[Cobra Mgr]

Canes sweep the weekend series w/the Flyers. Both wins came in a 1-0 shootout win, netting them the extra point each time. What is interesting is Kochetkov got the start Saturday, while Bussi was in net tonight. It's now been 10 days since Andersen has seen any action on ice. Pytor wasn't great Saturday, so the Canes may not be ready to send Freddie away. But it does seem like Bussi is the #1 right now until further notice.

Bigger news than the win was the fact Jaccob Slavin was back in the lineup for the 1st time since game 2. The team is now "whole" for the 1st time this season. Considering they lead the East & have the league's 3rd best record, that is indeed reason for optimism moving forward. Canes have reached this point w/o the full lineup, a number of their stars not putting up star #'s, the PK not being what it once was, & the PP being atrocious (if I am to be kind). Let's hope these problems are about to correct themselves.

BTW, seems like the Canes have the Flyers number. Their win streak vs Philly is now 8. And the win Saturday night tied them for the longest win streak as an opponent in Philly.

Bussi's win gives him 10 in a row and also makes him the fastest to 11 W's in NHL history.