PHEW!
After a horrible first period, our Canes were out slaughtering puppies tonight. Four powerplay goals, Samsonov had his first 4-pointer in eight years, ruutu had three points, Staal had one amazing goal, and so had the underrated Patrick Eaves. Cam was solid as always, and had some insane saves.
After struggling with goal-scoring, we've really teared it up during this roadtrip. 4 of 6 points against the canucks, sharks and coyotes is very impressive by the Canes' standards, as most of us were hoping for 2-3 maybe.
The new dude, Jokinen, good and got a point. Our AHL-ers were solid, and Anton Babchuk (+3!) and Corvo was rock solid back there. All in all a great match, and I really hope we can carry the momentum home, and beat the Panthers when they come to visit.
As much as I hate to say it, We're looking like a completely different team without Brind 'Amour, the ceaptain. It's sad but true, but maybe he and the team needed a break from eachother.