Knock em' down (like Mike Commodore)

http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/images/Playoffs/2006/roundone_details.pdf

Parking lots open at 3 PM on Saturday, and 4 PM on Monday.

Rally towels for game 1 and 2, thunder sticks for game 5, and pom poms for game 7. Cool Bars in North Raleigh for game 3, Durham for game 4, and Brier Creek for game 6. Every home game will have a game day card from OLN and Litho Industries.

Lawn party Saturday at 4:30.

4/19/2006 8:50:15 PM

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=2287&hubname=

TSN picked Laviolette for coach of the year. Of course, it's a BRILLIANTLY written article, as you will see they have considered Sidney Crosby for the Norris, and they gave the Hart to "Jose Thornton".

4/19/2006 9:15:08 PM

In all fairness, Thornton should get a bronze bust of Cheechoo smiling as a personal trophy.

4/19/2006 10:02:31 PM

I think the 'Canes will get through the first round series with Montreal, but its not going to be a sweep. I am very very worried about the second round more so because if the refs go back at all to the old style of officiating, we are fucked.

Oh well, I will hope for the best and will be there for all of the games. EXCEPT game one. (Fucking hockey tournament...)

4/19/2006 10:23:45 PM

Quote :

"Commissioner Gary Bettman says officials who don't call penalties as warranted during the NHL playoffs will soon find themselves watching the post-season from the sidelines. That message has been made clear to Colin Campbell, senior executive vice-president of hockey operations, and Stephen Walkom, director of officiating, he said on a conference call Wednesday. "My instructions to Colie and to Stephen are if an official puts his whistle away, they should put the official away for the rest of the playoffs," Bettman said. "How long you work in the playoffs is discretionary. It depends how well you are working. And if a guy decides he's putting the whistle away, then he's done." Added Walkom: "If they see a foul in the game, I full expect they'll react to it." "

4/19/2006 10:25:12 PM

how tight this shit is called will be directly porportional to canes success

4/19/2006 10:36:32 PM

Quote :

""Commissioner Gary Bettman says officials who don't call penalties as warranted during the NHL playoffs will soon find themselves watching the post-season from the sidelines. That message has been made clear to Colin Campbell, senior executive vice-president of hockey operations, and Stephen Walkom, director of officiating, he said on a conference call Wednesday. "My instructions to Colie and to Stephen are if an official puts his whistle away, they should put the official away for the rest of the playoffs," Bettman said. "How long you work in the playoffs is discretionary. It depends how well you are working. And if a guy decides he's putting the whistle away, then he's done." Added Walkom: "If they see a foul in the game, I full expect they'll react to it." ""

[rant]

Bettman translated to commonspeak: Look, we need to have an average of five goals per game per team for the playoffs to be success. We finally succeeded by shoving this CBA up the players' union's ass. But our TV deal is s***! It's so bad that right now they're making more money in Canada than places like Washington or St. Louis. So in order for the NHL to be relevant and to get more TV coverage and sponsorship to pad our pockets more, we need the referees to call fouls if defensemen touch another player, take over possession of the puck, look at wingers cross-eyed, stop the progress of the puck advancing toward the net, etc. How else are people going to watch, it's not going to come from good leadership?



[Edited on April 19, 2006 at 11:16 PM. Reason : .]

4/19/2006 11:14:18 PM

Uhh yeah welcome to October July

[Edited on April 19, 2006 at 11:18 PM. Reason : ..]

4/19/2006 11:17:45 PM

There's a lot of serious talk about Aebby starting on Saturday.

If so, the Canes have an excellent chance of winning.

4/20/2006 1:38:54 PM

T-2 days


tomorrow ill probably watch trashers v sens.

[Edited on April 20, 2006 at 4:18 PM. Reason : wait fuck no cbc....damn]

4/20/2006 4:16:11 PM

[Edited on April 20, 2006 at 10:38 PM. Reason : ..]

4/20/2006 10:16:54 PM

Huet has officially been named the starter for Saturday night

4/21/2006 12:36:32 AM

no matter

4/21/2006 12:59:40 AM

Im fucking pissed that NONE of the games are on TV, :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

4/21/2006 1:19:23 AM

Uhhh all of the games are on TV. FSN South.

4/21/2006 1:22:24 AM

dude there would be riots if there was no tv

4/21/2006 1:34:10 AM

^you seriously sound like someone who has never watched, played, or had anything to do with hockey

4/21/2006 1:46:27 AM

Plus, any decent bar will have CBC, and Game 1 of Canes/Habs is the game on motherfucking HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA.

[Edited on April 21, 2006 at 1:51 AM. Reason : actually, all the games are on CBC, but saturday nights are the real deal, no kidding HNIC]

4/21/2006 1:48:03 AM

exactly. I'll be spending saturday innebriated.

4/21/2006 1:49:37 AM

you sound like one of those losers who destroyed our bball program.

there would be riots if there was no tv



so you are saying that NHL fans dont care about having local NHL playoff games on tv? yea you know much more about hockey then me.



[Edited on April 21, 2006 at 1:54 AM. Reason : 984freak]

4/21/2006 1:51:44 AM

i wasn't refering to that statement. I was refering to your statements throughout this thread.

4/21/2006 1:55:14 AM

this series will be over in 4-5 games, and that fact will obvios in 48 hrs.

4/21/2006 2:03:22 AM

as obvious as you spelling obvious correctly

4/21/2006 2:06:55 AM

as obvious as you using correct punctuation?

4/21/2006 2:08:18 AM

canes are my team, but the way they've been playing since cole's injury has me worried.

4/21/2006 2:12:09 AM

no, Ive been watching the canes since 2000, been to hundreds of games, I looked on FSNs tv schedule however, and at the time of the game, there is supposedly Big 12 baseball on!

4/21/2006 2:59:29 AM

^Check TitanTV, it lists Canadiens at Hurricanes at 7PM Saturday night. If you were looking on your digital cable guide, chances are you loaded it before the schedule was updated. If you were looking on FSNs website, chances are the schedule is for generic FSN South...for example, FSN South also carries Memphis Grizzlies games but they arent available in our market.

4/21/2006 8:47:12 AM

Looks like we could have storms get in the way of tailgating tomorrow.

4/21/2006 9:51:44 AM

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=2288&hubname=

Maggie the Monkey picked us to win

4/21/2006 1:47:23 PM

4/21/2006 1:51:57 PM

I got tix for Game 2!! I hope so bad the Eastern Conference finals is Rangers-Canes.. I'd have to break out the old Dan Cloutier jersey (I'm so glad I bought that fuckers jersey like 6 months before he was traded even though he was supposed to be Richters replacement )

4/21/2006 1:53:03 PM

If you do not have access to FSN South for tomorrow night's game, you can watch it here for free: http://www.comcast.net/sports/nhl/hockeylive/ (you do not have to be a Comcast subscriber to watch)

4/21/2006 10:45:38 PM

^^ Too bad Cloutier's greatest hockey moment is beating the shit out of Tommy Salo.

4/22/2006 1:02:23 AM

^^ how is that possible for free?

4/22/2006 1:03:49 AM

Not sure why they are doing it free now. They did it all season long for anyone who had Comcast cable or Internet, but apparently for the playoffs it's free for anyone.

4/22/2006 1:13:04 AM

if only i could download that....it would beat the VCR quality probably

4/22/2006 1:43:46 AM

15:15:15 'til puck drop.

Give 'em hell, boys...not for the fans, but for each other.

4/22/2006 1:52:30 AM

For NyM410,

Cloutier beating the fuck out of Salo and then challenging the Isles' bench:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P--XvUrPrlk&search=cloutier%20salo

4/22/2006 2:21:32 AM

the offense better produce 4 goals

4/22/2006 2:37:51 AM

Quote :

"SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD DURING THE DAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING SEVERE. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH AND HAIL TO NICKEL SIZE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL PRIMARILY BE FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM."

Tailgating should be fun

4/22/2006 11:20:17 AM

Cloutier just became the man in my book.

Challening the bench. That's sweet.

4/22/2006 12:08:49 PM

Too bad he's afraid of the puck.

4/22/2006 12:12:12 PM

Cloutier did whoop his ass there... and I have that Isles fisherman jersey. so sweet.

game prediction: 5-2 Canes

4/22/2006 12:23:49 PM

gl team. sry tailgaiters. it may smell like a pack of wet dogs in there tonight.

4-2 canes

[Edited on April 22, 2006 at 12:42 PM. Reason : 234k0]

4/22/2006 12:42:04 PM

My dad and I willbe out tailgating tonight.. rain or shine.. leaving around 3... woooooop!

go canes!

4/22/2006 12:53:25 PM

ahhaha... I miss PJ Stock too.. He was my favorite player in Hartford (Wolfpack).. I remember when (god who was it) someone on the Devils bit him and headbutted him while he was kicking the shit out of him.. PJ was like my size too (5'10") I think..

4/22/2006 1:18:21 PM

3-2 habs

4/22/2006 1:29:32 PM

canes are gonna wip ass and i will laugh

or cry we will see

4/22/2006 1:36:51 PM

Anyone know where to get a Commodore wig?

4/22/2006 1:38:50 PM

Ok I think it's safe to tailgate now. Off I go.

4/22/2006 4:38:27 PM