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It was but it was a long time coming before the 9 seconds. They were outplayed badly most of that game.

I don’t know how accurate that is to say. By the same date as Roy’s first game, The Islanders got 61% of points. The Hurricanes got 74%. The Isles are certainly a much better team under Roy but I don’t think I’d call them ‘the hottest team in the league.’ Their last 10 looks good but they were very streaky- alternating between winning and losing streaks under Roy.

Carolina-NYI might be the most lopsided of all the series. By metrics, the second best team in the playoffs and that was without a goalie for 3/4 of the season. Now with Freddie Anderson back and posting a .950 since his return? Don’t sleep on Carolina.

For a series that’s 2-0, it feels like Florida has been massively outplayed most of the time.

Bob is absolutely dialed it. I just saw some advanced stats for the game and it shouldn’t even be close. Carolina is dominating everything except actually putting the puck in the net.

At least the weak cross checking calls seem like they’re going to be consistent.

Carolina is being way too cute with the puck. They’ve had some grade-a chances off the forecheck. Shoot the puck.

LOL at Samson trying to throw a hit. Skjei knocked his ass right to the ice.

OK, apparently the Devils did have another gear. Can they do it again for 20 minutes? I can’t imagine Carolina is going to turtle for 12 minutes again with blood in the water.

Devils are really lucky this game is 1-1. If this is the best they’ve got, they’re done. Generating very few chances and getting hemmed into their own zone for long stretches. They have to bury this upcoming PP because it feels like the Canes are going to score 4 tonight.

Outside of game 3, I’d say the Devils have been a trainwreck the whole series. And at this point, I’m not sure if the Devils played well in game 3 or if Carolina just laid an absolute egg given how the rest of the series has gone…

Hockey really is a game of inches. NJD look better but I thought Carolina came out the better team again. A crossbar for Necas turns into a NJD goal.

With the exception of the weird 4 goals in 2 minutes part of game 3, the Canes throttled the NYI that entire series. NYI were playing their game, it just wasn’t enough to beat the Canes. The Devils look overwhelmed and dead on arrival.

Rangers are slow and play passive.

Not only that, all 4 shots were in the first period.

Canes are such a weird team. I mean, they’re excellent at roster building obviously but every year they seem to overhaul their backend, dumping core pieces in the process, and just plug and play guys off the scrap heap with little to no decline in performance. I wonder what their play for a Deangelo replacement is. Would they take a run at Klingberg? They’re a cap team so money isn’t the issue- but they follow their internal analytic evaluations on players to a T when signing and paying guys.

Do they really, though? Not every team is going gift them stupid penalty after stupid penalty and prove incapable of winning on the road while playing their second and third string goaltenders. and Carolina still outplayed them the majority of the series 5v5. Shesterkin is great, though. I would expect Tampa to sweep the Rangers.

It’s wild to me that Carolina went 25-12-4 on the road during the regular season but look like they’ve never won a road game before during these playoffs.

I’m not sure it’s in Carolina’s best interest to sit back and try to protect a 1 goal lead. It’s not their game.

And Carolina has a goal and a crossbar (on different kills) to show for the Rangers PP. I don’t think that’s how it’s supposed to work.

Rangers really needed that one. Carolina didn’t look good most of the game. I don’t know if they’ll play that badly again. F the Rangers, though.

Canes look a lot better since they made line changes to start the third.

Yes, me. Believe it or not. It may happen or it may not. But that’s a name floating around in talks about the Pegula’s properties

Well, there is a name being floated around town for purchasing the Sabres. Joe Tsai. I’m skeptical but word doesn’t sound great about the Pegula’s long term commitment to Buffalo (The city in general).

It’s kind of gross but their team is everything I hope the Sabres become. They play the right way, have an absolute ton of skilled heart and soul type guys, and I love Aho. I’m too old and have too much going on in my life to care about gatekeeping Sabres fandom. Carolina is fun to watch. I like watching fun hockey.