Author Archive for Bubba

Canes Season Ticket Holders Can Thank the Flyers

Hurricanes season ticket holders received emails yesterday reminding them to RSVP by Wednesday, (today) for the “Exclusive Full STH Pregame Skate” on Saturday morning. The annual event gives fans the chance to mingle with other season ticket holders while watching the team perform their typical, pregame on-ice practice. The organization also [...]

Quick Hits for Tuesday Morning

The rumor mill is churning and the Hurricanes are involved. The Toronto Sun is reporting that Carolina is trying to dump salary and that the team is supposedly making Frank Kaberle, Patrick Eaves, and Joe Corvo available. The Fourth Period is reporting the same story, but they are quoting the Ottawa [...]

Great Expectations - What is Realistic for the Canes?

Today, there is tremendous unrest within the “force” known as the Caniac Nation. Many fans are clamouring for some type of change regarding coaching or player personnel. While Carolina’s year-to-date performance has certainly been inconsistent as well as downright frustrating at times, has the team actually performed below general expectations [...]

Hard Times at the RBC - Ducks 4 Canes 1

For the moment, the Carolina Hurricanes seem to be a snake-bitten hockey team while competing at the RBC. After playing the Anaheim Ducks to a draw in the opening period last night, they completely dominated them in the second period, outshooting the Ducks 17-3.
They hit the post, they missed pointblank chances, they even had [...]

Ducks at Canes Preview

The Anaheim Ducks, (13-8-3) are in Raleigh to take on the Hurricanes, (12-10-2) tonight in yet another Sunday contest at the RBC. The game marks the 5th straight Sunday the Canes will play at home, with one more to go next week against Washington.
The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four, [...]

Canes Country Points - Ducks at Canes

We will continue as before and give readers a chance to pick up 30 points, even if that has proven difficult the past few games. Earn 10 points for each correct answer.

Guess the Hurricane who scores first in the game
Guess the Hurricane who will register the most hits for the game, (according to [...]

Canes Powerplay Needs a Jolt

The Hurricanes have struggled mightily while on the powerplay in recent games and no one seems to have answers on how to fix it. Results in their past seven games could be considered even worse than an exercise in futility as they have scored just one time in the past 30 attempts.
Their ineptitude has [...]

Rock N Roll Train - Canes 3 Flyers 2, OT

The Carolina Hurricanes started out with a better effort this afternoon in Philadelphia, but for the ninth game in a row fell behind 1-0. Regardless, to the team’s credit they kept plugging away until they finally eked out a 3-2 victory with about a minute left in overtime.
Sergei Samsonov shot in the game-winner [...]

Canes Country Points - Canes at Flyers Preview

There is not much new to preview about this game that we did not talk about before the last game, except for the possibility of Frank Kaberle making a return.  If he does play, look for Josef Melichar or Anton Babchuk to take a break in the pressbox.
Tim Gleason may also play, he has been [...]

Slow Start Hurts Carolina….Again - Flyers 3, Canes 1

For the eighth game in a row, the Carolina Hurricanes allowed the first goal in a contest and had to play from behind. For the third game in a row, they were unable to overcome the deficit and lost the contest.
Last night’s game against the Flyers repeated what’s becoming an all too typical scenario [...]

Flyers at Canes, Gameday Preview

The red-hot Philadelphia Flyers are in town to take on the up and down Carolina Hurricanes. The Flyers have won their last five games and have not lost in regulation in their last seven. (6-0-1). The Canes have lost their last two, but won three consecutive games prior to that.
Which Carolina [...]

Canes Country Points - Flyers at Canes

It’s been too long since anyone has won any points toward the free tickets, so it’s time to put one of these contest questions on steroids. Some people could walk away with 30 points after this game.
Make a guess for each of the following questions and win 10 points for each correct answer.

Guess the [...]

Division Woes Continue - Panthers 3, Canes 2

The Carolina Hurricanes are going to have a tough time winning the Southeast Division if they can not win the majority of their division games. Last night’s loss to Florida gives them a 3-5 divisional record. While they are 2-0 against Tampa Bay and have split games so far with Florida, they have [...]

Dwyer Recalled, Canes at Panthers Preview

The Carolina Hurricanes are in Sunrise, Florida tonight to take on the last place Florida Panthers, but don’t expect a cakewalk for the Canes. They could be skating into a hornet’s nest.
Florida’s coach Peter DeBoer and general manager Jacques Martin have both recently called out the team and put them on notice. Big [...]

Canes Country Points - Canes at Panthers

There were not any winners last game, so we need to try harder. For this game we will add another twist.
Guess the first Cane to be called for a penalty, as well as the type of penalty called, and be awarded 10 points for each item correct. If you have the right [...]

Turn The Page - Preds 5, Canes 2

The Nashville Predators dismantled the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center on Sunday afternoon by a score of 5-2. After winning three games in a row the Canes were due for a let down, and that is exactly what happened.
The Hurricanes had every opportunity to put this game out of reach in the first [...]

Nashville at Carolina, Gameday Preview

The Hurricanes will be taking on the Predators today in another one of those popular 3PM Sunday afternoon contests. This will be the final game of a four game home stand for Carolina. They now have a record of 11-7-2 and have won three in a row, which is the longest winning streak [...]

Canes Country Points - Preds at Canes

Here is another chance to win some points. This time we will try something a bit different which someone suggested the other day. Guess the first Cane to be called for a penalty in this game. Again, there can be multiple guesses for the same player.
The readers who guess correctly will [...]

Staal Breaks Out as Canes Top ‘Yotes, 5-2

Wayne Gretzky had a concern. Some fans had a feeling. Team-mates were confident. They all just knew that when Eric Staal got out of his slump, he would do it in a big way.
The franchise player is officially out of his scoring slump as he notched his fifth career hat trick last night [...]

Canes Country Points - Phoenix at Carolina

Here’s another chance to win points toward the free tickets. (If you are new and have not heard about this before, check out this link).
Guess the first Cane to score in Friday night’s game against the Coyotes. Once again there can be multiple winners, so choose any player you want, even if [...]

Laviolette Given a Vote of Confidence

Most fans thought, (and a couple of sportswriters as well), that head coach Peter Laviolette might have been on the brink of being fired last week, back when the Hurricanes were in the midst of a three game losing streak.
Nothing could have been further from the truth, according to general manager, Jim Rutherford.
“With what our [...]

Canes Country Partners with Legends Autographs

We are pleased to announce another sponsor for the site- Legends Autographs, from Clayton, North Carolina. Legends specializes in exactly what their title indicates, autographs from a variety of different sports celebrities, of course including the Carolina Hurricanes.
Not only do they sell autographs and memorabilia, they also hold several autograph sessions a year, or [...]

Corvo on “Canes Corner” Tonight

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joe Corvo, once dubbed “Uh-Oh” Corvo by the (highly attentive) Ottawa media, is having a very solid year so far for the Hurricanes. The blueliner, who has three goals and four assists in 19 games this season, will be the guest on Mike Maniscalco’s “Canes Corner” tonight at 7PM.
The show [...]

The Better Life - Hurricanes 2, Canadiens 1

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 2 to 1 last night, as they played one of their best games of the season. The Canes opened up the contest with 18 shots in the first period and closed the door with 20 more shots in the third.
The game totals were [...]

Intermission Game Chatter - Habs and Canes

First Intermission-
Canes 0 - Habs 0
So far so good for the Canes.  They seem to have the jump and have controlled time of possession.  Currently out-shooting Habs 18-8.  Staal hit the post on one shot during an early powerplay.  The lines so far-

12/15/14
17/13/24
8/18/59
16/44/28
6/77
25/4
7/33

They must have told Samsonov to shoot, he took a couple of early [...]

Habs at Canes - Gameday Preview

The Montreal Canadiens are visiting Raleigh and will take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at the RBC. Both teams are coming off shootout victories in their most previous games. The Canes won 3-2 over Tampa Bay, and the Habs took the Blues by the exact same score.
Strangely enough the last time the [...]

Canes Country Points - Montreal at Carolina

It’s time again for readers to take another shot at earning points toward free tickets. Tonight Montreal is in town to take on Carolina, but instead of guessing about the final score like we have done in the past, we will try something different for this game.
Guess which Carolina player will score first in [...]

Canes Prevail Over Lightning in Shootout, 3-2

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday to break a three game losing streak, two of which were at home. It was also the team’s first shootout win of the season. The Canes lost their only other shootout game this year in Montreal, a team [...]

Lightning at Hurricanes - Gameday Preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning are in town and will be squaring off against the Hurricanes with a brand new coach. On Friday, Barry Melrose was relieved of his duties just 16 games into the season and assistant coach, Rich Tocchet was put in charge.
(Melrose has had some interesting quotes since his dismissal, one [...]

Canes Country Points - Canes and Lightning on Sunday

Here is another chance to earn some points and get closer to winning free tickets.
I’m going to speed things up just a bit because winners have been few and far between lately. Once again, choose the correct final score and earn 10 points. This time, it doesn’t matter which team wins. If [...]

Carolina Blues - Thrashers 3, Canes 2

The Carolina Hurricanes traveled to Atlanta desperate for a win. While they played with a bit more urgency than their two previous losses and certainly tried to pull out all the stops near the end of the game, they still came out on the short end of the stick to the Thrashers.
Poor discipline, selfish [...]

Canes at Thrashers - Pregame Hype

The Carolina Hurricanes are in Atlanta to take on the Thrashers tonight in another Southeast Division showdown. The Thrashers are winners of four straight games while the Canes have lost their last two. Atlanta has not played since their 5-2 thrashing of Carolina on Sunday.
The Hurricanes are coming off a tough practice yesterday [...]

Canes Country Points - Final Score for Friday Night

Here is your next opportunity to earn points for free tickets.
(We will try to keep these questions separate from the primary content so that people don’t have to scroll through 40 or 50 guesses as they look for legitimate comments about the games.)
The Canes are in Atlanta to play the Thrashers tonight. If you [...]

Emotional Rescue - Caps 5, Canes 1

The Carolina Hurricanes showed no emotion last night while being humiliated on their home ice by the Washington Capitals. They showed no emotion afterwards in the dressingroom. There was no emotion from head coach Peter Laviolette in the post-game press conference. Everything was “matter-of-fact” and low key.
Perhaps a little emotion is needed? [...]

Caps at Canes, Gameday Preview

The Washington Capitals visit the Carolina Hurricanes tonight for round two of the six round heavyweight bout between division rivals. Last week, the Caps stole two points from Carolina as one of the leading scorers in the NHL, Alexander Semin, lit the lamp twice in the final three minutes to give his club [...]

All-Star Campaign Started for Wallin

The NHL All-Star nominations have been announced and several familiar names are on the ballot. Representing the Hurricanes are team leaders Ray Whitney, Rod Brind’Amour, and last year’s All-Star MVP, Eric Staal.
Recently, I was informed that some fans are looking for even more possible representation from the Canes.
One of the pleasant surprises this year [...]

Canes Country Ticket Giveaway

Would anyone like free tickets to a Hurricanes game?
If you are lucky, you could win a pair right here at Canes County. We have decided to have a contest and this is how it will work.
From time to time we will be giving readers a chance to earn “Canes Country Points“. [...]

Sullen Sunday - Thrashers 5, Canes 2

The Carolina Hurricanes played a regular season hockey game against the Atlanta Thrashers Sunday afternoon. Apparently, it was not a very important game. It certainly wasn’t important enough for either team to have it televised for their fans.
One might think that the NHL would realize that “big league” games need to be televised by [...]

Heartbreak at the Verizon - Caps 3, Canes 2

The Carolina Hurricanes lost a tough one to the Washington Capitals Thursday night as Alexander Semin scored the game-winner with just 10.9 seconds on the clock.  The Canes built leads of 1-0, and 2-1, only to watch the game, as well as the important points, slip away.
Scott Walker opened the scoring just three minutes into [...]

Canes at Caps, Preview

The Hurricanes are in the nation’s capital to take on the Capitals tonight in a game between hungry rivals. Carolina is currently in first place in the Southeast Division sporting 16 points while Washington is tied for second with 12.
Neither team is entirely happy with the way they have been playing of late. [...]