All Entries in the "David Tanabe" Category
Canes Fall to Young Kings, 4-3 OT
The Carolina Hurricanes fought from behind to take a 3-1 lead, but ended up losing to the Los Angeles Kings in over-time late last night, by a score of 4-3.
In what is becoming a trademark for the Canes, they fell behind early as Michal Handzus beat Cam Ward, less than a minute into the [...]
TV Dinners - FSN Releases Broadcast Schedule
FSN South released their Carolina Hurricanes 65 game television broadcast package today, which will include the opening night contest at the RBC against the Florida Panthers. The network will broadcast 35 of the team’s 41 road games. John Forslund and Tripp Tracy will continue to work the booth for the [...]
Tanabe Update; Bowman & McCrae Head To Camp
Just a couple loose ends to tie up before the weekend.
Chip Alexander has a new blog entry on the David Tanabe situation. It looks like this one could go one for a while.
Also, Drayson Bowman, Justin McCrae and the Memorial Cup champion Spokane Chiefs are getting ready to defend their title. There’s some funny Bowman [...]
This Ain’t The Summer of Love - Buyouts, Qualifying Offers, and more
In stark contrast to Carolina’s Summer of 2006 when all contract negotiations seemed to go smoothly, players were re-signed without any hitches, coach’s contracts were extended, and love was in the air, so far the Summer of 2008 has had a couple of buyouts, minimum qualifying offers, a disputed buyout, and the inability to make [...]
Ruutu on Board for 1 Year
Tuomo Ruutu accepted his qualifying offer of 2.25 million and is officially on board the Canes Train for at least one more year. While both sides were hoping for a longer term deal, at least this agreement avoids the arbitration mess and allows both sides to regroup for next season.
Ruutu is certainly [...]
Free Bird - Tanabe and Hamilton Cut Loose
LSB is reporting that David Tanabe and Jeff Hamilton have both been placed on waivers, with the intention of a buy-out. These are two of the players which we listed as buy-out possibilities a week or so ago right here at Canes Country.
Of course Tanabe has been injured and couldn’t play for several [...]
Injury Status Report - Q&A With Pete Friesen
Several readers have been asking about the current status of some of the injured Canes who were either unable to play, or who were not skating at 100% when the season unceremoniously came to an end last April. I decided to attempt to get in touch with the organization, to see if [...]
I Will Buy You a New Life - Any Buyouts For The Canes?
Now is the time that many NHL teams will seriously think about buying out the contracts of some over-paid and under-performing players. Ottawa’s Ray Emery is at the top of the list of possibilities, as well as Boston’s Glen Murray and Atlanta’s Alexei Zhitnik.
There are also rumors that Andrew Raycroft and Darcy Tucker of [...]
Back For More - Who Returns on Defense Next Year?
It’s going to be a long off-season, but it’s never too early to start discussing what the Carolina Hurricanes will look like next year. One area where most fans would like to see some change is on the blueline. The aging Carolina defense seemed slow to react and was porous at times, [...]
Good Lovin’ Gone Bad - Laviolette on Hot Seat
The Carolina Hurricanes are back in the news, but certainly not in the way that fans would like them to be. General Manager Jim Rutherford is telling anyone who will listen that he is far from happy with his 2006 Stanley Cup winning coach, Peter Laviolette.
The rumor mill has picked up on the GM’s [...]
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. [...]
Pretty Fly For a White Guy, Canes-Panthers Preview
John Grahame will get the start once again between the pipes for the Carolina Hurricanes tonight as they take on the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Florida. The Canes backup tender has won the past 2 games in a row and he will try to keep the streak going against Tomas Vokoun and kitty kats.
Grahame [...]
Bad Bad Boy
Carolina Hurricanes “enforcer” Craig Adams was suspended for two games by the NHL league office yesterday. Adams took a swing at Toronto’s Alex Steen with his stick during the game on Tuesday night and even though he was given a 2 minute penalty for high sticking, the league office obviously felt more punishment was [...]
Strange Magic - Hurricanes 3, Maple Leafs 2
In a game with one of the craziest endings that you will see, the Carolina Hurricanes edged the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime on Tuesday night by a score of 3-2. The Canes scored 2 goals in the final 85 seconds of regulation to tie the game and then scored again in OT [...]
Mystery Train
Some things in life are a mystery, and hockey is no different. There are occurrences that happen in games occasionally that just don’t seem to make any sense. Like how one team can always dominate another team, even though if you compare them player by player and roster to roster, it doesn’t seem [...]
Brand New Day
It’s a “Brand New Day” in the Caniac Nation today. The Carolina Hurricanes went from the depths of an 8-1 loss to bitter rival Buffalo, to the heights of a 4-0 shut out over the Atlantic Division leading New York Rangers! You’ve got to love sports! How can a team look [...]
Cheap Shot
The Philadelphia Flyers are in town to play the Hurricanes tonight, and I would be remiss if I didn’t say the words “cheap shot” in the same breath as “Flyers”. What is it with these guys? Scott Hartnell, whom I’ve already lambasted on this blog for being the most over-paid agitator in [...]
Mr. Roboto
Great news for all of you David Tanabe fans out there! Lorenzo Perez just reported on Lord Stanley’s Blog that Peter Laviolette said most likely that neither Erik Cole or Andrew Ladd will play tonight. Cole sitting I can understand, but it sounded like Ladd was about ready to go. Could [...]
Immigrant Song
It was reported in the paper this morning that Dennis Seidenberg has some sort of immigration issue and needed time off to straighten out his VISA mess. Hurry back Dennis! Apparently, Seidenberg took the rest of the Hurricanes defense with him when he left town because they never showed up at the RBC [...]
Lightning Strikes
So far this season, Lightning has only struck at home for Tampa Bay. The Bolts have a great 6-1-1 record at home, but have yet to win a single game on the road where their record is 0-7-0. Apparently, they played pretty well at home again last night and beat the Panthers [...]
She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy
Cory Stillman scored a natural hat-trick in the first period, Cam Ward earned a shut-out, and Eric Staal added two more goals as the Carolina Hurricanes buried the Washington Capitals last night, 5-0. Stillman’s hat-trick won some lucky fan a tractor! (not the one pictured above.) The Canes powerplay cut through [...]
Driven to Tears
Last year’s tears finally worked for the Florida Panthers. Everyone from their players, to their coach and general manager cried. Soon the media caught on. They cried hard and they cried long. The Carolina players actually had the nerve to fall down when they got hooked, pushed, clutched, and grabbed, and [...]
So Far So Good
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Vancouver Canucks last night, 3-1 in an entertaining and surprisingly fight filled game at the RBC Center. The win gives the Canes a 5-1-3 record, meaning that they have earned points in 8 of the 9 games they have played so far this year. Cam Ward has still [...]
Against All Odds
For curiosity sake, I usually check the betting odds before each Hurricanes game to see how much of a favorite or underdog the team is. When I checked at lunchtime today, the typical lines were not listed for tonight’s game. Instead, they listed the odds on each player’s chances of being injured! [...]
A Pirate Looks at 40
Carolina goalie Cam Ward seems to be a man who likes to change his masks almost as often as some goalies change sticks. He changed it at least twice last year, from his Nickelback themed mask to the State of North Carolina theme which had images of the Wright Brother’s first flight as well [...]
Lovin’ Every Minute of It
The Carolina Hurricanes are making a statement. I think that part of the statement they are making is that they are just getting started. Tonight, they completed a tough 3 game Canadian road trip and defeated the Montreal Canadiens on their home opener, 3-1. This win, just after they handed [...]
Hotel Illness
David Tanabe has just be signed by the Canes, this coming from 850 the Buzz and CH.com. The contract is a 2 way deal worth 600K at the NHL level and 100K in the minors. Tanabe will be available immediately following a physical and league approval. One can only wonder if this [...]
Information Wars
Sports coverage in the area is about to get very interesting. While 850 the Buzz and 620 the Bull have had virtual strangleholds for quite some time in the local radio sports talk market, a new contender is about to enter into the fray. According to a recent story in the News [...]
Are You Ready?
Are you ready Caniacs? The RBC Center is getting there. Late last week I mentioned to keep an eye out for the repainting of the surface as they prepared the ice. As you can see on the live RBC webcam, the new artwork is done and it looks pretty snappy. They [...]
Gimme Shelter
There are still a few good hockey players out there without a home. With NHL training camps opening next week, one might think that it’s getting a bit late in the game to still be out there posturing and negotiating. Maybe these guys are at the point where they should be looking at [...]
Coming Home
Matt Cullen used the term when told about his trade. Future Hall of Famer, Ron Francis uses the term as well when he talks about Raleigh. More and more past and current professional hockey players are calling North Carolina home. They are finding the same thing out that ordinary folk who have [...]
Simply The Best
Congratulations to the Anaheim Ducks and their fans! The best team in the league won the Stanley Cup again this year, I don’t think anyone would try to argue about that. They finished the year the same way they started it, in dominating fashion. I’m not sure what happened to the [...]
Movin’ On
The biggest news in hockey for the past couple of days has been about the sale of the Nashville Predators to Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie. If you remember, Balsillie is the same gentleman who put in a bid to purchase the Pittsburgh Penguins, but quickly withdrew his offer when the league office said [...]
When It’s Over
Hurricane season is over, but at least Carolina saved their best period of hockey this season for the last period played in the year so that everyone can remember it fondly! After looking pretty uninterested in the game Saturday night for much of the first 2 periods while falling behind to the Florida [...]
Let it Be
Yesterday, Jim Rutherford decided that he would “let it be” concerning the Hurricane’s roster while last night the Canes decided to “let it be” in the 3rd period against the Senators. Let’s talk about the game first. It was a typical home game, typical for the past couple of months anyway. [...]
Synchronicity I
Is it just me or do the Canes still seem to be a bit out of synch? Last night the play-making and passing was off at times, but the hustle was there when it needed to be and Carolina managed to beat Los Angeles, 2-1. The Kings were able to clutter up the [...]
Every Now and Then
Saturday night the Hurricanes and Bruins played a mistake filled, penalty ridden game between two teams riding losing streaks. The ice was very soft and choppy which certainly didn’t help the game’s flow. Every now and then the Canes had flashes when they looked very good, but then they certainly had times when [...]
Birthday
Happy 40th Birthday Paul Maurice! Your team worked their butts off last night and earned a win for you. The Maple Leafs really wanted that game and it showed. They certainly wanted it much more so than the Canes did. Unfortunately, Carolina came out flat again to start the [...]
Perfect Strangers
The team didn’t look much like a team last night. They looked like a bunch of individuals wearing Hurricanes sweaters. Their passing was off target much of the time and any previous cohesiveness developed in recent games seemed to be gone. The powerplay was simply pathetic, especially when they failed to generate [...]
New Kid in Town
The Hurricanes already have one new kid in town, defenseman Dennis Seidenberg from Phoenix. The question is, will there be another newbie in town as well anytime soon? According to Jim Rutherford, that’s the plan. His quote about Kevyn Adams is very telling. “If we stick to our plan and add another [...]
