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12/15/2005 8:39:45 PM

2-1, nice win for the canes.

12/15/2005 9:19:13 PM

sloppy win, and tonight was the worst display of skill i have seen out of matt cullen all season

12/15/2005 9:38:36 PM

Jumbotron quotes:

-It is a well-known fact that Sir Walter Raleigh could beat up Christopher Columbus.

-A lot of presidents came from the state of Ohio, but none of them were very good.

-Because they knew Ohio couldn't handle the pressure, the Wright Brothers came to North Carolina to make history.

12/15/2005 9:50:53 PM

Does anyone know if the HD games are shown anywhere in the Charlotte area? I noticed the website has channels listened for the Raleigh-Durham area, but nothing else.

12/15/2005 10:25:53 PM

Hey, we beat a team we were supposed to beat and didn't spot them 2 goals in the first.

But yeah, it was ugly. Was something wrong with the ice tonight?

12/15/2005 10:26:21 PM

Sweet. I LOVE having Center Ice! Doc Emrick doing the game.. one of the best hockey voices ever in my opinion.

Seems like a pretty good atmosphere in the RBC tonight. I'm going to the game on Tuesday so heres hoping they are still on the winning streak..

12/17/2005 7:13:29 PM

I'll be listening to Mr. Kaiton tonight, courtesy of NHL.com's free radio streaming.

12/17/2005 7:17:49 PM

First NHL goal for Chad LaRose!

2-1 Canes!

12/17/2005 8:49:00 PM

Damn, 2 goals in 19 seconds for the Canes. GG Eric Staal

12/17/2005 8:50:13 PM

In other news, Wayne Gretzky has resigned as coach of the Coyotes.

EDIT: Not resigned, indefinite leave; his mother has cancer.

[Edited on December 17, 2005 at 8:59 PM. Reason : .]

12/17/2005 8:57:34 PM

great news for chad, it was only a matter of time, sad news on Wayne, I hope his mom is alright

12/17/2005 9:01:05 PM

how far if at all will the canes go in the post season?

12/18/2005 12:13:34 AM

after all the injuries are healed, and hoping for minimal later injuries, should do pretty well

12/18/2005 12:16:46 AM

Can we do this tonight?

12/20/2005 1:36:34 PM

I'll be watching from the CHEAP SEATS in 316!

12/20/2005 1:39:42 PM

Danny Richmond has been recalled on an emergency basis, presumably so we can choose to dress seven d-men tonight if Lavi is so inclined (Hedican is out with a groin problem).

12/20/2005 3:31:44 PM

staal doing it again'

3-2 first period

12/20/2005 7:40:55 PM

Something gives me the feeling Eric Staal really wants to win this game.

Nearly had a first period hat trick

12/20/2005 7:44:12 PM

4-4

a poor 2nd period

our D needs work.

[Edited on December 20, 2005 at 8:33 PM. Reason : -]

12/20/2005 8:33:31 PM

Damn midget

12/20/2005 8:33:36 PM

the 3rd period is gonna be intense

12/20/2005 8:43:08 PM

all staal

12/20/2005 8:55:05 PM

this is soooo good

12/20/2005 9:00:42 PM

6-4, canes W.

put the dog in the truck!

12/20/2005 9:33:45 PM

I'm watching OTT-MON

1-0 Canadiens in shootout.

GAME OVER.

2 points back from OTT now.

[Edited on December 20, 2005 at 10:11 PM. Reason : f]

12/20/2005 10:10:54 PM

Only problem with the D tonight (aside from Aaron Ward getting preoccupied with cross-checking) was a bad night from Wesley. Two goals are right on his head. Great effort all-around, but I wish Jesse had a shift at the end to get at TLT after he started boarding people with his elbows in the corners.

12/20/2005 11:29:17 PM

Glen Wesley never has a bad night. He is by far the most consistent player on the team, he consitently gets paired with the least talented defensmen and yet still is among the best +/- on the team. When Wallin gets healthy we should see less of Ward and things should get back to normal

12/21/2005 2:21:09 PM

the guys i play hockey with and i saw aaron ward after the game at the mcgregor draft house. tried recruiting him to play on our team thursday b/c we're gonna be shorthanded. but he said he still had to do some christmas wrapping with his wife and stuff. i'm sure if he didn't have to do that he would've joine us though

12/21/2005 2:28:11 PM

^^ Wesley seldom makes mistakes, but last night he made two that led directly to goals. That's all I'm saying. Ward had one as well. The first goal was a recovery/rotation miscue on the kill.

12/21/2005 4:24:28 PM

Team Canada announcement being streamed now at http://www.tsn.ca

12/21/2005 4:59:43 PM

direct link?

12/21/2005 5:05:22 PM

http://www.tsn.ca/audio_video/cybercast/main.asp?video=live




sounds like staal named as reserve player.

[Edited on December 21, 2005 at 5:37 PM. Reason : ]

12/21/2005 5:29:19 PM

STAAL!!!!!!!111

as an alternate

[Edited on December 21, 2005 at 5:38 PM. Reason : ...]

12/21/2005 5:37:44 PM

Goalies
Martin Brodeur
Roberto Luongo
Marty Turco

Defense
Rob Blake
Adam Foote
Scott Niedermayer
Chris Pronger
Robyn Regehr
Ed Jovanovski
Wade Redden

Forwards
Vincent Lecavalier
Joe Sakic (Captain)
Joe Thornton
Simon Gagne
Dany Heatley
Jarome Iginla
Ryan Smyth
Shane Doan
Martin St. Louis
Brad Richards
Rick Nash
Chris Draper
Todd Bertuzzi

Alternates
Jason Spezza
Bryan McCabe
Eric Staal

[Edited on December 21, 2005 at 5:43 PM. Reason : format]

12/21/2005 5:42:39 PM

as an alternate do they practice with the team?

12/21/2005 7:05:58 PM

No idea why Jovo and Foote are there, as they have both been lackluster at best. DION PHANEUF, WHERE IS HE?!

I have a feeling Staal is going to make Gretzky very sorry for not putting him on the main roster in the coming weeks.

12/21/2005 10:29:02 PM

Myself, I'd have dropped Blake and probably Regehr, added McCabe, and added Dion Phaneuf as a taxi squad member.

For forwards, I think I'd replace Thornton with Staal.

12/22/2005 12:16:50 AM

not thornton, Ryan Smyth and St Louis didn't deserve to be there

12/22/2005 12:32:37 AM

umm... why has no one mentioned that Rick Nash should not be there!?

12/22/2005 12:42:20 AM

I'm kinda glad that Staal didn't make the Canada team. That'll give him some rest over the break for the 2nd half of the season. Let's face it, team Canada doesn't need Staal anyway.

12/22/2005 1:04:29 AM

rick nash???

12/22/2005 4:30:02 PM

Rick Nash is the real deal, he's a winger, and he goes to the net. Teams need different kinds of players, and Nash fills that power role as well as anyone, especially since he has hands to go with it. You wanna complain about someone taking a spot that should be Staal's, talk about Shane Doan. Sure, he's a winger, but Staal can do better on the wing than Doan can for sure, and is more willing to fight through checks.

12/22/2005 5:50:28 PM

^you also have to consider that checks arent a factor in the olympics
and im sure that what you look for in the NHL is different
but still i dont see why staal didnt make it

12/22/2005 9:33:55 PM

Checks aren't a factor? Watch the Swedes forecheck and then get back to me.

12/23/2005 1:59:35 AM

what we should b worrying about is how the players r going to adapt to the international rules...especially this year its going to b a lot different for them

12/23/2005 2:09:09 AM

Checks aren't a factor is the Olympics? I beg to differ Jagr is having a great year and Hasek might have some magic left. But in all truth the trap is twice as bad with some countries as it was in the NHL, nothing like the 1-4 Scandanavian

12/23/2005 2:28:32 AM

Ummmm...the NHL rules are now more similar to the international rules than ever before.

12/23/2005 2:28:41 AM

I was looking at this year's NHL stats this morning in the paper, and it's a total joke that Staal isn't on the team out right. I've been to lots of games live this year and, no doubt about it, he is the real deal. There's always political brew-ha-has on the team Canada selection. One of the Canadian announcers went on a tirade about it last night, and I can't say I blame him. But, since I'm American it's all fine with me. Go USA!

12/23/2005 9:32:24 PM

4-3 Hurricanes win over Florida.

5 game winning streak

12/23/2005 9:35:04 PM