Archive for March, 2007
Under Pressure
Carolina has put themselves in a position of extreme pressure. If they lose one more game, their season would most likely be over. Of course, their season could very well be over anyway, but the consensus seems to be that if they can somehow win the rest of their games, they would still [...]
Livin’ on a Prayer
Well my friends, are you religious or superstitious? If you are, it’s time to call upon that extra strength for the Hurricanes because the team’s playoff hopes are on virtual life support. Get on your knees, throw salt over your shoulder, bathe yourself in garlic, do “whatever it takes”, that’s the [...]
Musta Got Lost
The Carolina Hurricanes must have lost their mojo somewhere between Raleigh and Toronto last night! In a very important game in Leafland, they were out-shot, out-hit, out-chanced, out-hustled, out-coached… well let’s just cut to the chase, they were out-everything and lost the game 6-1. The game got started with an all too [...]
The Space Between
There is very little “space between” seven teams in the Eastern Conference who are all battling each other for four playoff spots. At the top of this group is Atlanta with 88 points and at the bottom is Toronto with 82. Floating in between those teams are the NY Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, [...]
Keep the Faith
The Carolina Hurricanes rewarded their faithful fans with a hard fought 6-4 win over the San Jose Sharks before a loud, sell out crowd at the RBC Center on Saturday night. It was a playoff atmosphere all night long, starting with the smell of the cooking from the tailgating in the parking lots, [...]
Hold the Line
The Hurricanes are barely clinging to 8th place, the final playoff spot in the East. They need another win tonight to “hold the line” and make sure the teams currently below them, stay below them. It won’t be easy because the team visiting the RBC tonight is one of the hottest and most [...]
Play the Game
It’s another game tonight and another “must win” for the Carolina Hurricanes as they take on the Washington Capitals. On paper, you would think that this should be an easy win for Carolina. Washington is in last place in the division and has nothing of substance to play for. They also just [...]
I Don’t Need No Doctor
Cam Ward made the rounds yesterday apparently telling everyone and anyone who would listen to him that he’s better and he will be ready to play on Thursday night in Carolina’s next scheduled game against Washington. He did interviews for local radio stations 96 Rock and G105, as well as local TV station WRAL. [...]
Whole Lotta Rosie
Saturday afternoon the Hurricanes played the Devils in what could have been the best game of the year so far for the Canes. Martin Brodeur was shown an early exit, the Canes scored a season high 7 goals, and Chad LaRose, the player formerly looked upon solely for an energy boost, got a [...]
So Close
The Carolina Hurricanes came so close last night. They came so close to scoring, many times. They came very close to tying the game. In April, will they be saying they came “so close” to making the playoffs? It looks as if that is a strong possibility unless their high scoring [...]
Hells Bells
The Devils are in town to take on the Canes and they aren’t in a good mood. They lost to the Penguins 3-0 last night and both John Madden and Patrik Elias left the game early with undisclosed injuries. Will they play tonight? Caniacs wouldn’t mind if they decided to [...]
Shiny Happy People
There were over 18,000 happy Caniacs leaving the RBC Center last night. They got to watch their team play and win a very good hockey game! The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 and claimed a spot back in the playoffs, however temporary it might be. They scored short-handed, on [...]
Keep the Fire Burnin’
Tonight the Carolina Hurricanes return to the RBC to take on the Florida Panthers in yet another game that the Canes really need. If the season ended today, Carolina would be on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, finishing 9th in the East. Obviously, that’s not where they want to end [...]
Best of Both Worlds
Is it asking for the best of both worlds to have a living, breathing, functioning power play as well as a good penalty kill? Apparently it is because the Carolina Hurricanes can’t score a power play goal to save their collective lives, yet they are excelling at killing penalties. Yesterday against the Rangers [...]
Respect
There’s been a lot of chatter around recently about late hits, borderline late hits, retribution, and how Gary Bettman killed the NHL with the instigator rule. First of all, here is a debunk to myth number one. The NHL Board of Governors has the power to revoke the instigator rule at anytime. The [...]
The Big Money
What do all these players have in common besides big contracts, good looks, and hot ladies, (past and present)? They are all at or near the top of my “Big Money Gone Bad” list! Last week, Shell, over at “LetsgoCanes.com” was nice enough to share a spreadsheet she was working on that [...]
Feeling Stronger Every Day
Erik Cole, Bret Hedican, and Ray Whitney have all been on the shelf with various injuries lately. They have a chance to get better and get stronger now! Finally blessed with some good timing on the schedule, the Hurricanes are in the middle of 5 days between games right now and have had 2 [...]
Try a Little Harder
The Carolina Hurricanes played the Atlanta Thrashers in a rare game yesterday which was blacked out to the entire hockey television world. NBC asked for the exclusive rights to the game with the intention of broadcasting it for their game of the week, but later changed their minds. Since they still had the [...]
The Rising
Last night the Canesvision people played last year’s playoffs theme song “The Rising” during the warmups. The players noticed and as did the coach. The Hurricanes came out hitting and skating like it was a playoff game from the drop of the puck to the final horn. They outhit the Penguins 41-19 [...]
The Kids are Alright
Sid the Kid comes to the RBC tonight with his young friends, Jordan Staal, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Ryan Malone, and Ryan Whitney. Some older friends will join him as well which include, Mark Recchi, Sergei Gonchar, and Gary Roberts. Don’t forget the bad guys, Brooks Orpik, Colby Armstrong, and now Georges [...]
Bad Medicine
In this day when bad means good but can also mean bad, you can take this post title anyway you want to. Either way, the Carolina Hurricanes need some medicine, they need it badly, and they need it right now. I’m not going to get into the details of the game last night. [...]
