The Storm Cellar StormCellar

We had Spectrum News 1 Chartlotte Sports Director Mike Solarte back on to talk playoff hockey!



We deep dive the game more-so than usual to get going.

Top line woes, secondary scoring, special teams, dedaline pickup Kuznetsov scores. and more.

Who do you start in net in game 2?

Does Freddie Andersen have to win a cup to prove the haters wrong?

Kuznetsov interview - how will the team take it?

Coyotes relocation - having empathy for the Yotes fans.

Does Meruelo deserve another shot at an NHL team? And what went wrong in the desert.

Mike shares a great story about the Hurricanes first captain Kevin Dineen.

This special episode is dedicated to the Canes vs Islanders 1st round matchup.

We have special guest IsleGirl3 who may be the biggest Islanders fan on the planet. She shares her story of how she became an Islanders die-hard.



Then we get into the matchups and what each of us thinks our strengths and weaknesses are for round 1.

(TW - There is a brief mention of suicide that I left in as an integral part of a compelling story)(There are a few "damn"s I left in as well)

This week, Ryan Henkel from The Hockey News joins us as we talk about what it's like to be a Canes beat reporter.

We talk about Ryan's intro to journalism, his beginnings covering hockey, the transition from fan to reporter and more.

We also discuss the Canes new signings and Ryan's initial impressions of them, along with Scott Morrow's performance against the Blues.

We wrap this one up looking at the playoff picture again as it's still anyone's WC2 in the east, and the President's Trophy and Metro Championship are both up for grabs.

With 2 Bruins games within a week we have on infamous Bruins fan Bobbie Brewski from the Only Bruins Podcast.



We talk about how Bobbie got into the hockey, how he became a Bruins fan from Winnipeg, and get his answers to the 3 questions.



We also talk about the Canes/Bruins rivalry since 2019, and how it's evolved.



Is Kucherov the best player in the NHL? One of us says probably.

Why don't the Eastern Conference teams wants to make the post season?

Who would you not want to face in round 1?

...and more!

No guest this week! Skip ahead to 12;45 to avoid Basketball talk if you'd prefer.



Ray and I walk through the playoff picture: Wings and Flyers seem to want to miss the post season, Western Conference playoffs seem to be set, East is still up in the air.



New lines last week and a much deserved break this week.

Who starts in goal in the playoffs?

Andersen's playoff history

Kochetkov pitches another shutout

Upcoming guests include Mike Solarte for our playoff previews and Bobby Bears for our Bruins preview!

Beth joins us in the Cellar as we talk about her worldwide adventures landing her in Raleigh as a Caniac, Marty Necas gets some love, Guentzel and Kuzy are fitting right in, and the playoff picture is becoming more clear.



All this and more this week in the Storm Cellar!