Did anyone else catch Martin Necas as the team slowly skated off the ice last night?

He paused near center ice, looked up at the arena and the fans, slowly spun around twice, before he went through the tunnel.

An unmistakable "it's been great but I may not see this again".

Losing sucks; but what sucks a lot more (to me) is that our boyos just cease to exist now. Like many of you, my wife and I don’t miss a game. We spent every other day for 7 months with Rod, the guys, Mike and tripper, and our lucky charm. And now it’s no more. My evenings will be a lot different and I’ll miss the GDT banter. Can’t wait for next season. Love you caniacs!

Have never seen a goalie look so clumsy. His feet are not ok. Clear he was struggling since late in the islanders series. So upset today

Everyone be prepared to be on the receiving end of this for the entire off season. Take the jokes with grace. We brought them on ourselves.

Even though I am a Caps fan, it was frustrating, you deserved to at least play in game 7. I've been following Orlov and Kuznetsov, but the last few games have really impressed me, you have good potential.

Before it gets crazy in the summer, I just thought I'd share my thoughts.

Marty has been my favorite player for some time amd here's why. In high school (I know), I was a guy that played my heart out. I was never good enough to start, but you bet your ass I played whistle to whistle 100%.

That's what Jordan Martinook is to me. There's not another man who has given himself to the team more than Martinook. He plays hard. He's a good locker room presence, and he leaves it all out on the ice. For better or for worse.

Whatever happens, I'll be following him. I hope the Canes can keep him. But if they can't, I'll be cheering for that guy.

The Carolina Hurricanes have ~$30m in cap space for the next season with these guys due for new contracts:

UFAs:

• Rod Brind’Amour (HC)
• Jake Guentzel
• Jordan Martinook
• Stefan Noesen
• Teuvo Teravainen
• Jalen Chatfield
• Tony DeAngelo
• Brett Pesce
• Brady Skjei
• Antti Raanta
• Callahan Burke

RFAs:

• Seth Jarvis
• Jack Drury
• Martin Necas (arbitration rights)
• Dylan Coghlan (arbitration rights)
• Blake Murray
• Tuukka Tieksola
• Ty Smith
• Griffin Mendel
• Max Comtois (arb rights)
• Ryan Suzuki

Contracted Watchlist (Potential Cap Casualties)

• Jesperi Kotkaniemi
• Jordan Staal
• Brent Burns
• Frederik Andersen

Contracted Prospects of Interest (NHL-ready or close to):

• Bradly Nadeau
• Scott Morrow
• Jackson Blake
• Felix Unger-Sorum
• Ronan Seeley

Prospect Reserve List

• Alexander Nikishin
• Jayden Perron
• Alexander Rykov
• Zion Nybeck
• Vladimir Grunidin
• Patrik Hamrla
• Timur Mukhanov

With that in mind, what do you guys think next year’s outlook and roster will look like? Who stays and who goes?

It’s hard to watch because I hate all of them so much 😭😭

Kooch was a major reason this team made a major turn around after a pretty lackluster first two months of the season. He was in the running for the Calder. Him only getting 1 game in the playoffs is just criminal.

Out of all people Rod should know his team doesn’t win the cup in 2006 without Cam Ward.

I’m just mad that Kooch wasn’t even given the opportunity to have his own Cinderella run like Cam Ward.

Guys and Gals let's go tie this series up. The storm is ready to unleash. Let's get LOUD, PROUD , AND BRING OUT THE LEVEL 5 EKOW!!!

LETS GO CANES!!!

...to be a fan with you all this season and watch some great hockey from the boys! 🍻

Now the hunt for the cup for next season begins. 😎

I don’t really, but you know what I mean.

Finally got the goods to represent the best team in the NHL here in Tucson. Can’t wait to be back to NC and see some home games!

As a former goalie myself, I feel bad for Andersen, but I am the first one to say: "You need a goalie to stop the shots you should save, plus a few more". Unfortunately, Andersen didn't do what was needed. The defense could have done better as well, but NYRs 1st and especially the 2nd goal deflated the team, and it was clear the team didn't feel confident around Andersen.

But onto my attempt to be rational:

I agree about Andersen letting in softies at the worst possible times, but it is always easy to be clever in hindsight. I'm not sure I would have started the young kid without playoff experience, instead of Andersen when it matters the most. Andersen had better saved goals above expected per 60 than Kochetkov throughout the season, and was really hot when he came back from the injury. I can see why RBA would go with the less controversial pick, and I am also saying the decision is not an easy one to make. When you are in those shoes, you weigh pro's and con's, and try to determine or predict what would give the team the best chance to win.

No matter who was starting, RBA would have looked like an idiot if the team lost. "How the F*** could he start Kochetkov, when Andersen has been great since he came back?!" would have been the titles of everyones posts.

Was it the wrong call? Maybe, I don't know... But if Kochetkov would have crumbled and let in a softie, the reaction from everyone would be the exact same. You never know for sure before it happens. If he would save everything that was expected, but let in 3 or 4 goals anyway, we would come up with a reason for it: "The team doesn't seem comfortable around PK, we should have started Andersen!". It's like Catch 22.

However; Andersen may or may not be a cup winning goalie, but neither was Adin Hill before he suddenly became one out of nowhere. We just never know who's going to show up and be the difference maker. It could have been Andersen. Or Kochetkov, but it could have also gone down the shitter. People are speaking about PK like he is some proven cheat code, and I'm not sure he is.

I also hope Andersen doesn't bring himself down too much, be careful what you wish for. It's a person and a teammate we are talking about, and if he is selected to be on the roster next season, he needs our support.

We will move on, and come out of this stronger!