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I have a bad habit of writing young adult fiction in between talking about hockey and the Montreal Canadiens. If any of your favorite books feature magic, adventure, spaceships powered by people who can teleport, wizards and/or mayhem, take a look!
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I know some people might not agree, and that's fine. But I do not like what is being done to this kid. I don't think this ends well.
Video of Matt Rempeโs fight training with Georges Laraque ๐ณ๐ฅ
(via @bmyhres)
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"Who's in the penalty box?"
"Aho."
"Who drew the penalty?"
"Aho."
"No, I'm asking who Aho got the hooking penalty against."
"Aho."
"No, no. Aho is in the box, right?"
"Right."
"For hooking?
"Yes."
"Who did he hook?"
"Aho."
"THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE!"
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You've been kidnapped by people who stole a shipment of jerseys from the NHL shop. They insist you put on "your favorite player's jersey" and take a selfie to post on Twitter so your loved ones will think you're ok. Which player's jersey will make your family call police?
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Anybody who is harassing Schiefele's family is wrong to do so, and as a Habs fan I condemn that unequivocally.
That's not hard to say, and I ask my fellow #Habs fans to join me in saying it.
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Honestly, Mikko Rantanen does not come across very well at all in the footage used in the Jarvis episode.
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Anyone who thinks Nikishin is just another prospect joining the team should watch this.
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If Mikko Rantanen can't score while playing for the Carolina Hurricanes it's going to be abundantly clear that the problem isn't Rantanen.
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๐งตOhhhhh boy.
So the Canes basically asked if Rantanen would come to Carolina and got a positive response. But Mikko and his agent apparently thought this was the Pettersson situation all over again. Remember that, from last season? The Canes had made a solid...
Interesting stuff from @FriedgeHNIC on the Rantanen situation: Says the Hurricanes did have an opportunity to gauge Rantanenโs interest before the trade and got positive feedback, but that his camp perhaps thought it was posturing by Colorado.
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If you told me that Eric Tulsky engineered the entire Rantanen trade solely to pry Logan Stankoven away from the Dallas Stars I would believe it.
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Rod Brind'Amour and injury descriptions, a translation guide:
"He's a little dinged up."
(Player will be out for five games)
"Nothing too serious."
(Player will be out at least a week.)
"He's day-to-day."
(These are biblical days.)
"It's not good."
(Player...
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If we take Mikko Rantanen at his word--that he tried his best in Carolina--then we are left with the inescapable conclusion that at his best Rantanen isn't capable of hitting Mark Jankowski's level of play within Carolina's system, in which case we're well rid of him.
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Also, I'm disappointed with @TheAthleticNHL for running a photo of a hit that left a 20-year-old with severe concussion/head injury symptoms including physical collapse and short-term memory loss as if this is something to be glorified.
Jacob Troubaโs hits "change the game" for the Rangers โ and the NHL's all-time hitters are taking notice.
"Itโs a dying breed, what Troubaโs doing. But ... guys appreciate it."
โ๏ธ @StapeAthletic
๐ bit.ly/3malKtJ
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The thing I notice most about Stankoven is how well he fits in. He looks like he's been playing for the Canes his whole career.
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Martin Necas will become a 100-point producer in Colorado. This is such a good fit for him. It's going to be amazing to see what top line ice time and deployment can do for a player of his talent and speed. Pity he couldn't get that in Raleigh.
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Dear #Habs:
Match the offer.
Sincerely,
This fan, and everyone who likes this post.
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Dear New York Rangers fans: Martin Necas and Jack Drury play for the Colorado Avalanche. They are not available in a trade with the Canes for K'Andre Miller.
As you were.
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Rod (Walks into room, crosses his arms, looks every member of the Metro team in the eyes):
Go have fun.
(Leaves)
Metro players: ???
Aho: So, we're supposed to control the possession game, play strong defense, shoot the puck twice as much as they do, & win.
Giroux: (Nods)
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Alexander Nikishin is about 4 months older than Seth Jarvis.
Seth Jarvis was asked about the performances from the #Canes' young guys (Nikishin, Stankoven) and if he remembers playing at that age in the Eastern Conference Final.
โIโm only a year older than these guys, man. I donโt know why you think Iโm 40โฆ"
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ALT Seth Jarvis on the ice ahead of a recent game.
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Why would we apologize? We didn't say he was a bad hockey player. We said his mama raised him badly and his manners are worse than those of an incontinent and flatulent pig at a garden party wedding. We're not wrong.
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"Tulsky's a monster. Don't trade with that guy." The Avs podcast I'm currently listening to.
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Ryan Poehling will turn 23 on January 3, 2022. He is one year older than Alexander Romanov (who turns 22 on January 6, 2022) and two years older than Cole Caufield (who turns 21 on January 2, 2022).
Would love to see Poehling get his shot with the Habs this year.
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The Canes will not come back down 3-0 in the first 10 minutes of the game with a shaky Kochetkov and one scoring line.
This is already over.
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He won't ever be a big point collector--it's not his game--but Kotkaniemi has been playing very well lately. Last night he was instrumental on Walker's goal with the netfront battle, won 83% of his draws, and had an on-ice CF% of 69.57. He's been making a positive impact.
Wake up, the #Canes have won 8 straight!
ALT Photo of KK and Walks smiling while celebrating a goal during last night's game
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Every time he opens his mouth I become even happier that his tenure as a Hurricane was thoroughly unremarkable, mercifully brief, and easily forgotten.
"A lot of Finns in the team so a lot of friends from before already, which makes the transition always a little bit easier when you know some guys." ๐ซ๐ฎ
Mikko Rantanen is ready for his @DallasStars debut.
Stream for free on Victory+ โก๏ธ victoryplus.com/share/seriesโฆ
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Happy 25th birthday to Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who despite his struggles as a player never hesitates to stand up for his teammates or spark the team when the occasion warrants it.
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Tkachuk has such poor character. No sportsmanship. Rod Brind'Amour called the Panthers' post-whistle stuff "fake tough" and you can see why. Easy to punch a guy when your teammate is holding him down.
Teammate held him while Tkachuk threw a shot ๐ณ nitter.app/BleacherReport/status/โฆ
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Dear @CanadiensMTL and Marc Bergevin:
Please match the offer sheet.
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The sight of the first hockey players returning in August is even better than the sight of the first robins in spring.
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Jaccob Slavin showed us at Four Nations what he looks like when he doesn't have to spend a lot of time covering for a defensively-weak partner.
He deserves better than to be paired with Brent Burns. The team would also greatly benefit.
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So this is what Rantanen looks like when he decides to show up.
Interesting.
We never saw that with the Canes. He really ought to refund his pay for those 13 games; he cheated Canes fans who paid to watch him play.
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Everyone who bought into and repeated Mikko's story that he really did try to play well with the Canes but golly gosh shucks he was just too blindsided by the trade to remember how to hockey: he's kinda proving that a skilled liar can sell anything to the easily deluded.
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The Canes are going to go to the playoffs with a massive chip on their shoulders and I think that's going to be fun.
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The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals did not make the playoffs.
The New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Boston Bruins were eliminated in the first round.
The Eastern Division is changing.
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Guys, the Canes are not blowing the series. They are in Boston facing a desperate team, and nobody really expected a sweep.
But the power play plans need to be burned and redrawn.
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I think every Canes fan should agree that the "Cause Chaos" motto was in fact cursed and should be replaced next season by something more fitting.
In the spirit of "Take Warning" or "Cause Chaos," what do you think the Canes 2-word motto next season should be?
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I just love how many Habs fans have slithered out of the drains to tell everyone that KK is a greedy money-hungry cash-mad avaricious brat and they always knew it. Gee, I can't imagine why KK would consider leaving Montreal; the fans have always been so nice to him. ๐ก
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The tax savings are marginal. I think Rantanen's agent tried to get more than CAR's offer, found out the hard way that no one is giving Mikko 14 million, and then had to make something work with Dallas because the bridges back to CAR were thoroughly burned.
Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars are closing in on an extension
8 years, $12M AAV. Would get the deal done.
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Good morning everyone. The Carolina Hurricanes are in second place in the Eastern Conference. (Note: not just the Metro Division; the whole Eastern Conference.)
Time to fix the power play.
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The Carolina Hurricanes now have 5 Finns, and 3 of them have last names with 10 letters each in them.
At some point, just for fun, there should be a Teravainen-Kotkaniemi-Puljujarvi line in a game just so the "30 letter line" is a thing.
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I'd suggest the Department of Player Safety should take a look at this but we all know they will do nothing.
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Carolina Hurricanes and their coach, Rod Brind'Amour, are very skilled at developing young players. If MTL doesn't match I have a feeling what will be exposed in the aftermath is how absolutely terribly MTL handled the development of a European player rushed to the NHL at 18...
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If I blocked you today, it's probably because you were celebrating someone's violent murder, or crying about hockey players posting messages of prayer for the victim and his young family.
And I haven't voted for a major political party candidate in almost 2 decades, so.
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Somehow the whole "Trouba! Duck!" thing makes perfect sense if you consider it properly.
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"Marty's on an unsustainable hot streak but it sure is fun."
"Marty Necas or Jordan Martinook?"
"Yes."
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I'm going to make a bold prediction.
When Andrei Svechnikov returns from injury he's going to take the league by storm, especially in the playoffs.
Maybe I'll be wrong, but I don't think so.
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Honestly, I think the Canes just didn't have anyone fast enough to keep up with Necas.
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In addition to scoring a goal, blocking a couple of shots, and playing well in general Jesperi Kotkaniemi led all centers tonight by winning 58.3% of his faceoffs (12 total, 7 wins, 5 losses).
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Look, I know development is a good thing, but I'm starting to get rather impatient to see Nadeau in Raleigh.
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As a Habs fan, I'm rooting for either NYR or VGK to get Eichel so our fan base will stop trying to trade half the team to get him. ๐ก
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Your move, Andrei Svechnikov.
KUZNETSOV JUST SCORED THE GOAL OF THE YEAR ๐ฑ๐ฅ
LACROSSE GOAL FROM THE TOP OF SLOT ๐คฏ
(via @khl_eng)
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Happy birthday to Habs' captain Shea Weber! Still hoping he might be able to return, and wishing him all the best!
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The New Jersey Devils fans want Jordan Staal's young son penalized for that vicious crosscheck.
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I know Jackson Blake was underwhelming in the playoffs, but some of you don't realize just how good he projects to be. If the Canes decide to trade him they won't do so lightly.
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Don't let Kotkaniemi's goal, assist, +2, and 6 shots on goal distract you from the fact that he also won 76.9% of his faceoffs tonight too.
Have a game, KK. โค๏ธ๐ค
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๐งตCanes friends, I say this from a place of love, but: y'all need to lay off Martin Necas.
He led the Canes in scoring this season with 71 points. This put him 58th in the league out of the 1000+ players to suit up for games in the NHL this year. He turned 24 in...
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Things I learned from Rangers' social media after last night's game:
1. Carolina's players are gritty, physical goons.
2. The refs love the Canes and rarely penalize them.
3. The Canes play boring trap hockey.
4. Jesper Fast is public enemy #1 at MSG.
5. The...
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Look, all Kotkaniemi said was that when he got to Carolina he remembered why hockey is so fun. Maybe he loves the theme night party atmosphere at PNC Arena. Maybe he loves the Storm Surge. Maybe he loves hanging out with the Finns at Aho's sauna. Maybe he loves...
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I know there's nothing official yet about Aho's "personal reasons" for missing practice, but (if it is what we think) just the thought of Sebastian Aho playing with dad strength in this next series is making me smile.
Canes practice lines (5/2):
Svechnikov-Roslovic*-Blake
Hall-Kotkaniemi-Stankoven
Martinook-Staal-Jarvis
Jost**-Jankowski-Carrier
Slavin-Burns
Orlov-Chatfield
Gostisbehere-Walker
Nikishin-Morrow
Andersen
Kochetkov
*Aho out for personal reasons
**Robinson, Stillman absent
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Pasternak did not get his team past Bobrovsky.
Matthews did not get his team past Bobrovsky.
Yet some Canes fans are ready to trade key players for an elite goal-scorer.
That's not the way forward here.
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I'm not sure the New York Islanders are going to be ready to experience the full intensity of the wrath of Sebastian Antero Aho and Jesperi Kotkaniemi on Friday.
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As an American hockey fan in Texas who chose the Montreal Canadiens to be my team 2 years ago, I'm awfully tired of the narrative that in order to appeal to Americans hockey must become an over-the-top spectacle full of the crass, the vulgar, the flashy, etc. with...
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Canes win a game where they actually dominated in the shots etc. I like this new trend.
We said we wanted them to win at least one of the first two in Washington and mission accomplished, y'all! ๐
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So many Habs fans are willing to write KK off as a barely adequate 3C who isn't going to improve.
He's six months (to the day) younger than Alexander Romanov.
He's six months older than Cole Caufield.
The Carolina Hurricanes know how much potential he still has at his age.
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The NHL is awful.
Game 4 CAR/BOS is at 12:30 Eastern on Sunday, May 8.
Mother's Day.
(I mean, I'd center MY day around the game, but my 84-year-old mother-in-law wants to go out to eat and it's not like I'm going to say no.) ๐๐ฅด
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Dear Carolina Hurricanes,
In my fears about the outcome of tonight's game I might have posted some undue criticisms I now regret. Please except my sincere apologies.
Sincerely, etc.
PS: Except the ones about the power play. Those are still valid. ๐
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I don't think the Canes need to change their coach. I just think their coach needs to change. Adapt. Adjust. (Etc.)
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Imagine being a casual hockey fan and seeing that "J. Slavin" and "Sebastian Aho" were both put on waivers today. ๐
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