The Return of Staal? Canes at Ducks Game Day Preview - (UPDATE 6 p.m.)
by Bob Harwood Waeghe on Nov 25, 2009 11:25 AM EST
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Word on the street and in the local radio studios, is that Eric Staal will make his return to the Carolina Hurricanes lineup tonight, as the Canes, (5-13-5) visit the also struggling Anaheim Ducks, (8-11-3). Both of these teams had high expectations at the beginning of the season and obviously, both have disappointed so far.
If Staal does return as expected, one might wonder where they will put the star forward? Coach Paul Maurice indicated after the last win on Saturday night, that he wanted to keep the top two lines together. Although, Tuomo Ruutu had to leave the Dallas game early on Monday night, so his position on the second line might open up if he can't play tonight. (We sent an email to the Canes asking for his status, and as soon as we hear something we will pass it along).
Staal has missed the last 10 games with an upper body injury, but according to an interview between Joe Ovies and John Forslund on 620 The Buzz yesterday, the center had a tremendous recent practice session and was ready to rock and roll.
Will they try Staal at the wing position and keep Brandon Sutter in the top line center spot? According to a recent poll we had on the site, most readers, (73%), seem to think it's worth a try. As soon as we get official word about where Staal will play, we will post something here.
The Canes have struggled mightily while playing the role of visitor and have still yet to win a road game this season, (0-8-3). The franchise has not had such a poor start on the road since the 1981-82 season when they lost their first 12.
After their failure on the powerplay on Monday night, they have dropped to 28th in the league, (14.4%), while with the man advantage.
The team is also 29th in the league in scoring, (GF 53), and 29th in the league in goals allowed, (GA 83). They are last in the East in both of those categories. They also lead the league again in taking minor penalties, not a good thing unless you are playing fantasy hockey.
Statistically, it's hard to find much positive.
The Ducks are led by Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf.
Look for Jonas Hiller to be in goal for the Ducks against Manny Legace for the Canes.
UPDATE: Check that, Giguere is expected to start for the Ducks.
Hiller is 1-0-0 lifetime against Carolina while Legace is 11-2-2 lifetime against Anaheim. Giguere is 1-3-1 lifetime against Carolina.
The game will be televised locally in HD by FS Carolinas and will start at 10 p.m. Eastern. You can also listen in on 99.9 The Fan and we will open the Game Thread here at 9.
If we get any official update later on regarding Staal or Ruutu, we will make another post later today.
Check out Anaheim Calling for Ducks news.
(UPDATE:) Staal has been confirmed in the lineup by a Canes Twitter update. John Forslund told "The Insiders" that Ruutu is out for tonight.
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Just got the tweet that they’re activating him off IR.
SISU
by LTD on Nov 25, 2009 11:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Oh, and thanks for asking about Ruuty’s status. The lack of media coverage during this west coast trip is very frustrating.
SISU
by LTD on Nov 25, 2009 11:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
They probably won’t know much until the morning skate, which will be afternoon here.
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by Bob Harwood Waeghe on Nov 25, 2009 11:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
for the next West Coast trip, take up and a collection and Bob and I will fly out :D
by Cory Lavalette on Nov 25, 2009 11:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And a photographer’s assistant! ;)
by hip_check on Nov 25, 2009 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And I guy that knows the area as he used to live there
When all else fails, read the instruction manual.
by lcd2you on Nov 25, 2009 1:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And me! I don’t really bring a skill, but I would be a lot of fun!
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 1:08 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
You could be my "Girl Friday"
always wanted one of those
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by lcd2you on Nov 25, 2009 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t hold my breath on that one if I were you.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 1:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Icd2you, you lived in Orange County? Whereabouts?
by hockeythoughts on Nov 25, 2009 2:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fountain Valley
Went to John C. McDowell, now gone.
Been there several times since.
When all else fails, read the instruction manual.
by lcd2you on Nov 25, 2009 3:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m from Corona, Ca originally, went to UC Irvine for two years.
by hockeythoughts on Nov 25, 2009 4:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Almost drowned in the lake that's there.
I remember it fondly
UCSD, 1991
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by lcd2you on Nov 25, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Caniacs invading SoCal! I feel better here already!
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 1:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My home state, god it's good to be from there
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by lcd2you on Nov 25, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My perfect scenario:
The Canes smash the Sucks and Jussi Jokinen has a hat trick.
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by Brad_Richards_Rocks on Nov 25, 2009 11:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
No way!! I want Anaheim to win and get hot. If Anaheim is a buyer at the deadline instead of a seller it means the Canes stand to do a lot better in terms of return for Corvo and Cullen, and to a lesser extent Whitney.
5 seconds left.
Do you believe in miracles?
YES!!
by C-Leaguer on Nov 25, 2009 1:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I see no reason not to at least try Staal on Sutter’s wing.
And on the flipside if Sutter’s play continues to trend downwards, I see no reason not to try him on Staal’s wing. Sutter has the hockey smarts to flip positions like that.
We all know MO will anyways, line shuffler that he is.
by Iggy Reilly on Nov 25, 2009 11:31 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
FWIW, Left Wing Lock is listing Giguere as probable in net.
by Cory Lavalette on Nov 25, 2009 11:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
thanks
GM of CanesCountry.com
by Bob Harwood Waeghe on Nov 25, 2009 11:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They got it from the OC Register, I just noticed. OCR also mentions that Lupul is most likely out:
http://ducks.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/24/quick-hits-from-tuesdays-practice-4/24265/
by Cory Lavalette on Nov 25, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Statistically speaking
After their failure on the powerplay on Monday night, they have dropped to 28th in the league, (14.4%), while with the man advantage.
The team is also 29th in the league in scoring, (GF 53), and 29th in the league in goals allowed, (GA 83). They are last in the East in both of those categories. They also lead the league again in taking minor penalties, not a good thing unless you are playing fantasy hockey.
Statistically, it’s hard to find much positive.
Boy, if that doesn’t just say it all.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 11:50 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Cold hard truth, Elsker!
I doubt Mo will find the stones to stick Staal anywhere but 1st line center. Just my gut feeling. Mo is rather pusillanimous and so is the org. when it comes to Staal.
A
The Canes are like a box of expired chocolates......
by Paladin6 on Nov 25, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. What a word Paladin! Kudos.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 1:29 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I think even spelled it correctly!!
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The Canes are like a box of expired chocolates......
by Paladin6 on Nov 25, 2009 3:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Positive encouragement
excellent
When all else fails, read the instruction manual.
by lcd2you on Nov 25, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You Mo a what ? Them’s fightin’ words.
by drifterscape on Nov 25, 2009 1:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
so with Staal back and Dwyer still here im guessing Ruutu is out for tonight?
by Blacklisted on Nov 25, 2009 2:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
The logo on their chests is not a Hurricane, it’s a revolving door of injuries.
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 3:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Staal in line up, confirmed. still no word on Ruutu
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by Bob Harwood Waeghe on Nov 25, 2009 3:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No word is a good sign at least I think.
A TRUE CANIAC......YES I AM........
by canescup on Nov 25, 2009 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s what I’m thinking too, he must have skated and they’re waiting to see how he feels afterwards.
Then again, they could just be really lazy about getting out any additional information today.
Sigh…
SISU
by LTD on Nov 25, 2009 4:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no response to my email, so either way you could be right.
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by Bob Harwood Waeghe on Nov 25, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've done my part (fishtank update)
Just finished another 30% water change on the fishtank. The pH is 7 (perfect) and the ammonia and nitrites are well below toxic levels. I even vacuumed the gravel some and got rid of a lot of crap. However the water is still cloudy – even if the chemistry is finally perfect.
Cam Ward shrimp (who we acquired Oct 24th) is still hanging out behind the filter intake and seems to want to isolate himself from the others. You may remember he molted around Halloween (we all remember the Flyers game) and he really went solo later that week, a few days before the Columbus game.
Eric Cory Catfish Staal, whose pectoral fins got cropped somehow about Oct 28th – (which just so happens to correspond with the St Louis game) seems better, tho I wouldn’t call him 100% restored. Erik looks strong.
(I’m not making these coincidental dates up – check my posts on the matter)
Mo is sniffing the gravel looking for something. Whitney is still everywhere, misses nothing, very flashy. Top-4 D (Gleason, Corvo, Pits, and still, unfortunately, Babchuk-fish) as wells as the 4 refs are strong.
Cullen and LaRose, my latest additions with Cam, look like they’ve grown a tad. In case you wondered, I can’t say they enjoy the bubbler anymore than the others do. They swim with the group mostly. I so want to get a Sutter fish – but there’s hardly room in a 20 gallon tank as it is. Aquarium cap problems. Maybe if one of the other non-player fish dies (or should we just send one to a tank in Albany?), we can then add Sutter to the tank.
The only fish who seem off these days are the 3 remaining members of the Storm Squad – which are now 3+ years old -a little mature for tetras. Apparently they’re tired of cheering this disappointing season and the bad chemistry issues. Stormy the frog looks a little slow too.
And, in case you’re wondering, I can’t find a thing wrong with Ruutu-fish (or Jokinen-fish either since I can’t tell them apart). Hopefully that’s the case in Anaheim too.
The water change is significant because I did a water change last Thursday as well (first major one since pre-season, as part of the chemistry-correction strategy), and the Canes then went on to win the Toronto game that night and then Tampa Bay. Can’t change it more than once a week, but I will keep it up as long as it keeps working.
Hurricanes Hockey: Never for the faint of heart.
by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 4:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Your Hurrquarium is rife with irony.
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It is - but its important not to take it too likely
Did you read the original post from August? It sets up the background of why I feel so responsible for monitoring it closely.
It also demonstrates that we are indeed a little over-the-top about the Hurricanes here in hockeymoms’s house…
Hurricanes Hockey: Never for the faint of heart.
by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
**oops - it's important not to take it too lightly...
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh believe me, I’m in the over-the-top club as well, I just have to be quieter about it, none of my friends are into hockey… :’(
That’s why I come here now!
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Canes Country is quite the enabler for obsessives, it seems…Glad you found us. We understand. (BTW – like your blog too – have you done your take on the Canes jersey – either original or third?)
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 5:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I did, back in august. Link:
http://greaticepectations.blogspot.com/2009/07/jersey-destruction-part-1.html
Oh, and I have been sufficiently enabled :)
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 6:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is there room to add another shrimp named Legace? Seems fitting.
by Cyn4Canes on Nov 25, 2009 5:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So true. Though apparently they can be aggressive and Petco only recommends one shrimp per tank.
Here’s a picture by the way:
You can see why we Had to Have him – and why we knew it was our tank’s Wardo the moment we saw him at Petco.
Hurricanes Hockey: Never for the faint of heart.
by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Definitely a goalie fish, especially since apparently “there can be only one”.
They all seem to think that.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 5:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
BIG NEWS! Cam came out tonight and is clinging to one of the plastic plants. I also couldn’t find Ruutu for quite a while. Jussi was all by himself. Ruu is hiding in the plants away from the crowd.
Staal was taking a nap. And the big ugly pleco we call “Toronto” that always hides in the Situation Room Sunken Galleon came out ! (this NEVER happens) and is hiding, bumping fins with Mo in the army tank, which is where the Zamboni usually resides. Big shake-up in there tonight.
Hurricanes Hockey: Never for the faint of heart.
by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the big question: does mo bump back?
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 8:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Big ugly Toronto is winning too… in real life that is.
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mo is sniffing the gravel looking for something.
LOL. Ain’t it the truth!
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 5:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Mo is a Clown Loach. He can even swim upside down (without being dead)
Quite the character. We got him last March.
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
haven’t I seen a tie like that somewhere…?
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 6:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Very nice! – hadn’t thought of that.
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 6:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ass end of a kite, or on Mo?
A
The Canes are like a box of expired chocolates......
by Paladin6 on Nov 25, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
My only question is…Does the kite get it first?
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The Canes are like a box of expired chocolates......
by Paladin6 on Nov 25, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m not sure that it would matter… mo recycles the kite tail, or the kite sets the tie free?
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ass end of a kite, or on Mo?
A
The Canes are like a box of expired chocolates......
by Paladin6 on Nov 25, 2009 6:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
thanks
GM of CanesCountry.com
by Bob Harwood Waeghe on Nov 25, 2009 5:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Also Staal will start at center with Sergei and LaRose; Sutter will stay in his spot on the top line.
SISU
by LTD on Nov 25, 2009 6:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wow…that seems pretty suprising to me.
Still not a crook!
by TrickyD26 on Nov 25, 2009 6:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s kind of putting Staal on the 3rd line, wow. Without Ruutu, just who’s taking the Wing with Cullen opposite Cullen?
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 6:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe this makes sense.
Put him with two players that are fairly low in confidence at the moment, so they will be thinking “pass” first, instead of “shoot”, thereby feeding the black hole that is Staal on the shoot/pass continuum.
This way, it doesn’t deprive the team of any scoring opportunities, like it would pairing him with potential goal scorers.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 6:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Staal has done well with LaRose in the past, this might be okay.
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by Bob Harwood Waeghe on Nov 25, 2009 6:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
soooo, I’ll play A-Dog for a moment
Sutter, Cole, Whitney
Cullen, Jokinen, Tommy K?
Staal, LaRose, Samsonov
Yelle, Brindy, Dwyer
Wuddya think?
Hurricanes Hockey: Never for the faint of heart.
by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 7:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Love to see Kostopolous get such a chance, but Mo probably leaves him stuck on the fourth line with Brind’Amour and Dwyer.
Maybe Yelle gets the chance to go top 9 with Cullen and Jokinen? He’s been in those ranks lately. An all-center line, if so.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 7:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thought he had TKO on the third line a bit last week – with Yelle and Sammi? (Montreal, Toront0) He’s no where near Ruuty for skill, but he loves to park in the crease and battle…and is young enough for 2nd line minutes. Is he fast? Can he pass?
Maybe I got the order mixed up.
Sutter, Cole, Whitney
Staal, LaRose, Samsonov
Cullen, Jokinen, Tommy K
Yelle, Brindy, Dwyer
Hurricanes Hockey: Never for the faint of heart.
by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t get me wrong, I’m entirely confident he can handle the assignment and would love to see him getting more minutes than Mo has been giving him.
Let’s hope you’re right and tonight’s the night.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lines Tonight
I assume that they will move Tom Kostopoulos up to the second line and then may try Samsonov/Cullen/Jokinen on the second line and move Kostopoulos down. I looked online at Carolina Hurricanes and they have not shown Ruutu out, yet, or Staal in, yet. In my view it shows how important it is to have Ruutu healthy and also how important it is for Jim Rutherford to obtain another power forward.
by abramsdoug on Nov 25, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They just tweeted it from Anaheim. It’s official.
nhl_canes
Staal is in and Ruutu is out for tonight’s game vs. ANA. HD channel info: DirecTV 645/645-1, Dish 476/9518, Cable: http://carhur.com/290
less than 20 seconds ago from web
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
wait, we’re gonna have lines this game? I thought we were playing duck-duck-goose…
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 6:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What’s a line? :)
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We should all know that Mo just randomly picks names out of his pocket. He applies the same logic to picking out his ties.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 6:50 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I just figured he misinterpreted what kind of “lines” he was supposed to be doing…
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 6:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Very nice. Maybe that’s how he picks them. Puff the magic dragon tells him in his dreams.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 6:58 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Mo's tie collection
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is there a little man on one of them?
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 7:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
looks like the Michelin man and a tire tred!!! LOL!!
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh wow it does. At first I thought it was supposed to be Santa, but I like the Michelin Man better.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
come on now, give the guy some credit. Those ties are too nice to be mo’s…
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, your right! LMAO!
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
10 O'Clock??
All the drunks on the site will be too hammered to watch by then!!
Still not a crook!
by TrickyD26 on Nov 25, 2009 6:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
haha
I be too watched to drunk!! =)
by packpigskinfan25 on Nov 25, 2009 6:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You say that like it’s a bad thing. LOL!
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 6:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I’m including myself! I’m headin down to the farmhouse right now. I’ll see you guys on the thread if I make it back!
Still not a crook!
by TrickyD26 on Nov 25, 2009 6:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
farmhouse huh?!
damn I miss that place since moving back to Goldsboro…
by packpigskinfan25 on Nov 25, 2009 6:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cheap beer and Tots, hard to beat!
Still not a crook!
by TrickyD26 on Nov 25, 2009 6:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
definitely messes up my timing, however thanks to versus, there is an 8 o’clock game. Making a disclaimer now for any comments I throw in during Canes game.
This season would be really tough if I didn't drink the misery away.
by xlwino on Nov 25, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hooray for living in LA and streaming 4pm games at work and catching the 7pm games right after dinner!
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 6:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And the advantage of living on the east coast is having constant hockey available from 7 pm until after midnight, especially on Saturday nights with HNIC and their Afterhours show (now with Kevin Weekes, to boot).
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 6:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Rub it in why dontcha!
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 6:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, hardly fair, is it? It’s an east coast world.
But, you do have the advantage when it comes to “late night” posting for us way over here. You should be able to dance circles around us as we fall into our keyboards. LOL
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
At least we don’t have to get up and go to work or school tomorrow….(this time at least)
Hurricanes Hockey: Never for the faint of heart.
by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Some of us have to get up at 4 am to start cooking turkeys. I fully expect to be sound asleep in my pie tomorrow night.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 7:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m with you, I’m having Thanksgiving at my house, will be cooking/watching the game till the wee hours. :)
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
drinking lots of monster java
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 7:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I apparently have been tapped to learn how to prepare an entire Thanksgiving dinner all in one shot because that’s a skill that just can’t be taught a little at a time. YAY! :(
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WOW, that is a tall order!!
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And I’m a short girl. This can’t end well. LOL
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think that’s best learned on ones own by trial and error…
:D
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I can use that theory to my advantage. It’s how I learned to make rice.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’s called a rice cooker, no?
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m bringing the cheese and cracker platter to my Thanksgiving. Got off easy :)
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 7:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
you suck! (jk)
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I miss the days when I was given the task of arranging the cheese and cracker platter.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that was fun, wasn’t it?
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah it was. I would alternate cracker types to add some texture and dimension-yes I was told that was necessary.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
it absolutely is
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I learned from some very…particular women.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’d do the whole damn thing if I could! But why do that when someone else is doing it for you? :)
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
im holdin off a bit till 10…ill be here though
by briney on Nov 25, 2009 7:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
While we wait
for our game, there’s an historic first now in progress on Jersey radio for the Senators vs. Devils game.
First play-by-play radio call by a female announcer (Sherry Ross). She’s normally the color analyst and has subbed for a period on the play-by-play before, but this is the first entire game called by her.
Here’s the back story.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 7:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
+1
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 7:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
puppies kittens or zach paradis who’s cuter?
Wha?
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sorry, it was zach parise…
but still… wha?
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
no she didn’t say that, really?
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean we’ve all thought it, but still…
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure it was posted by a fan and someone else picked her questions… but still… Who picked that one?
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
David Clarkson is cuter ;)
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s cute, but it’s Parise all the way.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Parise is VERY cute, you know I like the bad boys
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know. But Clarkson’s bad boy ways are going to ruin his pretty face and then what are you left with? A bunch of scars, no teeth and a Rod the Bod nose.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I can deal with the scars, but Rods nose?? Um, no thanks
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah that’s a nose only a mother could love.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
are you sure about that?
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well no I guess I’m not. Come to think of it, I’m sure it is loved by others. But it would be tough.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m loving this lady call it. Blasting through another glass ceiling.
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
She’s very listenable. We’re enjoying the call here.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah – though I was expecting something BIGGER for that goal. Again with Chuck K for our standard, its hard to measure up. She’s on top of it though.
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I totally missed that goal, so must’ve been subdued, all right. We’re not actually watching that game. Have the HD feed on as a visual backdrop, which happens to be the Flyers/Islanders game (yawn), but is a nice kinetic backdrop.
Attention instead is to glued to Twitter feeds and the trails that lead from there.
Staal in, Ruutu out, by the way, per nhl_canes.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yep – ugh- put that below – but the depth charts are last games lines. I take it the Canes webmaster is enjoying thanksgiving eve with his/her family. Maybe the whole game will come on twitter…..
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I just realized that I’m not really excited about Staal coming back, but I’m really worried what will happen if Ruutu misses the next few games (like the 3 more after tonight, in the next 5 days). Hmmmm.
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ummm, yeah. Hmmmm.
Let’s see just how aware the boy is. He’s bound to have noticed that there’s a new boy in town, if nothing else…with bloodlines.
And, yes, Ruutu has dazzled. He’s a big part of “who we are”…once we get that figured out.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How can you not be excited to see Staal back. I don’t even care if we win tonight, I just wasnt to see #12 back out there. Unless they play those stupid lines I saw earlier.
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by canescup on Nov 25, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WHOA – You callin my lines stupid, you ignorant b***ch?
=D
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope those are some made up lines…Staal on the third line..I’ll be pissed.
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by canescup on Nov 25, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I switched 2 and 3 around also – did you like that better, with Cullen and Jussi on the 3rd line with TKO?
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thats a little better but they’re crazy if they play Sutter on the first line and move Staal to another line. I’d rather them healthy scratch Sutter, Ok maybe that was crazy to say that but Staal needs to be on the first line.
A TRUE CANIAC......YES I AM........
by canescup on Nov 25, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
might be a little motivational coaching from Mo. “You earn your icetime..”?
Staal is 3-2-5 in 13 games
Sutter is 5-4-9 in 15 games.
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sure its one of those ease him back into the lineup moves. Or with obvious scoring issues, it could be an attempt to balance out the firepower through the top 3 lines. Either way, he’ll find a way to log at least 17 minutes.
by Killswitch on Nov 25, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yea I did think about them easing him back in. But if he is 100% I say balls to the wall. Hat trick tonight from him.
A TRUE CANIAC......YES I AM........
by canescup on Nov 25, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Okay, time for dinner before gametime. Carry on.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 8:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, we have no lives, LOL!!!
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m using this to avoid crazy relatives. I’m “doing homework.” ;)
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
elskling and I both have laptops running, with multiple windows open, Center Ice on the flat screen (HD channel) with sound muted, Jersey radio call running on my laptop’s audio right now.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Where do you live? I am coming over. LOL (J/K)
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am actually procrastinating the cooking thing, putting the cheesecake in the oven in a minute
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yum cheesecake. I’m making chocolate and apple pies tomorrow. The chocolate pie is my specialty.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cherry cheesecake, pecan pie, cherry pie, and pumpkin pie, oh and some pumkin bread, wow i better get baking
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy cow woman. What are you doing sitting at the computer?! You have hungry pie wanting people to feed tomorrow!
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
that doesnt include anything for dinner
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’ve always been of the “skip dinner and hit the dessert table hard” mindset. But most people think that’s not such a good idea.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe in grazing, ALL DAY
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m drooling.
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
true, but also hockey isn’t supposed to START at 10 PM…
by Andrea's evil twin on Nov 25, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
AMEN! gotta do something to stay awake!
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Should be a rule about the East playing before 9 dammit. I have to drive back to Raleigh in the morning, doubt I’ll make the game tonight. DVR’d for sure, though!!
A
The Canes are like a box of expired chocolates......
by Paladin6 on Nov 25, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In case you haven’t seen the latest tweet from Anaheim
WIth this tease
Caniacs greeted the arrival of the team bus at the Honda Center.
unfortunately, the twitpic left me somewhat underwhelmed.
From here
Where are they? Berlin c. 1988?
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I saw that pic on the Twitter feed.
elskling and I were wondering if the team’s reaction to seeing Caniacs displaying a sign to ‘em on the way in pre-game in Anaheim (of all places) was something like: ("Damn! They’re everywhere!").
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
IceExpectations should have been there.
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Drive to the OC at 5 on Thanksgiving Eve?! I’d rather get a root canal.
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Your team needs you. You call yourself a Caniac?
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
As of yesterday I’m unemployed. I’m a Caniac, but one that unfortunately still needs to eat :(
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Never fear – there’s big money in hockey blogging…..right, Harwood and Cory?
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One can dream, right? I’ve raked in $14.30 since I started my blog in google ad-revenue… over the course of 5 months…
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’ll by you a beer at the RBC – and a large pretzel
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 9:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That’ll buy you a beer at Staples center… and enough for a one way ride on the metro… Damn cost of living!!!
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually if you get something other than a Bud Light it’s not even enough change for the train. Geez.
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That and I’m on a budget :)
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of twitter:
nhl_canes
Staal is in and Ruutu is out for tonight’s game vs. ANA. HD channel info: DirecTV 645/645-1, Dish 476/9518, Cable: http://carhur.com/290
less than 20 seconds ago from web
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by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
What they didn’t know is it said lets go ducks on the other side.
A TRUE CANIAC......YES I AM........
by canescup on Nov 25, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You aren’t the only one that was slightly disappointed. I guess I pictured airport post playoffs. Kind of like with Chuck, I have high standards when it comes to stuff like that.
by caniacgirl on Nov 25, 2009 8:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
DUDE not so early, games not for another 2 HOURS!!!!
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. -Winston Churchill
by jenniwa30 on Nov 25, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Totally off topic but...
What’s the weather like in NC today? Any one here in Cary?
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 8:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’m in Cary (on the RBC side).
It’s a cool 50 degrees at the moment under cloudy skies. High of 57, low of 40 tonight.
by Elsker on Nov 25, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. I’m in LA about 30 miles north of Honda Center in Anaheim. High of 78 today, low of 47. Wow, I just realized that’s a 30 degree swing. That’s what happens when you live in a desert.
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 8:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Big #8 just got sent to the locker room for a hit from behind. Maybe he’ll get suspended for our game on the 30th.
A TRUE CANIAC......YES I AM........
by canescup on Nov 25, 2009 9:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Great news! Should be interesting to see if he gets preferential treatment with all the suspensions this season. I’m headed over to the Game thread Bob just put up.
Hurricanes Hockey: Never for the faint of heart.
by hockeymomof2 on Nov 25, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Sudden and awful realization
I was so excited that I was going to be able to watch a ‘Canes game on TV tonight I neglected to realize that I wouldn’t be listening to John and Tripp, but the dreaded Brian “Homer” Hayward. Ugh.
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by Great Ice-Pectations on Nov 25, 2009 9:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Line Roulette
So, although Bob and 73% of the poll thought putting Staal and Sutter together might be worth a try, it wasn’t until the last minute of the game that Mo finally threw the correct combination of bones behind the bench to randomly produce that line, and the Staal/Sutter goal that resulted.
Honestly, he couldn’t even last a couple of periods before he had Staal out there between Whitney and Cole, just like “the old days”. I don’t know why they bother to make any player management plans whatsoever.
No wonder no one has any chemistry with each other. It’s like rolling Yahtzee for line combinations around here from shift to shift.
Hello lottery pick. Thy name is Canes.
by Elsker on Nov 26, 2009 1:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
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