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	<title>Canes Country &#187; Michael Leighton</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>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>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>

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

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

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

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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>Caps at Canes, Gameday Preview</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/12/caps-at-canes-gameday-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/12/caps-at-canes-gameday-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Sutter]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Canes Country Points]]></category>

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

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

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

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sullen Sunday - Thrashers 5, Canes 2</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/10/sullen-sunday-thrashers-5-canes-2/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/10/sullen-sunday-thrashers-5-canes-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>

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

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

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Johan Hedberg]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2330</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;t important enough for either team to have it televised for their fans.
One might think that the NHL would realize that &#8220;big league&#8221; games need to be televised by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sens Come To The RBC; Michael Ryan Recalled</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/07/sens-come-to-the-rbc-michael-ryan-recalled/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/07/sens-come-to-the-rbc-michael-ryan-recalled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Sutter]]></category>

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

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Cory Stillman]]></category>

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

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Mike Commodore]]></category>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.
Last night, Ottawa notched a convincing win over the Flyers in Canada&#8217;s capital. In the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C., the Canes suffered their most crushing loss of the young season.
The Sens have won four of five and head into Raleigh with confidence, creeping [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iron City Meltdown - Pens 4, Canes 1</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/24/iron-city-meltdown-pens-4-canes-1/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/24/iron-city-meltdown-pens-4-canes-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 06:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Nic Wallin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dan LaCouture]]></category>

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

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

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

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

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		<description><![CDATA[The Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night by a score of 4-1.
The Canes started the game out on a decent note, taking a 1-0 lead on Brandon Sutter&#8217;s first career NHL goal.  Sutter took the puck from a bumbling Brooks Orpik, who mis-played the puck right in front of the rookie [...]]]></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>

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		<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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		<title>Canes Find a New Way to Win</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/20/canes-find-a-new-way-to-win/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/20/canes-find-a-new-way-to-win/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Brandon Sutter]]></category>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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		<description><![CDATA[The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Anaheim Ducks by a score of 3-1 last night in Anaheim.  The Canes scored first in the contest, the only time they have done that all season.  
Eric Staal zipped a pass across the crease to a wide open Ryan Bayda, who made no mistake.  The team [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leighton to Start in Anaheim</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/19/leighton-to-start-in-anaheim/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/19/leighton-to-start-in-anaheim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

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

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

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=1969</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Michael Leighton will get the start in goal against the Ducks for tonight&#8217;s game in Anaheim.   The back-up goalie has had one other start this season, a 4-3 overtime win at Tampa Bay.
Chip at LSB is also reporting that Eric Staal will be able to shrug off his sore shoulder and play in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hopefully Sweet-Tasting Start Doesn&#8217;t Go Sour</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/12/hopefully-sweet-tasting-start-doesnt-go-sour/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/12/hopefully-sweet-tasting-start-doesnt-go-sour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Eric Staal]]></category>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Southeast Division]]></category>

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=1885</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Carolina started its season with two big come-from-behind victories against division foes, leaving fans enamored with the exhilarating play, never-say-die attidude and — most of all — four points. 
There&#8217;s no denying that there are many pleasing things we can take away from this first weekend of Hurricanes hockey. The play of defensemen Joni Pitkanen, Frank [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild Side - Canes 4, Lightning 3 OT</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/11/wild-side-canes-4-lightning-3-ot/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/11/wild-side-canes-4-lightning-3-ot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:17:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=1878</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After falling behind 3-0, the Hurricanes eventually turned on the pressure and fought back to win a thrilling game with just 24 seconds left in OT.   Eric Staal zipped in the game-winner on a perfect pass from Ray Whitney.
It was a game of two extremes.  The Lightning controlled the first part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carolina at Tampa Bay Preview</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/11/carolina-at-tampa-bay-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/11/carolina-at-tampa-bay-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[John Grahame]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=1876</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hurricanes are in Florida for a contest against the Lightning tonight for their first road game of the year.  Tampa Bay has already played two games in Europe, and lost both of them to the New York Rangers.  This will be their home opener.
Michael Leighton will get his first shot of the season between [...]]]></description>
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