May the Force be with them!

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Bubba,
Is Ward or Leighton starting tonight? Hopefully Ward.

Oops, sorry just overlooked the sentence up above where it says Ward will be between the pipes tonight. GO CANES!

I’m almost too scared to watch.

Almost.

Staals stat line for tonights game………..2g 1a, 7 sog……….

or possibly,
10 SOG 0G 0A
hopefully not though.
you cant say he isnt trying.
and people that do are justtalking to make people think they are smart.

he deserves the long awaited ending of this streak

the look on his face when he broke his bad streak last year is forever engrained in my memory.

lets see it again tonight.

I think tonight starts the short leash for Petey boy. He better fire this team up for an epic run or his days in the triangle are numbered.

BTW IMO Staal’s slump continues until we find a way to sit him for a while. Playing while injured is noble, but it doesn’t give him time to heal and come back at 100%

whatever, what is 100?
what does that mean?
is there anyone else on the team at 100?

if you are physically 100% from sitting out,
 your not conditioned for the pace ofthe game,
look at sutter, first game back played GREAT
is he 100???
who knows
there is grey area here, that doesnt support the term 100

no one is 100% ever
lok at semin, great run, but was he just not 100% last year?

if staal has an injury that needs him sitting, hed be sitting.
let me say it like this:
staal sitting doesnt help us and the reason is because hes not sitting.
if staals sitting out would help the team, hed be sitting out.
thats why these people get paid money to make those kinds of decisions. its their job.

the fans know more about staals condition than the trainers just becuse hes had a bad stretch? no

-c

Well I know what I see. He is playing hesitantly, and normally when that happens to a guy Staal’s caliber it is because he is playing with some type of injury he is protecting.

And no the trainers don’t make the final decision on who get’s dressed, that is between the coach and the player. A trainer is just a consultant really. If Staal tells Lavi I can play through it, Lavi is going to dress him. If you don’t like my 100% then fine, He needs to get back to whatever percentage it is he can play without pain effecting his game.

Since when did people get so freakin’ snitty around here.

Staal has gone down to the ice injured and come back in to play a couple of times now. I think it’s pretty obvious he’s nursing an injury. I just hope that choosing to play through it and giving a sub-par on ice product isn’t to Staal’s detriment.

I’m too anxious to see what comes out of tonight to add anything meaningful. This is really a crucial game.

I agree Cory, tonight is a huge game for our season even though it November. As far as Staal goes, I went to the Atlanta game this past Sunday and watched the warm up and when he would take half slap shots to stretch you could see his face kind of wince as if it hurt to do that. I think Rod is another player that needs to just sit for a while until he can get going. His 70% is not even close to good enough and I think his numbers are showing it, i.e. his plus/minus.

I feel the same way, Cory. I am losing sleep over this! :) I have been reading all the comments… hope for all our sakes and sanity that they pull things together tonight. Shows how much we all care and love the Canes.

{ P.S. – Conboy and LaCouture, por favor. }

Drop the puck!!!

Drop the puck!!!

Okay, so I am a little excited as well to add anything of substance!

I just hope for the sake of everyone sitting around me that we don’t blow this game because my fuse is getting really short with this team. If people are hurt, park them on the bench and utilize the AHL roster. Being a season ticket holder and watching this load of crap on the ice is not my idea of being a happy ticket holder. My wife barks that Ward better watch his back but Leighton has a ways to go before he can even be considered a serious threat to Ward. Please for the LOVE OF GOD let us win this game.

Dammit. Dammit.

At least the effort was there… so what is the problem??

I am now more convinced that there is something inherently wrong with the fundamental system that Lavi has them playing… in both the offensive and defensive zones.

And the cloudy fog of negativity, reduced confidence, and unemotional engagement doesn’t help either. That is a product of the team culture.

This team is through… Lavi is out and he knows it. The look on his face when this game ended is proof enough for me. Hes a nice guy and a great coach but for some reason, nothing is going right with the Canes. Shame. Total shame.

Agreed, Parker. That look was more negative and unemotional than usual. I have been hesitant to load on the coach, but enough is enough. The system and team culture is not promoting: (a) the best performance from skilled and talented players, and (b) achieving the individual (and team) player progression and development possible. THE GREATEST FAILURE IS POTENTIAL NOT MET.

At least Francis and Rowe are here.

My two comments above cover my feelings on the issue.

I think the correct word and description for that look is: “vacant”

“THE GREATEST FAILURE IS POTENTIAL NOT MET.” I love that quote. Thank you for that!

thanks, Parker :). also applicable to the promise of America and American society as well as the current state of the world (it is/was election season!), no matter what your political leanings.

… also, the Canes seem to win (both late last Spring and then early this season) when guys like Conboy and LaCouture are here to provide some spark and physicality. Sorry to repeatedly harp on this issue. And sorry for another post tonight (it is therapeutic). Can’t wait to now read all of your thoughts, my friends.