All Entries in the "Keith Aucoin" Category
Dazed and Confused - Jeff O’Neill Chatter
You have to give Luke DeCock some credit over at Lord Stanley’s Blog. During the past two days, he has stirred the Caniac Nation up into a frenzy, and it’s not even hockey season.
Monday, he brought up the subject of parking at the RBC, which nearly everyone has a complaint about. Tuesday evening [...]
And The Cradle Will Rock - Youth Served on Hurricanes Blueline
The defense is starting to take shape for the Carolina Hurricanes. Not only does it look much bigger and different than before, but it is also a great deal younger than it has been for the past several years.
Gone is the veteran experience of Glen Wesley and Bret Hedican. They have been replaced by [...]
Patience - Plenty of Work Ahead for Canes
So far this off season, new contract signings have been few and far between for the Carolina Hurricanes. Other than Sergei Samsonov, Trevor Gillies, Michael Leighton, and Patrick Eaves, the rest of the unsigned Canes are still waiting for contracts.
LSB recently reported that negotiations between Jim Rutherford and restricted free agents Tim Gleason [...]
Back For More - The Forwards
This is the final segment of our end of year “Back For More” feature. We have already analyzed the defense and goaltending, next we will take a look at the forward position.
The Carolina Hurricanes are in the enviable position of having 10 or 11 forwards (either signed or RFA status), with top nine skill. [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Back in the High Life Again - Hurricanes 5 Lightning 1
The Carolina Hurricanes took advantage of a tired and listless Tampa Bay Lightning squad Saturday night and beat them soundly by a score of 5 to 1. Although the Canes gave up the first goal of the game in somewhat typical fashion for them, they came on strong afterwards and didn’t let up [...]
Walk All Over You - Hurricanes 5 Thrashers 3
The Carolina Hurricanes totally dismantled the Atlanta Thrashers last night, 5-3 in a game that was not as close as the score. The Canes came out of the dressingroom fired up from the get-go and took it to the faltering Atlanta club all night long. After watching the Thrashers’ effort last [...]
Against All Odds - Hurricanes 5 Panthers 4
The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Florida Panthers last night 5-4, overcoming adversity as well as bad odds. They were playing their first full game without their captain, Rod Brind’Amour. They were playing with 2 defensemen recovering from the flu. (Tim Gleason and Joe Corvo). They were playing with 5 skaters [...]
Young Blood - Hurricanes 3 Bruins 2
When Andrew Ladd was informed about the big trade the other day involving Mike Commodore and Cory Stillman, he replied, “Cory who?” and promptly took Stillman’s spot in Carolina’s top 6 and helped himself to some of the veteran’s previous ice time as well. Young Ladd made the most of his extra opportunities [...]
Night and Day - Confusing Weekend for Hurricanes
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals on Friday night 2-1, but then were embarrassed by New Jersey on Saturday night, 6-1. How can a team go from one end of the spectrum to the other, in just 24 hours? You can ask the Canes, but I doubt that they have any answers for [...]
If That’s What You Need
The Carolina Hurricanes need defensive help, everyone knows that. Their General Manager, Jim Rutherford has mentioned the subject several times. The fanbase has seen ample proof of it. While the team has been one of the top scoring teams in the league, they have also allowed 177 goals, just 3 short of [...]
Groundhog Day - Hurricanes at Penguins
Happy Groundhog Day hockey fans! This Carolina groundhog must have seen his own shadow on this beautiful sunny day, so that means 6 more weeks of winter. While many people around the continent are celebrating the day, Caniacs are hoping that it’s not like Groundhog Day (the movie) for the Hurricanes when they [...]
Bottoming Out - Maple Leafs 5 Hurricanes 4
Reaching their lowest point so far this season, the Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night, 5-4. Not only did the Canes lose to another team riding a long losing streak, they finally relinquished their lead in the Southeast Division.
The Atlanta Thrashers easily beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1, tying Carolina [...]
Symptom of the Universe - Carolina at Toronto, Pregame Thoughts
The Carolina Hurricanes are in the center of the hockey universe to take on the reeling Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at the ACC. The Leafs are currently in crisis mode and have only won 2 out of their past 13 games. Rumors are running rampant that everyone’s neck is on the line, [...]
Don’t Stand So Close To Me - Devils 4, Hurricanes 1
I seem to have tunes by the Police in my head lately and while “Syncronicity” seemed appropriate for the previous 2 games, this title fits the Hurricanes better right now. Most of you have probably seen the reports that several of the Canes are ill with some type of bug. The healthy [...]
Don’t Look Back - Hurricanes 1, Bruins 0
The Carolina Hurricanes competed in another 1-0 game, but this time ended up on the winning side. Cam Ward out-dueled Boston Bruins goalie Tim Thomas and with the help of a very stingy defense, shut out the home team. Eric Staal netted the lone goal, and almost had 2 more. Staal has [...]
Black Friday
I just quickly searched around for any updated news related to the Hurricanes, and there isn’t much. Did you ever wish the Canes had a special lunch show, like “Leaf’s Lunch”, or something like that? I wish that I had the time to do produce it. For now, we’ll just [...]
Fast and Loose
The Hurricanes beat the Thrashers 5-3 last night in a fun game to watch that had almost non-stop action. The offense was fast, the defense was loose, and both teams let it all hang out. The game basically boiled down to goalkeeping, and fortunately for the Hurricanes their Conn Smythe award winner [...]
A Song for Sleeping
Last night at the RBC, the Montreal Canadiens handed the Carolina Hurricanes their worse loss so far this season, 7-4. Most of the Canes were sleepwalking throughout the 1st period, not really waking up until they were down 5-1. (maybe they skipped their afternoon naps because their dads were in town?) The [...]
Smash
The Canes smashed the “Bananas” last night , 6-2, extending their streak to 7 consecutive games where they have earned points. On the flip side of the coin, the Sabres still have yet to win a road game this season. They lost 2 more players to injury last night and it looks [...]
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! [...]
Kick it Out
Tonight the Vancouver Canucks are in town to take on the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canucks just played in Columbus last night, (and won 4-1), so they will be on the 2nd game of a back to back. Goalie, Curtis Sanford played that game, so look for Roberto Luongo to be in net against [...]
Hey Joe
The Czech Condor has returned to his perch. Today, the Hurricanes traded Eric Belanger to Nashville for the return of Joe Vasicek. This is a surprise move that nobody saw coming. While it had been rumored that the Preds were disappointed with Vasicek and he was being mentioned in some [...]
Thunderstruck
The Lightning were thunderstruck Saturday night! The Hurricanes stopped their bleeding with a win, and now the Boltz need the tourniquet. Both teams played a good game and both goalies made multiple amazing saves to keep their respective teams in it, but the Canes played a bit better and Cam Ward turned out [...]
