Logan Allard

Le Blanc de Blanc, by Georges Mathieu, 1987, 📸 by @catocataldo

Like are we trying to get people in seats or not?

I don't understand the NHL's scheduling for playoff games. Why on earth are you having PLAYOFF games start at 6 PM on a weekday when most of your consumer base is on their way home from a 9-5? Are we seriously worried about having the Canes play at the same time as the Leafs?

ALEXANDER NIKISHIN HAS ARRIVED

One thing the PP is definitely missing post-"the trade" is Necas' ability to enter the zone with control of the puck. There have been some moments recently where the passing has looked genuinely inspiring but they can't convert and they revert to moving the puck poorly.

In slightly more positive North Carolina hockey related happenings, Charlotte Checkers call-up Justin Sourdif gets his first NHL goal

I’m just not sure how you watch tonight’s game as a coach and this is your takeaway. I haven’t seen a change to the play style at all, it’s the same RBA dump and chase it’s been for the past 7 years with the same anemic power play.

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Wow. Just wow.

EXCLUSIVE: Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky speaks on pulling off the Mikko Rantanen trade.

Tulsky explains how the deal came to fruition and why it's different from the Jake Guentzel scenario last year.

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TRADER TULSKY??

It’s also why those seam passes to a guy like Aho streaking towards the net get broken up. The penalty killers haven’t stretched out of their formation, keeping them from getting a stick in the passing lane.

My impression watching the power play is that it looks like someone told them puck movement is good but never actually elaborated on that. See the 5 on 3 in Dallas. Passes back and forth but not in a manner that stretched the Dallas PK out of their formation. Canes are passing without a purpose.

Keeping track of Charlotte football’s player movement going into the offseason (2024-2025 Season) — Logan Allard With Charlotte head coach Biff Poggi’s firing, here is where I’ll keep try track of transfers who are coming or going as a result. Image: The Independent Tribune

First post on Bluesky, just got the transfer portal page up to date!

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