Dr. Jimmy

FOOT. GAS. KEEP IT THERE!!!!!!!

McDonagh has been playing a bit fiesty, someone needs to run his ass into the boards hard to remind him how fragile he really is.

"But....but....we don't have Braden Point, so of course you're gonna beat us." Ya know what? Go fuck yourself, you just swept the Panthers without him so i don't think losing him is as vital as you think. I don't think his absence is what caused Vasihoweverthefuckyouspellit to let in 9 over two games. Honestly, they don't look "over-rested" they look tired, apart from the last 6-7 minutes last night (and the Rangers better not let that happen again) they were a step or two behind the entire game. Stamkos and Hedmen looked dead in the post game presser last night, not the usual cliche spewing post loss stuff either, these guys looked completely gassed and defeated. I am not counting them out by any stretch, but I do think the hole for them to dig out of is deeper than they'd like.

Streak has to end sometime, we know it and more importantly THEY know it.......

They'd be the first team in close to 40 years to win more than two in a row, I'm sure the players/coaches, owners and any sponsors with financial ties to the team are well aware of this and care VERY much that they can claim being the first in so long to do so.

The intangible here, which I believe someone may have alluded to, is the intense pressure on Tampa to three-peat. They've been hearing about it since they hoisted the cup last year, and it's been a constant bug in their ears all season long. Yeah, they have experience and have been here before, but this season they have the added stress of another cup run. They struggled against a decent, not great, Toronto team that took them to seven games and caught a break against a very overrated Panthers team. This will be the first series in which they play a team that has a legit shot to win it and that team has home ice.

Unlike what's going on in the West......

How many times have we seen an 8 seed come to life and win it all? Anything can happen in the playoffs.....

Keep your foot on the gas and DO NOT play into them getting dirty, let them take dumb penalties and make them pay......

I was thinking a lot about this exact thing, being in their heads etc.... I thought it was interesting that Raanta got pulled when he did, it was like 3:30 into the second, pretty close to 40 minutes of game left. Either: - Brind'amour had no confidence his guys were gonna get chances let alone score since they've been pretty ineffective, plus Shesty. - No confidence Raanta could stop the bleeding, which is nuts because it was only 3-0 with almost two full periods to go. That type of lead can vanish within minutes. - He saw something with Raanta either physically or mentally that led him to pull him and have him start resting for game 7, all but conceding this game (or hoping for Domingue pt. 2). Any one of these reasons plants a seed of doubt, either in Raanta, who looked completely shell shocked on the bench, moreso than I've ever seen a pulled goalie look, or the team itself seeing their goalie pulled and not being able to rally around their third string guy. On top of all this, I don't know if you all know this but Carolina hasn't lost at home yet during these playoffs. Of course you know this because everyfuckingbody mentions it every 4.7 seconds, the booth guys, the studio guys, the concession guys, the hooker on 43rd, the backup zamboni repairman etc....... Most importantly the Canes know it. Just like a pitcher throwing a no-no the pressure getting heavier as the innings move along (on him and the team) with each game in Raleigh the pressure to keep the streak going intensifies, they know they're not gonna win every home game, the shoe is gonna drop at some point, but when? You can see it last night, they're already looking tense, obviously the crowd and the Rangers play had a lot to do with it, but watching your goalie get yanked at such an odd moment and their own inability to generate much definitely adds to the noise in their heads. This all led them to resort to the garbage we saw at the end of the game, which we need to stay away from, let them fuck themselves. Remember also, this is a Canes team that a bunch of writers and pundits predicted to win the ECF and make a strong run at the Cup, so there's that pressure as well. Game 7 is gonna be a wild one........

Don't play into this shit, boys. Keep your heads on straight.....

FOOT. ON. THE. FUCKING. GAS!!!!!!!!!!

DO NOT LET YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come back hard in game 6, force a game seven. Weird shit happens in game sevens, and the Canes are due to lose a home game at some point. Take it one step at a time, win it at MSG and go from there. They're down 3-2 not 3-1 or 3-0, they're still in it just need to show up and play a full, hard 60.

Gotta be smart about it though, can't go running amok hitting and taking dumb penalties for it. Stay focused on your game and when the right opportunity presents itself THEN lay a big hit. Just running around hitting anything that moves for the sake of it is a quick way to be down 3-0 by the end of the first......

He hasn't been right since he got hurt way back when...

I will say the kids aren't looking tired, and that was a worry I had that the grind of the long season and intensity of playoff hockey would wear them down, instead they're more energetic than some of the vets. I think they all learned a bit from game one that the Canes > Pens and need to be approached differently, they bounce back and take game two 4-2.

As many times as I saw the replay, I hadn't noticed that. Good catch!!!

It's all part of the learning process, sometimes you make those layups, sometimes you don't. Have to learn to shake it off and move on, good lesson for a 21 year old.....

Along with Chytil and Lindgren. I thought Trouba didn't suck as much as he had been. Rest of them were pretty invisible, I know Zib had a shot or two, Kreider? Copp? Panarin? All kinda MIA.

What's the consensus on Reaves? Start him in game 2? He was unnoticable as usual and the Canes don't appear to be an overly physical team.....

Gotta get shots on net, it's Raanta, not Roy.

Interesting to see what, if any, adjustments GG makes for game two. Canes can be beat, Boston took them to seven, and it's Anti fucking Raanta in net, hopefully they all learn from this game and bring it for a full 60 on Friday.

I'd like to see Trouba back to his midseason form, steamrolling anyone in sight....

Considering he hadn't played in over a month and first game back is a game seven on the road, I think Jarry did a hell of a job last night. Looked a bit rusty at first but as the game wore on, he started to find his groove.