Open Gameday Thread Hurricanes @ Ducks

by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Nov 25, 2009 11:48 AM PST in Gameday

Carolina Hurricanes at Anaheim Ducks, Nov 25, 2009 7:00 PM PST

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Carolina Hurricanes
@ Anaheim Ducks

Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009, 7:00 PM PST
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CLASH OF THE LILLIPUTIANS!!!

Both teams come into tonight's game in a hotly contested battle for last place in their respective conferences. Carolina would seem to have the upper hand, as they are winless on the road this season, but we all know the Pond is THE place to go to exorcise the Winless Demon. The Ducks dropped their last game against the defeated of the Eastern Conference by a score of 6-3, earning them the title of Worst Team In The NHL. The Canes will try to wrest that trophy from Anaheim's grasp tonight.

After making runs at the Cup as backseat playoff seeds, both teams have fallen off the map, but the Ducks, who are currently choosing between two healthy playoff goaltenders, will have no excuses for a loss tonight, regardless of how well they're playing.

After the jump, Carroll interviews the new second line, a combination made at Teemu's request.

Time to think of a name for the new trio. See if you can factor in Teemu's Mr. Incredible nickname.

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Lupul says he won’t be ice ready until this weekend. I struggle to define that as a problem/loss, but it’s always nice to have more scorers on the ice.

Also, in no part due to my demands that he do something, Pete Peeters did provide some much needed coaching to Jiggy and Hiller during his scheduled counseling visit with the duo. I’m not sure what he told Hiller, but Jiggy credits the Ducks’ new crease consultant with encouraging him to be more aggressive and using his blocker, both key tactics in Giguere’s shootout success on Monday.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Nov 25, 2009 3:07 PM PST reply actions

Of course Eric Staal comes back tonight.

by Daniel AC on Nov 25, 2009 7:03 PM PST reply actions

Good to see us back to our old awful defensive ways.

by Daniel AC on Nov 25, 2009 7:10 PM PST reply actions

Perry should just take a lawn chair with him when he goes to the front of the net. Maybe a glass of lemonade too.

by Daniel AC on Nov 25, 2009 7:37 PM PST reply actions

Are we seriously losing to one of the few teams that has a worse record than us?

by yankeeken on Nov 25, 2009 7:41 PM PST reply actions

The ’Canes are also winless on the road.

by Daniel AC on Nov 25, 2009 7:47 PM PST up reply actions

Somewhere the leafs are laughing

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Nov 25, 2009 7:58 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

about what?

by Daniel AC on Nov 25, 2009 7:59 PM PST up reply actions

At yankeeken’s statement. You gotta learn how this reply system works

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Nov 25, 2009 8:48 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

lol

"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of His Saints." - Psalm 116:15 Rest In Peace, Nick.

by angels4adam on Nov 27, 2009 7:42 PM PST up reply actions

Taking a hard shot is one thing, but Wiz has to get that puck on net. In that situation that’s his only job. One of the many reasons I hate Wiz.

by Daniel AC on Nov 25, 2009 8:01 PM PST reply actions

The Hurricanes don’t look like one of the worst teams in the league right now. They’re playing a pretty disciplined game. We look like we were expecting this to be easy.

Sidenote: Dear Wisniewski, just get the damn shot on net!!!

by Daniel AC on Nov 25, 2009 8:11 PM PST reply actions