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	<title>Canes Country &#187; Eric Staal</title>
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	<description>News and Views about the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Quarter Pole Grades: Forwards</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/26/quarter-pole-grades-forwards/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/26/quarter-pole-grades-forwards/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Sutter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chad LaRose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cullen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Eaves]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Peter Laviolette]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ray Whitney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rod Brind'Amour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Bayda]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scott Walker]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sergei Samsonov]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tuomo Ruutu]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Wade Brookbank]]></category>

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Here are some grades, analysis and projections for the everyday players on the Carolina roster after 22 games. Grades will be based on mostly expectations, rather than overall skill level and stats. Projections are based on the player&#8217;s current statistics and assume they remain healthy. We&#8217;ll look at the forwards today.
Ryan Bayda (22G, 3-4-7, plus-5, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Staal Breaks Out as Canes Top &#8216;Yotes, 5-2</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/22/staal-breaks-out-as-canes-top-yotes-5-2/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/22/staal-breaks-out-as-canes-top-yotes-5-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Joni Pitkanen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ray Whitney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scott Walker]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sergei Samsonov]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2548</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Familiar Foe: Olli Returns To RBC With Coyotes</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/21/familiar-foe-olli-returns-to-rbc-with-coyotes/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/21/familiar-foe-olli-returns-to-rbc-with-coyotes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Sutter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Game related]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chip Alexander]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Seidenberg]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Frantisek Kaberle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Joe Corvo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Joni Pitkanen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Josef Vasicek]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Justin Williams]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cullen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michael Leighton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nic Wallin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Eaves]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ray Whitney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rod Brind'Amour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Scott Walker]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sergei Samsonov]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tim Gleason]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2522</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Carolina will be looking for its first three-game winning streak of the season when the Phoenix Coyotes visit Raleigh tonight at 7 p.m. The game is the third of four straight home games for the Hurricanes, who won the first two games of the home stand, managing a 3-2 shootout win over Tampa Bay on Sunday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canes at Thrashers - Pregame Hype</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/14/canes-at-thrashers-pregame-hype/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/14/canes-at-thrashers-pregame-hype/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rod Brind'Amour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sergei Samsonov]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Atlanta Thrashers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loose Pucks — Nov. 10</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/10/loose-pucks-%e2%80%94-nov-10/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/10/loose-pucks-%e2%80%94-nov-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Albany River Rats]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Daniel Manzato]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Seidenberg]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Daniels]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jim Rutherford]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Joni Pitkanen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Justin Peters]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Justin Williams]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nic Wallin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ray Whitney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rod Brind'Amour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ryan Bayda]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Hockey News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tim Gleason]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Zac Dalpe]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More Loose Pucks:
• The Hockey News recently published their annual &#8220;Bucks And Pucks&#8221; report, which focuses on the financial side of the game. This year&#8217;s analysis looks at team finances and the salary cap — mostly how the current economic downturn is affecting the league. We hear enough about the bad economy, but there were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loose Pucks — Nov. 5</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/05/loose-pucks-%e2%80%94-nov-5/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/05/loose-pucks-%e2%80%94-nov-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Albany River Rats]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[All Star Game]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chad LaRose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Seidenberg]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Keith Aucoin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nic Wallin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nick Dodge]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ray Whitney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rod Brind'Amour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Hockey News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tim Gleason]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tuomo Ruutu]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Zac Dalpe]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Zach Boychuk]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I figured I needed a name for these random things I find that really don&#8217;t deserve their own posts — so Loose Pucks is born!
• Three Hurricanes are will be on the ballot for this year&#8217;s All-Star Game in Montreal. Rod Brind&#8217;Amour, Eric Staal and Ray Whitney all made the cut for the voting, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canes Outscore Leafs, 6-4</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/03/canes-outscore-leafs-6-4/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/03/canes-outscore-leafs-6-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 07:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dwight Helminen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Joe Corvo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ray Whitney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rod Brind'Amour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sergei Samsonov]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tuomo Ruutu]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chad LaRose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[eric]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2202</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 6-4 last night in a wild, rollercoaster ride at the RBC.
The game didn&#8217;t quite start out the way that fans had envisioned.  The Canes came out flat and Toronto was still sky high after their come from behind victory the previous night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Shines as Canes Blank Blues, 1-0</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/31/defense-shines-as-canes-blank-blues-1-0/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/31/defense-shines-as-canes-blank-blues-1-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tim Gleason]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tuomo Ruutu]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chris Mason]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2159</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Carolina Hurricanes shut out the St. Louis Blues last night 1-0, as the team played their best defensive game of the year.    Cam Ward was also very solid in goal for the Canes and earned his first shut-out of the season.
After allowing a franchise record 60 shots on goal Saturday night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canes Fall in Shootout, 3-2</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/29/canes-fall-in-shootout-3-2/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/29/canes-fall-in-shootout-3-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Anton Babchuk]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dennis Seidenberg]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Matt Cullen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sergei Samsonov]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hurricanes had some good moments and some bad last night.  They ended up earning a point in a place where points are hard to come by, (for most teams), and lost to the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2 in a shootout.
It was a close game all the way.  Carolina took the lead about mid-way [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No More Love for Weight - Canes 4, Islanders 3</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/26/no-more-love-for-weight-canes-4-islanders-3/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/26/no-more-love-for-weight-canes-4-islanders-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 07:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Sutter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Chad LaRose]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Joni Pitkanen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ray Whitney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rod Brind'Amour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tim Gleason]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Doug Weight]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2057</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This blogger has been a fan of Doug Weight for a long time.  Tonight, the fandom is over.
In the third period while rookie Brandon Sutter was extending himself and trying to make a play on the puck when approaching the Islanders zone, Weight lowered his shoulder and took out the vulnerable, 19-year-old.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurricanes at Penguins, Preview-(Update)</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/23/hurricanes-at-penguins-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/23/hurricanes-at-penguins-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Josef Melichar]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michael Leighton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ray Whitney]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Carolina Hurricanes are in Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins tonight for a game at Mellon Arena.   This will be game three out of a current six game road trip.
The Hurricanes have a record so far of 3-1-1 and are coming off a win against Anaheim on Sunday.  The Penguins are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unanswered Questions</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/22/unanswered-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/22/unanswered-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Frantisek Kaberle]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jim Rutherford]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michael Leighton]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Eaves]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Peter Laviolette]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sergei Samsonov]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=1999</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hurricanes are just five games into the season, and already several questions have come up about the team related to the big game tomorrow night in Pittsburgh.   Let&#8217;s take a quick look at some of those questions and guess as to what the answers might be.
1.  Who will start in goal?
Michael [...]]]></description>
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