Archive for March, 2008
Built For Speed
The Carolina Hurricanes are one of the fastest teams in the NHL. They also employ a system which gives them the freedom to utilize that speed at just about any time during a game. Carolina also draws a lot of penalties, so many penalties that some coaches and fans around the NHL are [...]
Blues Power - Lightning 2 Hurricanes 1
The Carolina Hurricanes powerplay went from tying a franchise record for most goals scored during their last game, to being completely ineffective in the 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday night. The passion, chippiness, and edge that the team used to their advantage in dominating the Thrashers the previous night, also disappeared.
The game [...]
Birds Without Wings - Hurricanes 7 Thrashers 1
The picture above pretty much summarizes the season for the Atlanta Thrashers. The frustration continued last night in Raleigh as the Carolina Hurricanes routed the “Dirty Birds”, 7-1.
The Canes scored early and scored often, with Eric Staal leading the way with a goal just 42 seconds into the game. The Canes would never [...]
Knocking at Your Backdoor - Thrashers at Hurricanes Pre-Game
Don’t look now, but the Washington Capitals are just 2 points behind the Hurricanes. The Caps certainly look like a team on a mission as they won again in OT last night. Even though the Canes hold the advantages in most tie-breaker scenarios, there’s not much room for any kind of losing streak [...]
Carolina News Bytes
Scanning through some sites around the internet, I came up with a few interesting tidbits. Check this out from Reuters News….
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - The Carolina Hurricanes maintained one of the NHL’s top dynasties by signing 2007 first-round draft pick Brandon Sutter to a three-year contract, the team said on Wednesday.
One of the [...]
Can’t Win Them All - Capitals 3 Hurricanes 2 SO
The Washington Capitals played an excellent road game and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes in a shoot-out Tuesday night, 3-2. The desperate Caps usually had a step on the Canes and out-shot them in each and every period. But the Hurricanes did match them hit for hit and played with a lot of intensity [...]
*Guest Feature* Little Things
The things a player brings to a team can’t always be measured in tangible things, like stats. Sometimes the spark a guy can bring to the bench and the banter he provides on the ice are just as precious as goals and assists. Enter Chad LaRose, the Chuck Norris of hockey.
Chad had amassed quite a [...]
Capitals at Hurricanes - Pre-Game Hype
No hype is needed for tonight’s game. The Hurricanes are hoping to take one step closer to clinching the Southeast Division title, while the Caps are hoping to keep their playoff hopes alive.
It’s been reported that Patriick Eaves has the flu and is doubtful for tonight. Unbelievable….Hopefully he keeps it to himself. [...]
Real Good Man
The Carolina Hurricanes are comprised of several really good men, but one of them is being recognized for going above and beyond. Goalie, Cam Ward has been nominated by his teammates for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy, an NHL award given annually to the player who “best exemplifies leadership qualities on and [...]
Sunday Mail
It’s Easter Sunday evening and things have finally quieted down here on the home front. Time to browse around the hockey news world and comment on anything of interest.
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The latest on first round draft pick Brandon Sutter……
Tom Gulitti of the North Jersey Record recently interviewed New Jersey coach Brent Sutter about Jersey’s collapse against [...]
Touch Me - Just Say No to No-Touch Icing
There seems to be a bit of noise fluttering around the league concerning the current rule on icing the puck, and how it should be changed to no-touch icing. Pardon me while I take the road less traveled and state unequivocally that the rule should be left alone.
Luke, at Lord Stanley’s Blog posted [...]
Same As It Ever Was - Hurricanes 2 Panthers 1, SO
The Carolina Hurricanes have pretty much owned the Florida Panthers in recent memory. The Canes have not lost a game to them in Raleigh since 2002. While they did lose a couple to “kitty kats” in Sunrise earlier this year, their overall record is something like 14-4 over the last 18 [...]
Alive - Hurricanes at Panthers Pre-Game
The Carolina Hurricanes are in Sunrise, Florida tonight to play the Panthers in a game of significance for each club. Florida is 7 points behind Carolina in the Southeast Division race, but just 2 points behind Washington and 4 points behind 8th place Philadelphia. Technically, they are still alive in the race [...]
Don’t Stop Me Now - Hurricanes 5 Thrashers 3
The Carolina Hurricanes jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead and never looked back as they defeated the Atlanta Thrashers last night by a score of 5-3. In my opinion, the score could have been much worse if the Canes had kept constant pressure on, but with another game tonight in Sunrise Florida, [...]
Hurricanes at Thrashers - Pre-Game Hype
It seems like for the past month or so, we have been touting each game as having “playoff implications”, and well they have been. But the coming games are more crucial than ever at this point, beginning with tonight’s game in Atlanta.
The Thrashers have had a pitiful last month or so and are coming [...]
One Last Run - Canes Hit the Home Stretch
The Hurricanes get ready to begin the final part of their schedule with all of their remaining 8 games of the regular season against division opponents. They have 2 games left each against Florida, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, and Washington, with 4 at home and 4 away. The Capitals beat Nashville last night [...]
Dance, Dance, Dance - Kristi Yamaguchi-Hedican Makes Debut
At the risk of being completely ostracized by the hockey blogging community, I felt like I should make a brief mention that Bret Hedican’s wife, Kristi Yamaguchi made her “Dancing With the Stars” debut last night. For the past several years, Hedican has been a mainstay on defense for the Carolina Hurricanes. [...]
Last 30 Days, Staal and Corvo Top Guns in League
AP photo
If you have been following the Carolina Hurricanes lately, you certainly know that Eric Staal and Joe Corvo have been playing very well during the past several games. But did you know that over the last 30 days, they both lead the entire league in scoring for their respective positions?
I have been [...]
“Uh Oh” Corvo Lights up Old Team, Hurricanes 5 Senators 1
Joe Corvo, who was once dubbed “Uh Oh” Corvo by the Ottawa press, enjoyed a bit of retribution last night as he scored his first career hat-trick against his former team and helped the Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Ottawa Senators, 5-1.
The game was the first one between the teams since the huge trade in which [...]
Only Worse - Senators at Hurricanes Pre-Game
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse, it was announced today that Matt Cullen has been re-injured and is listed as day-to-day. He will not play in this afternoon’s game against the Sens. Cullen has been fighting concussion-like symptoms since late December’s hit by the Ranger’s Colton Orr. He [...]
Living in Chaos - To Suspend or Not, That is the Question
If you were an outsider looking in at the internal workings of the NHL suspension process, the one word that might come to mind is “chaos”, (a state of utter confusion or disorder). The inconsistency is maddening. The reasons given for handing out certain suspensions are beyond logical.
For instance, recently Chris Pronger appeared [...]
Welcome to my Nightmare - Sabres 7 Hurricanes 1
Apparently, the Carolina Hurricanes felt like they could sleepwalk into the HSBC tonight. But before they were 14 minutes into the game, the fired up Buffalo Sabres had scored 4 goals and Carolina’s starting goalie Cam Ward was pulled from the shellacking. By time the game was over, the Hurricanes team had accumulated [...]
Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow - Hurricanes at Sabres Pre-Game
The Carolina Hurricanes are up in the Great White North visiting the friendly shores of Lake Erie for a match tonight with the Buffalo Sabres. The Hurricanes have won 5 games in a row and have a record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. The Sabres on the other-hand are having a [...]
The First Cut is the Deepest - Hurricanes 3 Blackhawks 0
The red hot Carolina Hurricanes scored 3 times in the first period, then relied upon their defense and goalie Cam Ward the rest of the way as they held on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-0. The win gives the Canes 5 wins in a row as well as a record of 8-1-1 in [...]
Welcome Back - Hurricanes at Blackhawks Pre-Game
Tonight the Carolina Hurricanes are in Chicago to take on the Blackhawks. Game time will start for us in Raleigh at 8:30 and this one will be broadcast locally on FSN. There could be some interesting scenarios in this game, considering that it will be a home-coming of sorts for a few players.
Remember [...]
I am the Highway - Canes Hit the Road
The Hurricanes head out to the highway next for a short two game road trip. They will start off in Chicago for a contest Wednesday night that has many twists of fate mixed into the hockey game itself. Sergei Samsonov and Tuomo Ruutu both return whence they came just a short time ago. [...]
Q&A with Chris Huffine
The Canes Country “Take Ten” feature has been dormant for awhile due to some time constraints, but it is back and should be more interesting than ever as we try to round up more folk to be interviewed. Our next guest is Chris Huffine, the Carolina Hurricanes Video Coach. Chris has [...]
Power to the People - Canes Work the Powerplay
I did make it out to practice today and the team was working long and hard on the powerplay. First, they practiced carrying the puck into the zone and setting things up. (dumping it in the zone was not an option.) Then in a separate drill, they practiced moving the puck around [...]
Seven - Caps fail to tap into Carolina’s lead
I watched the Pittsburgh-Washington game on the NBC game of the week yesterday, (the Nothing But Crosby network), and it was a pretty good game. With 30 seconds left and the score tied at 2, it seemed certain that the Capitals would get at least one point. But Sidney Crosby sent a puck [...]
Sheer Heart Attack - Hurricanes 4 Sabres 3, OT
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Buffalo Sabres Saturday night by a score of 4-3 in a heart stopping, over-time thriller. For the second game in a row the Canes came right out in the 1st period and dominated play, eventually taking a 2-0 lead. You just had to know that Buffalo was not [...]
Slide - Sabres at Hurricanes Pre-Game
The Buffalo Sabres had a tough time getting out of the snow in Buffalo yesterday, but they made it to Raleigh and they are ready to take on the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC tonight, starting at 7. This is a huge game for the Sabres as they currently sit in the number 9 [...]
No Suspension for Voros
Friday afternoon, the NHL deemed that there would be no further disciplinary action on Aaron Voros for his boarding of Eric Staal on Thursday night. Apparently since Staal didn’t get seriously hurt, they are going by the “no harm no foul” mentality. The decision really is not surprising at all.
In a league where [...]
Brothers in Arms - Hurricanes 3 Wild 2
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Things got a bit out of hand last night at the RBC Center as the Carolina Hurricanes held on to beat the Minnesota Wild by a score of 3-2. The Canes came out of the dressingroom and took it to the surprised team from Minnesota right from the get-go. They looked like [...]
Wild Side - Wild at Hurricanes Pre-Game
The Minnesota Wild are in town to tackle the Carolina Hurricanes for the home team’s final game against a rival from the Northwest Division this regular season. The Canes are 2-2 against the division so far, with wins over the Oilers and Canucks, but losses to the Avs and Flames. The Wild are [...]
Already Gone - Hurricanes 6 Thrashers 3
In my pre-game post yesterday, I mentioned how many of the Thrashers probably wanted to take the Marian Hossa and Dany Heatley route and get the heck out of Dodge, Atlanta. But after watching the game on Wednesday night, it appeared that a few of them have already checked out. The Hurricanes once [...]
We Gotta Get Out of This Place - Hurricanes at Thrashers, Pre-Game
After having the luxury of a few days off, the Carolina Hurricanes begin a busy spell and have to play 3 games in the next 4 nights, starting with the first one tonight in Atlanta.
Speaking of Atlanta, doesn’t anyone want to play for them anymore? Heatley wanted out. Hossa wanted out. [...]
Give a Little Bit - Hurricanes in the News
The Carolina Hurricanes might have had a couple of days off recently between games, but they have been very busy doing a variety of things on and off the ice during that time frame. I’m going to try to give a little bit of information on several news items and interviews, just in case [...]
If You Could Read My Mind - Retired or Not ?
So what does everyone think about players like Teemu Selanne and Scott Neidermayer retiring for half of a season or so, but then changing their minds and coming back to play for their previous team, the Anaheim Ducks? It doesn’t seem fair to me. These guys are coming back fresh, while everyone [...]
Back to the Future - Blogging in the News
Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis was interviewed by XM radio this morning. For those of you unfamiliar with him or new to this blog, Leonsis is very supportive to Caps bloggers in the DC area and allows many of them full team access, equal to what professional journalists enjoy with the team. [...]
The Best of Me - Players Have Career Years in Carolina
The current talk of the town is that Carolina’s pick up from the waiver wire in January, Sergei Samsonov has had a re-birth of sorts here with the Hurricanes. The skilled Russian sniper went from having zero goals and 4 assists in 23 games for Chicago to scoring 11 goals and 10 assists in [...]
