It's a dirty tactic to try and fool the officials into thinking the other team committed a penalty.

11/3/2005 11:11:22 PM

so its the equivalent to a flop being a foul in basketball?

11/3/2005 11:29:46 PM

Lindros is a fucking douche. He needs to be stabbed with butter knives in teh eye...

11/3/2005 11:31:04 PM

Don't worry he'll get another concussion soon enough.

11/3/2005 11:31:19 PM

i hope the next concussion makes him quit playing
he's such an asshole

11/3/2005 11:34:30 PM

too bad he's my mothers favorite player..
she even named her cat Lindros.
the cat is evil so its fitting....

11/3/2005 11:35:24 PM

Domi Looks like a mountain goat

11/3/2005 11:37:52 PM

speaking of concussions, apkaufma has one with his name on it.

11/3/2005 11:42:04 PM

i would really enjoy seeing the two of you fight

11/3/2005 11:43:57 PM

So was ward tending the net due to his success against the leafs the other week? or was gerber hurt

11/3/2005 11:55:50 PM

Ward was tending the net because he's a damn fine netminder. Same goes for when Gerber plays. We're in win-win rotation land.

11/4/2005 12:00:38 AM

What was the crowd tonight?

11/4/2005 12:07:01 AM

13,801

and it seemed like there were actually more people in their seats than last week when we had 13,000+

ps redwings tix are now on sale. jan 10th, hurry up and get the cheap ones while they are still available!!! i hate how the wings fans always pollute the rbc center, lets fill up the seats with hurricane asses

[Edited on November 4, 2005 at 12:18 AM. Reason : f]

11/4/2005 12:16:10 AM

13k is horrid. was this because the game was early at 7 or do we have attendence issues. maybe they should do some kind of ticket specials to fill it up and build larger fan base

i thouht we had the best fans

[Edited on November 4, 2005 at 12:24 AM. Reason : used to be loudest arena in hockey]

11/4/2005 12:23:51 AM

Weekday games are usually around 13k. be grateful, last season a weekday game was lucky to draw 11k. As the Canes continue to do well attendance will rise. Dont froget we were the doormat of the eastern conference 2 seasons ago after a lot of people bought season tickets after the cup run, so we have to earn back some fans.

11/4/2005 12:36:30 AM

Quote :

"13k is horrid."

13K on a weeknight is a great improvement over what it was before. Winning helps--I just wish the 'Canes would do a better job of marketing the team.

11/4/2005 12:37:57 AM

^^^ Also, FWIW, 7:00 is the standard game time. Here and there it'll be at 7:30/8:00 or a Sunday matinee at 1:30/5:00.

11/4/2005 12:41:50 AM

Quote :

"He did a fucking backflip because someone touched his skate."

hi. have you ever put on ice skates?

have you ever played ice hockey?

an edge of your skate can easily get caugh on the ice, and while trynig to change your momentum its very very very very VERY VERY VERY easy to cause yourself to spill over hideosly.

the man was on ONE leg and had IT being HOOKED from behind

thats not a dive. true, he may be diver. but that was in no way a conclusive dive.

[Edited on November 4, 2005 at 6:48 AM. Reason : - ]

11/4/2005 6:46:13 AM

i just feel bad for the guy who thought he won a John Deere, and then got joo-ed.

11/4/2005 7:32:02 AM

"I feel bad for the fan that missed out on the John Deere when Staalsy scored, thats a great prize" -Erik "Louganis" Cole

11/4/2005 9:40:54 AM

Quote :

"hi. have you ever put on ice skates? have you ever played ice hockey?"

Three or four times a week. The ice has been pretty bad for a little more than a week, so I can see the slight possibility of catching an edge, but the probability of Erik Cole diving is so much higher and the barrel roll was so slow, I don't think that's what happened.

Quote :

"thats not a dive. true, he may be diver. but that was in no way a conclusive dive."

It wasn't a normal Cole dive, no, but he did embellish. That warrants a penalty going both ways. While some have said that it was inappropriate for Fraser to send a message at that time, it is better to send it when a game isn't hanging in the balance.

As for "he may be a diver," there's no "may be" involved. Cole has hit the deck at least twice during every home game, and he did it all through 2003-04 as well. He's a known flopper, and as such the marginal calls are going to go against him. The one good thing that comes out of this is that the Retired Players' Fund is $2,000 richer today.

[Edited on November 4, 2005 at 2:50 PM. Reason : d]

11/4/2005 2:48:21 PM

they beat florida last night

just thought id post

11/6/2005 11:52:05 AM

w00t

11/6/2005 12:06:31 PM

I am glad we got the win, but it was by far the most boring game I have watched this season. The guys battled hard in the third to get the win. I hope they can keep this up.

Next game: Wed. @ Buffalo 7pm

11/6/2005 3:19:17 PM

im starting to expect a stanley cup. these guys are looking good. defense still needs work.


^a few yeas ago, 2-0 was considered an exciting game. people are getting a little spoiled by the 12 goals for period shit.

[Edited on November 8, 2005 at 11:08 PM. Reason : -]

11/8/2005 11:08:03 PM

the canes are starting to stir up that same feeling around here that everyone had a few years ago when we went to the finals.....its gonna be a crazy ass season!

11/8/2005 11:41:44 PM

^^ And a few years before that, Gretzky, Kurri, and Semenko ( ) would tell you that 12 goals is beyond boring.

[Edited on November 9, 2005 at 12:51 AM. Reason : d]

11/9/2005 12:51:01 AM

^^^It wasn't just the score that made the game boring. There weren't a lot of quality scoring chances for either team. I loved hockey before the lock out and I love it now. It's not the high scoring that makes the game that much better, it's the quality scoring chances that make games great. Even if the score is 1-0 and there were a lot of quality scoring chances the game can be exciting.

^^I'm totally excited about the wins the 'Canes are getting. I am concerned with how long they can keep this up. Lavi is only playing 3 lines a lot of the time. This will be fine in the short term, but over 82 games it's going to be hard to keep up without significant fatigue. Lavi has had teams start off really strong in the past and have them not do so well later in the season. I hope this years team can keep up the good work through June!

[Edited on November 9, 2005 at 1:44 AM. Reason : ^^]

11/9/2005 1:41:10 AM

The fatigue of rolling three lines can be absorbed when you're rolling seven D-men.

11/9/2005 2:14:36 AM

Canes @ Sabres... 7pm on FSN

11/9/2005 11:52:34 AM

so i was a sabres fan for 5 years when i lived near buffalo...but id really like to see the canes win

so....i dont know who to root for. ward v ward should be good. or is he not still with the sabres? bleh...im not fan

11/9/2005 2:35:47 PM

Dixon Ward played for Buffalo until 2000, but he hasn't played in the NHL since playing eight games for the Rangers in 02-03.

[Edited on November 9, 2005 at 2:50 PM. Reason : g]

11/9/2005 2:48:27 PM

^ wow im behind the times. but this guy is his brother, right?

11/9/2005 4:39:51 PM

I could be wrong, but I don't think there is any relation between either Cam or Aaron Ward and Dixon Ward.

11/9/2005 4:54:51 PM

i know back when i was a ward fan that he did have a brother in the NHL

11/9/2005 7:01:54 PM

gerber has made about 3 good saves so far.

11/9/2005 7:17:11 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=amber_david&id=2218606

Quote :

"Q: College basketball is huge in North Carolina. So, which team do you cheer for: North Carolina, Duke or NC State? A: I've got to go with the Wolfpack because we play in the same arena as they do. It's pretty unbelievable around here. I went to a game at Duke & it was a wild scene, but I've got to say I cheer for the Wolfpack. "

Good call

11/9/2005 7:18:56 PM

wow. even when the canes suck, they rule. 2-1.

11/9/2005 7:39:27 PM

pretty

11/9/2005 7:39:48 PM

looks like they have their focus and speed back now

11/9/2005 7:41:06 PM

gerber is ridiculous

11/9/2005 8:13:06 PM

why has it seemed like buffalo has had at least an extra skater out there this entire period so far

11/9/2005 8:13:25 PM

shit

im not up with the stats ... but is gerber one of the best goalies? the man is a wall.

11/9/2005 8:13:31 PM

kaberle just made me eat it

[Edited on November 9, 2005 at 8:19 PM. Reason : goal]

11/9/2005 8:16:30 PM

Dmen are banged up, maybe that has something to do with it

[Edited on November 9, 2005 at 8:19 PM. Reason : KABERLE GOAL]

11/9/2005 8:18:15 PM

GO CANES!!!

Nov 25 2005, Fri HOME Maple Leafs 7:00 PM ET -


I will be there

11/9/2005 8:20:04 PM

looks to me like even when the canes suck, they score. this kids know how to score points. jesus.

11/9/2005 8:20:36 PM

Canes up 3-1 after two.

Shots are Buffalo 34, Carolina 11.

[Edited on November 9, 2005 at 8:30 PM. Reason : s]

11/9/2005 8:30:45 PM

i like their new motto

we stay we play or whatever it is

and as for the shot different, good Lord, Gerber is doing great
amazing how good of shooters we have

11/9/2005 8:32:40 PM

so are they playin with more people on the ice or what

11/9/2005 8:37:21 PM