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The Canes managed to continue the win streak following the Olympic break, beating Toronto 5-1 and Ottawa 4-1. There were a ton of roster changes right at the trade deadline, but Pothier, picked up from the Caps, has been fitting in well so far. We got him, Osala (Finn #4) and a 2nd round draft pick for Corvo. Walker went to the Caps, too, and seems to be doing well with them so far. Hopefully they get a chance at the Stanley Cup so it was worth the switch. The Canes’ win streak ended at 7 games last night against the Panthers, but tonight they shut out Atlanta 4-0. I almost felt bad for Atlanta, cause there were a ton of empty seats and what fans were there were mostly wearing Hawks or Braves gear. Guess I kinda took Caniac fandom for granted.
Billy D’s Gator boys had the last 3 games of the regular season to prove themselves worthy of one of the 65 spots, and though they had some great comebacks, they blew all 3 of them. Especially in the Vandy and Kentucky games, they let some serious double digit deficits build up before deciding to actually play in the second half each game. Both times, they came within 2-3 points then let the run end in defeat anyway. Now there’s even more pressure to get as far as possible in the SEC Tournament if they want to end the NIT streak.
PATs:
--Duke beat UNC 82-50 in an embarrassing attempt at a game last night to sweep the series. I get that UNC just won the championship last year and had key seniors leave, but to be unranked for a while, near the bottom of the ACC and swept by Duke is a crazy change from last season.
-- The Magic have continued to win their last few games pretty decisively and pulled off a close win over the Lakers tonight. The Cavs survived 4 of the last 5 games without Shaq, beating the Pistons 99-92 on Snuggie Night, then losing to Milwaukee 85-92. If Orlando can keep up the win streak and the Cavs struggle for a few more games, they could pull ahead in the East.
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