Vegas Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart says Hurricanes fans’ ‘no means no’ chants are ‘just noise’
The Vegas Golden Knights remain without goaltender Carter Hart in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final to force a Game 7 against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh.
And if that happens, there’s no doubt Hart will hear the same chants he’s heard throughout the series: “No means no.”
Hart was one of five former members of the hockey team that won the 2018 Canadian World Junior Championships and was accused of sexual assault stemming from an incident at a hotel in London, Ontario. All five (Hart, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, Dillon Dubé and Alex Formenton) were suspended from their NHL clubs (except Formenton, who plays in Switzerland) but were acquitted last summer.
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Vegas goaltender Carter Hart was asked about the “No means no” chants he heard from Hurricanes fans during the Stanley Cup Final. (James Guillory-Imagn Images)
Still, the NHL released a statement saying that “the conduct in question fell woefully short of the standards and values that the League and Member Clubs expect and demand.”
Hart, who previously played for the Philadelphia Flyers, signed with Vegas midseason and has played in every postseason game since.
But of course, rival fans use what happens off the field to their advantage.
“It’s just noise. I mean, both the atmospheres and both buildings are really loud and it was a lot of fun to play in,” Hart said of Saturday’s chants. “Yeah, just noise.”
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This is a good way to look at it from a competitor’s perspective, but it can work.
Hart became the first goaltender in NHL history to give up at least four goals in the first four games of the Cup Final, and he did it again in Game 5.
The Vegas Golden Knights will stick with Carter Hart in a must-win Game 6 despite scoring four or more goals in every game of this series. (James Guillory-Imagn Images)
It’s crazy to see a goaltender still score goals like this in net, but this series is so unconventional that Carolina gave up a similarly high number of goals until they switched from Frederik Andersen to Brandon Bussi, who scored three goals in Game 4 and two in Game 5.
It’s crazy to see a goalkeeper stay in goal after scoring so many goals, but this series is not normal at all. Carolina also scored multiple goals before switching from Frederik Andersen to Brandon Bussi, who scored three goals in Game 4 and two more in Game 5.
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Hart won’t have to deal with the chants at home, but he’s still giving up a lot of goals.
If Vegas wants to force a Game 7, they will need better play at the net.
