hahah I wasnt knocking you bro,never seen you play, just saying, the guy in the shoutouts is good

2/25/2007 1:27:32 AM

I know.

I'm loopy from cold medicine.

GO CANES!!

2/25/2007 1:38:31 AM

Tampa Bay 73 points 19 games remain
Atlanta 72 points 18 games remain
Carolina 71 points 18 games remain

2/25/2007 2:00:00 AM

awesome win, well utter payback against ATL last night.

^ thanks for the quick break down Vulcan. And we only have 18 more? I thought it was 19. Then again I can't add.

2/25/2007 10:19:34 AM

Tkachuk to the Thrashers in exchange for a first and third in the 07 draft, a second in the 08 draft, and Glen Metropolit.

It seems that all of the quotes from GMs in the past few weeks saying "the price is just too high" were not overstated.

2/25/2007 10:51:18 AM

damn, Tkachuk for that much? That's more than what we paid for Doug Weight last year.

2/25/2007 10:57:51 AM

Jesus seems to me that Atlanta got hosed. I mean, the three draft picks alone are a pretty insane price for fatass Tkachuk, but then you throw in Metropolit, who is their top scoring center this season, and I have to wonder what Waddell was thinking.

I'm going to laugh my ass off if Atlanta ends up missing the playoffs.

[Edited on February 25, 2007 at 11:44 AM. Reason : .]

2/25/2007 11:43:51 AM

^If they keep up their losing way, they're missing the playoffs for sure. I still don't see how these trades help them. The Zhetnik trade makes more sense to me.

2/25/2007 12:04:23 PM

The Zhitnik trade makes NO sense. "Let's trade our future franchise defenseman for an old puck-mover who can hardly even do that any more."

At least when the Canes decided to deal JJ, they got a quality YOUNG defenseman in return. TIMMAH FTW!

2/25/2007 12:24:41 PM

damn only 9 home games left

im gonna be mad if we don't make the playoffs

2/25/2007 12:50:01 PM

Waddell has lost it. I should of known this when I saw him wearing a short sleeved turtleneck last october.

2/25/2007 1:01:05 PM

I think Waddell is trying to save his job. If the thrashers don't make the playoffs this season, he's gone.

2/25/2007 2:17:02 PM

Did Waddell not see that Zhitnik was traded for Freddy Meyer this year. Coburn is a blue chipper and Meyer is a 5 or 6 d man. Not to mention he possibly traded away 2 first rounders, so there isn't a real way to replenish the farm. As VinylBandit said, this makes NO sense.

2/25/2007 3:58:05 PM

also, Carter has 27 pts and was worth a 5th rounder, Zhitnik has 23 pts and was worth a Franchise D man

2/25/2007 4:00:39 PM

I think Atlanta is just pushing the panic button. It's no secret that they haven't been able to gain the amount of fan support they've hoped for in Atlanta, but no big deal, that probably isn't going to come until they make the playoffs. Everything was looking up this year; they were rolling towards a division title, in good position to grab the 2nd seed in the East, and headed for the playoffs for the first time. Now the wheels are starting to come off, and they are desperately trying whatever they can to fix things so they can get into the playoffs and get that exposure that comes with it. Problem is they seem to be sacrificing their future for what I expect will be an early round exit.

2/25/2007 4:06:20 PM

TB won and now has 75 pts

2/25/2007 11:12:08 PM

Well, no worry for Kevyn Adams ending up with the Sabres or another East team, and at the same time no chance of him returning to the Canes as a free agent this offseason.

He has signed a 1 year extension with Phoenix.

2/27/2007 11:40:59 AM

I heard Aaron Ward got traded to the Bruins on ESPN radio a few hours ago.

^ ack, ah well.

2/27/2007 4:27:05 PM

All the trades are posted in the NHL season thread

2/27/2007 4:29:16 PM

I had hoped we would unload Tanabe while his stock is somewhat high, and then bring Babchuk back up so he can watch from the pressbox every night, but oh well. The good news is the Lightning didn't make any earth-shattering moves, and I still don't think Atlanta is in very good shape, so the division title is still well within reach.

The playoff bubble just got a lot tougher though with the Isles and Leafs making it clear that they plan on getting in.

2/27/2007 4:32:58 PM

Yea Tanabe has actually been looking good lately (even though I hate him with a passion). Too bad we didn't unload him like ya said Vulcan91. We coulda gotten someone pretty good I think...at least bring Babchuck back :-/

Hopefully Carter will get comfortable fast and really help out during the stretch. I doubt it will take long considering he's used to it by now, haha.

2/27/2007 7:00:21 PM

19 seconds, 2 goals

2/27/2007 8:17:49 PM

Could the Canes possibly choke any more

2/27/2007 9:22:13 PM

That was utter shit. I hope the ice was bad or something tonight, because neither team could complete a pass and guys were falling down like it was junior league. Ottawa really didn't look very good, but Carolina looked much much worse. Graham had some good saves, though, and Carter didn't look too bad.

2/27/2007 10:08:13 PM

That third period was absolutely horrible. We played very well in the 1st and 2nd, then it looked like we stopped caring in the 3rd. We played almost the whole period down in our own end of the ice and couldn't get it past the center line without icing it. I hope we figure out how to play a full game because if we keep playing like this our team will be watching the playoffs on TV.

2/27/2007 10:28:38 PM

better win tonight

<3 canesvision for having it on TV at the game

2/28/2007 3:52:47 PM

we need a win

2/28/2007 7:04:07 PM

this sucks

2/28/2007 9:45:54 PM

2/28/2007 9:55:57 PM

MY GOD EMERY WITH THE MATRIX MOVE IN THE CREASE

2/28/2007 10:02:03 PM

Yeah, he was crazy good in the end.

2/28/2007 10:11:11 PM

Wow. Emery was solid in net in the first 2, but the last period he was unstoppable. How many power play chances did they squander? 6? So many chances but the Sens just dominated the Canes.

2/28/2007 10:14:37 PM

hooray!! shut out again!!

2/28/2007 10:27:19 PM

i dont think we are making the playoffs

check it out too, take the p off of it, and it says layoffs

coincidence?

2/28/2007 11:53:54 PM

As shitty and inconsistent as they have been playing, I still feel like they should be able to beat out Montreal and Toronto for at least the 8th spot.

2/28/2007 11:54:34 PM

okay canesvision failed me tonight

[Edited on March 1, 2007 at 12:30 AM. Reason : ]

3/1/2007 12:30:51 AM

Home rink

http://forums.dieselstation.com/index.php?&showtopic=20536

3/1/2007 10:43:35 AM

that is fucking awesome

3/1/2007 10:56:48 AM

Psh, I had that in my gallery for years.

Captain Canad--I mean Islander to the rescue!

3/1/2007 4:04:43 PM

hahahaha tripp tracy shaved his head

it was for cancer though

3/1/2007 5:48:37 PM

he hasnt done it yet. he and chuck kation are doing it this saturday at the Hibernian

3/1/2007 5:57:24 PM

yes he did. they just showed it on the news

3/1/2007 6:00:06 PM

whoops, i didnt see it, i just knew it was scheduled for this saturday. my bad

3/1/2007 6:02:40 PM

I think I'm gonna try to get some good karma for the game tonight and eat at Papa Lou's beforehand. I have only eaten there once in my life; before Game 7.

3/2/2007 1:15:32 PM

i gotta say, the hurricanes are doing a great job defending their title.

flash in the pan. so much for the LOUDEST ARENA EVER IN THE HISTORY OF ORGANIZED SPORTS!!!

3/2/2007 3:24:17 PM

The Devils missed the playoffs after winning the Cup in '95.

I'm not counting out the Canes yet, but we all know what happened with the Devils after that.

3/2/2007 3:26:57 PM

canes = flash in the pan

devils = hocky greatness for a decade

3/2/2007 3:30:33 PM

THEY SURE DID A GREAT JOB OF DEFENDING THEIR TITLE, THOUGH

3/2/2007 3:32:27 PM

No, the canes aren't out of it yet, but with so many teams with momentum it's going to be a hard fight to make the playoffs.

But, if Atlanta and Tampa Bay fumble and we do well, we could still place 3rd in the conference. There's still plenty of games left.

3/2/2007 3:36:59 PM

hahaha it would be great to have 3rd place when we would only have 8th or so otherwise

3/2/2007 3:43:00 PM