All Entries in the "Luke DeCock" Category
What Everyone’s Saying
Here’s some opinions on the Laviolette firing/Maurice hiring from around the league:
Bob Sutton at Burlington, N.C.’s The Times-News:
Looking for the good ol’ days won’t be easy. Conveniently, Maurice is referred to by the team as the winningest coach in franchise history. Left out of that information is that he’s also the losingest coach.
But general manager Jim [...]
Matt Murley “Pulls a Radulov” - Now AWOL in Russia
During the offseason, the Carolina Hurricanes signed forward Matt Murley to a two-way, one year contract. Murley was originally drafted in the second round in 1999 by Pittsburgh, had 21 goals with 62 points for San Antonio last year, and is an RPI graduate. Fans from Albany were looking forward to watching the [...]
More On O; Unmasking The Unfamiliar Goalie
In his column today, Luke DeCock makes it clear that Jeff O’Neill’s chances of sticking with the Canes are pretty slim. Not only will O’Neill need to get his legs back under him after taking off a season, but he’s going to a camp loaded with forwards. DeCock speculates that there’s no place on the [...]
Some News From The Holiday Weekend
NHL.com has a nice article about the connection between Wayne Gretzky and former Hurricanes goalie coach and current Plymouth Whalers head coach Greg Stefan. The two first met as 6-year-olds and wound up playing against each other in the NHL, where Stefan was a netminder for the Red Wings.
Also, good to see Luke DeCock still [...]
Canes Fans Among The Worst? Apparently, From 1,200 Miles Away
Some guy in Minnesota has taken it upon himself to list the best and worst fans in the league. His criteria are:
“1. Attendance average for last 3 seasons, 2. Observations of fan activity during games, 3. Observations of fan activity on message boards and blogs. Each component will be graded on a scale of [...]
Hurricanes Beat Writer to Change Positions
It was announced tonight that Luke DeCock will be stepping into a new role and will no longer be covering the Carolina Hurricanes on a full-time basis. DeCock has been the Canes beat writer since the fall of 2000. He posted an article in Lord Stanley’s Blog this evening saying that he will [...]
Wasted - Blake Wheeler Says No to Gretzky
In a somewhat unusual move, 2004 draft pick Blake Wheeler, (5th overall), refused to sign an entry level contract with the Phoenix Coyotes and will be an unrestricted free agent come July 1st. The club had 4 years to sign the right-winger, but will lose rights to the player if the two parties can’t [...]
Say You, Say Me - Laviolette Still in Limbo
The News and Observer published a story this morning informing the masses that the long awaited trial of Carolina Head Coach Peter Laviolette, begins next week. The prosecuting attorney will be Jim Rutherford while Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos will acting as the judge, jury, and possible executioner.
Peter Laviolette will be defending himself.
Seriously, what the [...]
The Battle Rages On - Why MSM Hates Blogs
Main stream media, (MSM), has always held contempt for blogs. The disdain took a very public turn during this past week as well known sportscaster Bob Costas hosted a special feature about the new media on his most recent “Costas NOW” series on HBO.
The 90 minute show was comprised of several related [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
All Star - Eric Staal Named MVP in 2008 All-Star Classic
The accolades keep coming for young superstar Eric Staal. The East squad beat the West 8-7 in last night’s All-Star game in Atlanta and the Carolina Hurricanes center was named the Most Valuable Player of this year’s contest. Not only did Staal tie the score up at 1 early in the affair, [...]
When a Concussion is not a Concussion
Has anyone checked the league’s official injury report lately and read what is says about Matt Cullen’s current status? He is still listed as having an “illness”. While teams in the NHL have always been secretive regarding players and their specific ailments, this isn’t exactly the same as calling a routine sprained toe, [...]
Wind of Change - Time for an Enforcer?
Luke DeCock is reporting that Carolina Trade Winds are swirling. That’s a coincidence, because I was going to post an article tonight about some of the crazy trade rumors being bantered about the internet. Before we look at the ridiculous and explain why it is ridiculous, let’s examine Luke’s teaser first.
The beat reporter [...]
Watching the Wheels, John Grahame on waivers
Jim Rutherford’s wheels are turning now and I have a feeling there are other moves on the horizon. The Carolina Hurricanes placed backup goalie, John Grahame and his 3.83 GAA, on waivers today. Grahame had a save percentage of .875, near the worst in the league. According to Luke DeCock, they [...]
Beverly Hills
The Canes will be making their way back to Beverly Hills at least every other year again, as the NHL Board of Governors approved a new scheduling format last night. Each team will play other teams within their division 6 times now instead of 8. They continue to play other teams within their [...]
Small Talk
There’s lots of small talk going on in the Caniac Nation about the Hurricanes defense. John Forslund discusses it in his latest blog posting, “Is it Time”?. Luke DeCock talks about it in his latest post on Lord Stanley’s Blog, “Kaberle or Seidenberg”? The messageboards have been ripe with the discussions [...]
“Take Ten” with Luke DeCock
If you have ever read anything in the print media about the Carolina Hurricanes over the past several years, it’s very a good chance that some of it was written by Luke DeCock. Not only is Luke the lead Hurricanes “beat writer” for the News and Observer, he is also a correspondent for The [...]
