Round 1 Roundup: Opening Day Series bite-size previews OPEN THREAD
We might as well preview each series as they come, and we need a gamethread. Why not both? Carolina vs.
Ottawa – Fraudwatch East The Sens were the ones who got the final ticket to ride in the East, and must now face the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round. Truly, to two nicer teams, […]
Jan 20, 2015; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Flyers right wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (78) fights with Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Bobby Farnham (34) during the second period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images We might as well preview each series as they come, and we need a gamethread. Why not both?
Carolina vs. Ottawa – Fraudwatch East The Sens were the ones who got the final ticket to ride in the East, and must now face the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round. Truly, to two nicer teams, this wouldn’t happen.
The Hurricanes are once again the kings of stuff happening; they lead the league in CF%, FF%, and are 2nd in xGF%. They have the puck in a stranglehold all the time and shoot from everywhere to juice the first two stats, but inevitably their blanketing approach gets them into the dangerous areas and they shoot a lot from there too. History states that they struggle with teams that are a little more physical or able to take what time with the puck that they get and use their greatest weakness in goal against them.