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WHY WAIT UNTIL PUCK DROP TO START DRINKING THE TAILGATE STARTS NOW NORTH CAROLINA COME ON AND RAISE UP THATS A ####ING CANES +1 NAYCHASS ####ING HATTY I'D LOVE TO HAVE A FINE DINING EXPERIENCE WITH SEBASTIAN AHO AND RETIRE TO HIS SAUNA ONLY TO MEET TURBO IN THAT STEAMY PARADISE AND THEN GO OUT FOR A NICE SALAD WITH SLAVO

I have a feeling that Slavin lays down some Holy Spirit tonight. 3 points, I’m calling it

The CMC trade has almost singlehandedly made me hate football so I am in desperate need of a Canes win tonight.

The Canes look to right the ship against another Cup contender.

Loose defensive play blunted Svech’s first regular season hat trick on Thursday. Leaving Leon Draisaitl uncovered in the slot is never a good idea. I suspect we’ll see Raanta in goal tonight.

Like the Canes, the Flames allowed 6 on Thursday, losing to the Slugs 6-3. They have a revamped first line with Lindholm between Huberdeau and Toffoli. Kadri centers the 2nd line with Dube and Mangiapane. Lindholm, Mangiapane, Toffoli and Backlund each have 2 goals. Huberdeau and Kadri lead with 4 assists. Neither goalie has been very good, both Markstrom and Vladar have a GAA over 3 and a save % below .900. Markstrom was pulled after the 1st period on Thursday after allowing 3 goals on 12 shots.

Why are they having hockey games so friggin late!?!?

Losing to the team Johnny Gaudreau left

This will be an interesting game to watch as far as adjustments are concerned. The issue that I believe that the Canes had against Edmonton was that they fell into the trap of playing the Oilers' style of hockey, rather than dictating their own terms. Because the Canes lack true mega-superstars like Matthews or McDrai in their forward group, this IMO is not a team that does all that well in high-scoring/low-defense contests. Will the Canes go back to their game against the Flames?