOR THE CAROLINA HURRICANES?

THAT SHIT WAS THE BOMB A FEW YEARS BACK!

5/11/2006 11:45:13 PM

To all Rocky Mounters, you can listen to games online on http://www.nhl.com. It gets the same broadcast as 102.9 FM.

5/12/2006 12:20:57 AM

you have to pay a shitload to get oln on disc network, and they cut the feeds early so we called and complained every game.. nothing happend exept they got tired of me i think they will be happy to see me get direct tv next month

5/12/2006 12:32:40 AM

Quote :

""I'm in Rocky Mount too. On Cox, it's on the sports tier (with ESPNews, Speed, NFL Network, Fox Soccer Channel, etc.) I think subsequent games are on FSN right?""

This is only on the digital cable, which I dont have because my parents are cheap-asses and only have basic cable, but my point was the cable in Raleigh has OLN on basic, and the cable company here can suck it.

5/12/2006 1:46:14 AM

Quote :

"Why would the games be played back to back like this..? I thought game 4 would've been tomorrow night, with game 5 on Sunday. Just doesn't seem right to have back to back games in the playoffs."

Nets are at home Friday

5/12/2006 3:40:54 AM

There will be no game five. Not if the Hurricanes keep up their pace.

5/12/2006 3:43:52 AM

the timing of the two series' in the eastern conference were a bit off. Buffalo "could have" clinched last night and the earliest we can clinch is saturday. You would've thought they would have us on similar schedules. IF buffalo clinched last night and IF our series went 7 games that would be a huge rest for buffalo.

5/12/2006 9:34:32 AM

yeah but Jersey had a good rest before our series

5/12/2006 10:02:24 AM

Quote :

"A better comparison would be David Tanabe in '02. He was hurt going into the playoffs, but when he healed up, they didn't get him in the game. Part of that might've been that he wasn't really suited to the Maurice system"

This was only true because Nic Wallin can shoot tha pock

5/12/2006 11:00:18 AM