gerber should be starting tomorrow

3-1 canes

5/27/2006 12:36:57 PM

what an astute observation. Why wouldn't Gerber be starting?

5/27/2006 12:44:15 PM

i mean really

"you just got a shutout, but you're going to have to sit."

5/27/2006 12:50:51 PM

I guess you didnt listen to Peter Lav.

5/27/2006 1:45:04 PM

you are retarded

5/27/2006 1:52:43 PM

good one.

5/27/2006 1:59:28 PM

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"HEY MSHAUL WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU BITCH!"

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"HEY MSHAUL WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU BITCH!"

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"HEY MSHAUL WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU BITCH!"

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"HEY MSHAUL WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU BITCH!"

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"HEY MSHAUL WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU BITCH!"

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"HEY MSHAUL WHERE THE FUCK ARE YOU BITCH!"

[Edited on May 27, 2006 at 3:01 PM. Reason : haha fuckin loser]

5/27/2006 3:01:07 PM

ESPN's still bitter about the whalers leaving

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jones/060526&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos2

5/27/2006 3:44:51 PM

Fuck 'em. I never liked hockey until the Canes came here. I was born in Charlotte, I hate NASCAR and country. Football is okay, but second to hockey. I know I am an anomoly, but I am confident that there are others like me.

Go Canes!

5/27/2006 5:31:41 PM

^^

That article is hilarious, seeing as how I am from Alabama, grew up a Blackhawks fan, and adopted the Hurricanes when I moved to Raleigh. Oh, and I alone probably know about 10 or 20 North Carolinians who love the Hurricanes.


But yeah, I guess there are no Caniacs.

5/27/2006 5:37:31 PM

there's at least 18k of us.

5/27/2006 5:55:15 PM

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"Fuck 'em. I never liked hockey until the Canes came here. "

IT'S LIKE YOU'RE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT PERSON FROM THE GUY I THOUGHT I WAS HATING

MY WORLD IS CRUMBLING IN AROUND ME

5/27/2006 6:06:21 PM

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"ESPN's still bitter about the whalers leaving "

They are, yes--but it's not the leaving for Carolina that they're bitter over.

The Whale used to be broadcast on the Worldwide Leader in Poker from the network's inception up until 1981, when Howard Baldwin (who owned the Whale back then) got in a fight with the high-ups in Bristol. He yanked the Whalers' TV contract and took it to SportsChannel America (now FoxSports New England), a move that almost killed ESPN (which was deep in the red at the time).

Even though Baldwin patched up his differences with a couple of the principals involved (like ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen, who ironically was Chuck Kaiton's predecessor as the Voice of the Whalers), there are still enough people left at or near the top in Bristol that still harbor a grudge that's getting on 25 years old now. Even now, n00bs in Bristol learn quickly that the fastest way to curry favor with the brass is to take a potshot at the Team Formerly Known As The Hartford Whalers.

In a nutshell, that's why ESPN takes shots at this team every chance it gets--all the move really did was give them more ammo.

5/27/2006 6:13:56 PM

THAT IS SO FUCKING GAY

5/27/2006 6:17:49 PM

You know what's really gay?

The whole "us vs. the world" mentality that you people seem to need in order to root for a team.

5/27/2006 8:58:30 PM

you act as if it isn't somewhat true?

5/27/2006 8:59:44 PM

Not to the extent you all make it out to be, no.

But if that's what takes to develop a fanbase, by all means, go ahead and believe everyone hates Carolina.

5/27/2006 9:45:06 PM

^ There's really not a lot of evidence to discount the "everybody hates Carolina" idea.

Just sayin'.

5/27/2006 9:55:32 PM

Yeah, I mean, it's a real good thing that you brought us this super awesome story about why people at ESPN might not like the Hurricanes

Despite the fact that a hockey game hasn't been on ESPN for the past two years now.

5/27/2006 10:13:27 PM

ive never actually been to a "cool bars" thing at the ale house, but it seems its pretty much the only place advertised as showing the road games with as much flare as they do. seems this writer would have heard that at some point

5/27/2006 10:31:56 PM

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"Yeah, I mean, it's a real good thing that you brought us this super awesome story about why people at ESPN might not like the Hurricanes"

Actually, it's pretty much the tr00f. But hey, I guess you're not interested in that.

5/27/2006 10:35:45 PM

HEY, LET'S ALL WRITE DIRTY LETTERS TO ESPN ABOUT THIS!

5/27/2006 11:41:54 PM

Maybe he can do a ground-breaking piece about how New York cares more about the Yankees than the Rangers, too.

5/27/2006 11:49:05 PM

T - 18 hours

5/28/2006 1:46:47 AM

T - 9.5 hrs

5/28/2006 10:10:08 AM

I'm suprised that nothing was mentioned in that piece about the ratings, I love some of the page2 pieces that point out how nascar rainouts, ultimate fighting and poker can beat the nhl ratings.

5/28/2006 11:36:48 AM

7.5 hours

5/28/2006 12:07:51 PM

t minus 4.25

5/28/2006 3:15:08 PM

big game tonight, not really much point to even say it, if sabres win I say they close it out in six, if the canes win I say the series goes 7, with the final game up in the air.


I hope the sabres found a way to get past gerber, their approach needs to be different than with cam, hopefully the change threw them off in game 4, but they've now adjusted, and will get back to scoring.

[Edited on May 28, 2006 at 3:20 PM. Reason : lkjds;]

5/28/2006 3:19:28 PM

yeah i was out of town, but i am back to watch the sabres beat the hurricanes tonight

5/28/2006 3:38:07 PM

yeah, you were "out of town"

5/28/2006 3:39:47 PM

and at least i don't blame the refs when we lose BITCHEZ

5/28/2006 3:40:09 PM

yeah, you just don't show up at all

5/28/2006 3:40:59 PM

its memorial day weekend dumbass everyone goes out of town

5/28/2006 3:41:14 PM

you'd have a hard time blaming the refs, considering carolina owned buffalo in every aspect of the game, and CAR had more penalty minutes than BUF

[Edited on May 28, 2006 at 3:43 PM. Reason : fhsd]

5/28/2006 3:42:10 PM

and wow i didn't sign on to hear you say how great the canes are, the series tied 2-2 and you know were going come back strong tonight!

5/28/2006 3:42:30 PM

look i'm not going to argue with a shitface like you, will see who wins tonight

5/28/2006 3:43:13 PM

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"will see who wins tonight"

edit: who's arguing?

[Edited on May 28, 2006 at 3:46 PM. Reason : fdh]

5/28/2006 3:44:13 PM

I'm willing to make a bet on this series with mshaul... are you that sure of your team?

5/28/2006 4:18:47 PM

go canes

5/28/2006 4:20:48 PM

stupid internet.

[Edited on May 28, 2006 at 4:22 PM. Reason : d]

5/28/2006 4:21:53 PM

canes in 6

oh btw, i hear the sabres are calling up mshaul to play defense

they're already gone through everyone else

[Edited on May 28, 2006 at 5:26 PM. Reason : *]

5/28/2006 5:23:12 PM

With Edmonton having closed out their series last night they will have a good bit of down time. This could work in our favor if we win this series. It could be like how it was with New Jersey in how they swept the Rangers (sorry Stein) and came out flat due to not having played an actual game in a while. Tonight is going to be crucial. Go Canes!

5/28/2006 5:30:00 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/index?&lpos=globalnav&lid=gn_NHL_NHL

says on the headline that the oilers will be the first 8 seed to make stanley cup finals, yeah since we did it in '02 they are the first

wonder how you go about getting that changed

[Edited on May 28, 2006 at 6:31 PM. Reason : .]

5/28/2006 6:19:16 PM

and it seems like numminen is going to play

5/28/2006 6:20:39 PM

^^THey should start by saying Stanley Cup instead of playoffs!

[Edited on May 28, 2006 at 6:22 PM. Reason : sadf]

5/28/2006 6:21:47 PM

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"canes in 6"

I would be extremely surprised if the canes won the series in 6

5/28/2006 6:28:11 PM

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"says on the headline that the oilers will be the first 8 seed to make the playoffs, yeah since we did it in '02 they are the first"

Well the Canes had the 8th best amount of points but were the 3 seed b/c they won the division. Remember they had home-ice advantage every series until the finals in '02...

5/28/2006 6:30:29 PM

^you may be right

but i thought the caps won the division that year

5/28/2006 6:32:44 PM

nope

you are right

we won the division that year with 91 points

although that headline is a bit of a misnomer, b/c we were technically the 16th seed in that playoff

[Edited on May 28, 2006 at 6:35 PM. Reason : .]

5/28/2006 6:34:21 PM