The Canes are in a bit of a funk, having lost four of their last six games. They will need to cut that out if they expect to do well in the playoffs. Tonight will be the perfect time to step up and perform against one of the top teams in the East. A win tonight would also keep Ottawa on their toes. They have leapfrogged Carolina to claim the number one spot in the East. They enjoy a four point cushion with fourteen games to play.
In the two meetings so far this season, the Canes won both in dramatic fashion. On November 9, in Buffalo, Erik Cole became the first NHLer to be awarded two penalty shots in the same game. He converted the first, and missed the second, as the Canes emerged with a 5-3 win. On February 12, the Sabres came to Raleigh and played a beautiful game that took six rounds of shootout to finally determine Carolina as the winner.
Today, the Canes are a bit banged up. Obviously, we're without Erik Cole. Also still out is Andrew Hutchinson. Josef Vasicek, who has been out since mid-November, won't play tonight but could be back as early as Saturday. Add to that, Aaron Ward is questionable for tonight.
We will probably see Cam Ward in goal for the Canes and Ryan Miller for the Sabres. I'll be DVRing the game, so please don't text me with score updates.
According to the article in yesterday's News and Disturber, Josef Vasicek has been
"tearing up practices, throwing his body around in full-contact drills and raising hopes the Carolina Hurricanes forward will be back soon."At the end of the article, he says that Jo-Va could be back for all 13 games after tonight's. That would certainly make the season ticket holders from Section 112, rows G and J very happy. It would make the whole Caniac Nation happy, but some of us more than others.
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