Canes Country Points - Montreal at Carolina
It’s time again for readers to take another shot at earning points toward free tickets. Tonight Montreal is in town to take on Carolina, but instead of guessing about the final score like we have done in the past, we will try something different for this game.
Guess which Carolina player will score first in tonight’s contest, and win 10 points.
Again you can choose anyone you would like, even if someone else has already chosen that player ahead of you. If you think that the Canes will be shutout and no one will score, simply say “shutout” and you will win if you are correct.
One entry per user ID and all entries must be posted by game time.
For more information and a listing of current standings, check out this link.
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As usual, the game preview will be posted after lunch. There is no local television broadcast for this matchup, so I will be making “live updates” from the rink between periods again tonight. If you are online, feel free to drop in and make comments or ask questions.
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Last night, I was interviewed by a French journalist/blogger who had some intelligent questions to ask about the Hurricanes. I answered the best that I could, even if it wasn’t in French.
Check that out here.
About the Author: Bubba is a hockey fan/citizen journalist who has always wanted to be a sportswriter and is pursuing his dream. He also writes a Hurricanes blog for 
Russ | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Ruutu on the PP
JBoy | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Samsonov, finally!!!!!!!
Thrashers Recaps | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Brind’Amour
T-Leaf | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
I’m gonna say Sammy, cause gosh darnit I’m rooting for that boy!
janeybell | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
I’m going WAAAAY out on a limb here….
Sutter.
Rollcage | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Bayda
David | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Staalsie… I hope.
Mateo | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Ward on an empty net…. (I should get bonus points if that happens)
chris | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
pitkanen shot from the point (possibly redirection)
TylerA | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Canes will score first on a monster slapshot from the point. The shooter……Pitkanen!
Nathan | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
There’ll be some Ray Whitney wizardry tonight! Lucky #13!
AD | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Dennis.
psmith | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Ruutu
caron | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Brindy all the way scoring first!
caron | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Shoot, someone took my Brindy already, if I’m allowed to change I say Chad LaRosie!
Wufpirate | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Gimme Corvo.
CCRE | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Scotty Walker!
David | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Eric Staal
Jonathan | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Staal
Tarheelicane | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Staal…pllllllease
pete | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
samsonov
Mason | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Whitney!
canesbeast | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Brindy
canesrdabest1 | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Ruutu!
Ken | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Mr. Staal methinks.
chris | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
this is not way out on a limb.
sutter looks great everytime he touches the puck.
and that is a good reason to be excited as a canes fan.
chris | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
i was trying to reply wqith a quote to
“janeybell | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
I’m going WAAAAY out on a limb here….
Sutter.”
-c
packpigskinfan25 | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
ruutu
SamsonovFan | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
First goal… Wallin, the Secret Weapon, with a booming slap from the point that will absolutely frighten the poor Habs’ netminder… what is his name, Cory?
Followed closely by his penalty-box buddy, Samsonov (two beautiful feeds to Sammy by Staal last game as Sammy circled in front of the goal. I think those situations are exactly how Sammy needs to be a part of the offense… and how he scored a lot last year!!).
Ivan | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Peter Laviolette. He takes away Staal’s gear and stick and scores a goal in his jersey. Lavi then becomes our #1 center and John Forslund becomes the head coach. Staal then goes on to be a pee wee hockey coach.
Ok, a little on the iffy side maybe….
For real: Matt Cullen.
Justin Walther | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Going with the good odds….Ruutu.
keclkc | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
RUUTU
SamsonovFan | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Awesome, Ivan!
I don’t want to start the comments going down this road, but I can’t help saying…
I would love to see WALLY TATOMIR say, “Dammit, I’m just going to take care of this myself… if you want something done right….”, grab some equipment, jump over the boards on a change, payback Laraque for Rod’s injury by checking him through the glass, and score the game-winner with a forehand to backhand through the five hole.
So…. Wally Tatomir. Canes 1, Habs 0. The crowd goes CRAZY!!! “None better!”
AD | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Couldn’t help it, Ivan and SamFan, you SHOULD win!
Andrea | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Tough one… I’ll have to go with Ruutu
Eman | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Since the pickins’ are slim at this point I will say that Gleason will score for the first time in his career against the Habs.
canesfan1983 | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Larose
Caniac324 | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Cullen
ThunderDumas | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Staal
Todd | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Staal-
Lou | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
cullen, got it in at 7:03, before game started
Bubba | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Lou, you just made it.
cut off now
P-6 on the laptop | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
6-2 Habs
Maybe it’s tonight…
A
Bubba | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Sergei Samsonov
SamsonovFan, how could you not pick him?
Andrea | Nov 18, 2008 | Reply
Let’s hope the flood gates just opened for Sammy… Even though _I_ don’t get any points for that one, I’m so happy to see him score that I still feel like a winner!
Great game (espc to go against the flow with the win after the Habs score first)
And wow! sutter is one heck of a kid! Every game I see I’m even more impressed (which is saying something because I was very very impressed with him the first game I saw him play). Sadly, every game I feel more and more that Staal needs to be rested awhile, or at the very least, needs to be playing less minutes. Don’t get me wrong, I think he wants to make the effort, I just don’t think he has it in him at the moment, and I think it costs the team as a whole. Someone, somewhere, recently made the analogy that when he’s on the ice it’s like we are playing shorthanded. I wouldn’t go quite that far, but I think it is fair to call it a 5 on 4.5 when he is on the ice lately. I would feel better if he were only on the ice 5 minutes a game, but they were quality minutes, rather than 20+ sub-par minutes. Maybe that’s just me (but I don’t think I’m alone on this one).
Bubba | Nov 19, 2008 | Reply
I have T-Leaf, JBoy, and Pete as winners. The points are currently added to the main contest page.
As always if I left someone out, please let me know.