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“He’s an alien, almost." “You try and get it through him and when you do, you get pretty excited about it. That’s like scoring a goal." Jaccob Slavin, ‘a walking manual for how to play defense,’ has earned this moment. — with Michael Russo nytimes.com/athletic/63701…

Stuart Skinner is a reason for two separate teams.

Brad Marchand when he was asked for his thoughts on Gostisbehere shooting the puck at him: “Not much of a thinker.”

watching carolina in that first period

carolina reminding everyone that th flip side of "we played well and lost" tends to be "they played badly and still beat us"

Not a particularly interesting hockey game. From Michael Russo and me nytimes.com/athletic/63767…

Brind’Amour: “I didn’t know what I was watching in the first period.”

“I didn’t know what I was watching.” Be it identity crisis or ass-kicking, something bad has happened to the Carolina Hurricanes. Again. nytimes.com/athletic/63769…

After Game 1, the Hurricanes said they were in OK shape. They had faith. After Game 2, they sounded lost. On a team either in crisis or close to it, whether they say it out loud or not — nytimes.com/athletic/63769…

Jaccob Slavin on Freddie Andersen: "He's a stonewall back there and has been all year. ... He’s just back there, he’s calm, he’s collected, and he’s been that way for us this whole career..” Two minutes later, RBA announced that Andersen got benched. nytimes.com/athletic/63795…

After Game 1, the Hurricanes sounded confident. After Game 2, they sounded shocked. After Game 3, they sounded exhausted. Hello from Fort Lauderdale, where time is running out on Carolina. nytimes.com/athletic/63806…

The Panthers’ third-period behavior was, indeed, cruel. From ⁦Michael Russo⁩ — nytimes.com/athletic/63807…

Similar tone

Paul Maurice out of context: “Would you shotgun a beer in church?”

The Carolina Hurricanes’ Game 1 loss brought defiance. Game 2 brought confusion. And some degree of resignation appears to have set in after Game 3. Carolina is running out of time and answers, writes Sean Gentille. nytimes.com/athletic/63806…

We bring you, now, some unfortunate news on Brad Marchand's Blizzard. ⤵️⤵️⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/63813…

Yesterday, we had bad news about Brad Marchand (not) eating a DQ Blizzard during a professional sporting event. ⤵️⤵️⤵️ nytimes.com/athletic/63813…

“He’s taken months off and then plops into the net, and it feels like he hasn’t missed a beat. I don’t know how that is, but certainly (it’s) a unique skillset. We need it tonight, obviously.” It's Freddie Andersen in a do-or-die game for Carolina. nytimes.com/athletic/63835…