Rangers 3, Hurricanes 1

Since he knows it all and even knows what the players are thinking. "Gee Cam was thinking that .... Cam was feeling this.... "

Every team goes through a season like this flop of a season. It is actually a chance of a lifetime because the Hurricanes will get a top 5 pick and perhaps the first pick. Taylor Hall is a game changer player. This is a good team with two or three glaring holes rather than being a pitiful team with one or two good players.
I am glad there are ads out there encouraging fans to stick with the team. As a Season Ticket Holder I hoped for another playoff run; but if I were able to choose a playoff run than ends before the Stanley Cup or a poor season that results in seeing Taylor Hall on the team for next season and seasons in the future, I'd choose Taylor Hall. In order for the Hurricanes organization to be able to afford to keep the talent it has amassed, fans have to support the team financially by coming to games. If we want a great team, we have to provide the financial incentives that allow a great team to be built. Supporting the rebuilding effort means supporting the team when the team is playing its most inconsistent as well as supporting the team when every game is a glorious beatdown of our opponents.

On last night game - Wardo may have played well overall, but he was out of control and out of the net when we gave up the tying goal. This was a big turning point in the game. U can't blame coaches for the D or the goal. Players have to play. We came out skating in the first, but then we again in the second half of the period we started misplaying the puck in our defensive zone causing some long shifts in the D zone. This team repeatedly does this, failing to cleanly exit the puck from our end and fails to get the puck in deep once we do. The team then seems to wear down as the game progresses as we get trapped on the ice so often on our end of the ice. On the PP we just do not move enough to get the other team and goaltender out of position. We need lateral movement to open up the lanes, and then as always we just need to shoot the puck on net when we finally do get someone in front of the goalie. The other thing that bothered me most was the way the game was called by the refs. Why is 1 game called so closely by one crew and the next game they only calls are for blatant penalties. At least 5 non calls against the Rangers -
1.) Slash to Staal as he enters the zone on a rush causing the stick to break - it was a soft slash but non the less pretty obvious.
2.) Another non call for hooking on Staals next shift along the boards.
3.) Another obvious hook noncall when Samsonov was puck handling.
4.) No call for the obvious take down of Gleason by Avery, yes behind the play but this is not the WWA even though Rick Flair was in attendance.
5.) Sutter was hooked also trying to get to the front of the net and no call.
Now I am sure we had a few non calls that favored us but there was no consistency in the way last nights game was called compared to many of the other games as called by different crews. One game is all special teams and the next one they do not call half the penalties. The NHL needs to really work on getting these games called consistently game in and game out no matter which crew is working that night. Just because NY had been called for two penalties earlier is no reason to not call the next one.

I realize that I am an old gal but I was raised to "give an honest days work for an honest days pay".  I got the impression last night at the game that many of our players didn't give an honest days work.  The game seemed, to an unprofessional eye, to be disjointed and rather sloppy.  Some of our guys seem to bring everything they have every game, but they cannot do the job alone.  Many of our players seem to be in some other world; almost embarressed to be playing for our team.  I don't know where to lay the blame for this attitude but I do think the current attitude of our players needs to be addressed.  One would think that this would be the responsibility of the coaching staff and I would agree with that thought process, but I also think each player is responsible for his own work ethic and should always bring "an honest days work" to the ice.

... when the MO MUST GO groundswell begins. Like the leaves turning colors, snow falling in western NC and the turn of the year, the coaching rumors have started.

Bringing him back was a mistake. Last year was a fluke, plain and simple. This team stinks.

And what about the new pathetic radio ads begging for us fans to stick with the team? Real franchises don't need to beg for support, nor constantly change cheezy marketing themes year after year after year.

Will they ever learn?

You'llknowwhenyougothisishockeyourteamourtraditionit'sacaniacthing.

A pretty good crowd. A Rangers team that can't get out of its own way. A Canes team with three straight home wins. Sounds like the perfect scenario for a beatdown, right? Only one thing — the Canes were a no-show. With the possible exception of Staal, Ward, Ruutu, Gleason (who's clearly not 100%), Kostopoulos and a few others, the name of the game was lame. The Rangers beat us up, controlled the neutral zone, out fought us and out skated us.  Ward stood on his head and kept us in the game, but we were sloppy and undisciplined. Worse yet, it looked like some of the guys on the ice didn't care — just wanted to get it over with. Now that Staal and Ward are back, you have to wonder what's behind the team's performance. You need look no further than who's behind the bench. This team has enough talent, skill and speed to compete. They just can't seem to get it all together. This team is hurting on "D," we can't clear the zone, and breakdowns in our own end are all too frequent. Yet, other than the obvious and necessary personnel changes, where are the adjustments? The tweaks? The little things a coach does to maximize the abilities of the players available to him? It appears we have a one-trick pony for a coach — a system that only works when all the parts are in place. It appears it's Mo's way or the highway. I, for one, suggest we clear all outbound lanes for his departure.