Andersen needs to play better. Can't give up one weak goal per game or they have no chance.

Honest question, Cainiacs.

If the Canes go down in, say 5 or 6, is Rod the Bod toast in Carolina?

Rod will have a job in Carolina as long as he wants to stay. He is the Hurricanes as much as any one person can be.

Dundon would lose a large chunk of the fanbase if Rod isn't back.

Don't worry, the refs will call Rempe for 3 or 4 minor penalties just for skating by someone to quickly.

No remotely valuable fan is a fan of a team because of the head coach. HCs in the NHL average about 2.5 years in the job. Brindamour is very good, but he is replaceable like every NHL coach in league history.

Rod has brought relevance back to Carolina. We were awful for 10 years after getting swept by the Pens in the ECF and have made the playoffs every year since Rod came. Obviously half is an exaggeration but the fanbase would not be happy.

What does this have to do with anything I posted lol.... rangers fans

Brindamour might want to go somewhere else which is perfectly acceptable. I seriously doubt a single VALUABLE Carolina fan that attends games and spends money on the league will leave the fan base because the coach leaves. And if they do, they were a pathetically disloyal fan to begin with. I think Brindamour is very good. Doesn't mean he is some NHL coaching God. He's won absolutely nothing so far either.

Rod has claimed numerous times he doesn't want to coach anywhere else. He has doubled the valuation of the franchise since being hired and obviously wants him and his coaching staff compensated fairly for that. As I said, I was exaggerating saying Dundon would lose half the fanbase but the Canes as an org have changed night and day since Rod was hired and he is a Hurricanes legend hence why a lot of the fanbase would be upset. We went through some brutal times in during the 2010's and don't want to go back there.

I suspect Dundon is a much greater impact on the organization's turnaround compared to Brindamour.

Fair point about Dundon, I'm just not sure if an upgrade over Rod is available at the moment though. Hell, the Sabres just rehired Lindy Ruff and all signs point to the Sens hiring Travis Green lol. It is a barren wasteland out there in coaching land

Got everything to do with it. You want to shake up the lines to try to win the game, but you shouldn't worry since the refs have targeted Rempe for a penalty for anything he does, so the Canes should get another 5+ power plays tonight. If Rempe hit someone like DeAngelo hit Cuylee, he would have got a 5 minute major, ejected and probably a suspension. It's the Rangers vs the Canes and refs, and they will still win.

Jesus you guys are brain dead. TDA is about 7 inches shorter than Rempe so yeah, if Rempe did the same hit it would've been directly to the head, Tony's hit was arguably clean and with the way you guys support Trouba's hits I'm surprised you guys are having such a fuss about it (TDA got penalized anyways lol). Sure Rempe has a bad penalty called every once in awhile but that is what happens when he plays the way he does lol. You seem very upset for someone up 1-0 in the series.

another big mistake by RBA, team is soft so why not put Lemieux?

I'd be cool with putting Lemieux in over Comtois

I didn't say I had an issue with DeAngelo's hit, it was fine with me, what I said was if Rempe did the same thing, meaning made contact THE SAME WAY, he would have been drilled with a 5 minute major, game misconduct and probably a suspension. The refs are trying to neuter him and that's just a fact.

Thanks for your input regarding how the refs officiate Rempe on my post about how I'd deploy the Canes lines tonight, it was very educational. Enjoy the series.

I have a feeling I will.