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	<title>Canes Country &#187; The Hockey News</title>
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	<description>News and Views about the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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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>
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		<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>

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		<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. 7</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/07/loose-pucks-%e2%80%94-nov-7/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/11/07/loose-pucks-%e2%80%94-nov-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes Blog]]></category>

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=2313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few things worth checking out:
• The Hockey News&#8217; Web site has an article on Canes prospect Nate Hagemo.
• THN.com also has a blog post on Tuomo Ruutu.
• Prospect Bobby Hughes&#8216; return to the ice is documented on NHL.com.
• AHL.com has an article on the River Rats&#8217; Jerome Samson.
• Prospect Mike Murphy was named CHL [...]]]></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 Back To Flying Under The Radar</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/09/canes-back-to-flying-under-the-radar/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/09/canes-back-to-flying-under-the-radar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[OffSeason News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pete Friesen]]></category>

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=1816</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The expectations are low. Just look around the Web at the major sports sites or read the top publications and you&#8217;ll get an idea of how the Hurricanes are perceived heading into the season:
• The Hockey News: 8th in the East
• TSN.ca Preseason Power Ranking — 21st in the NHL
• Sportsnet.ca: 3rd in the Southeast
• [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Goalie Rankings Peg Ward Near The Bottom</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/09/17/goalie-rankings-peg-ward-near-the-bottom/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/09/17/goalie-rankings-peg-ward-near-the-bottom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:13:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Cam Ward]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[Erik Cole]]></category>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=1400</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Maybe it&#8217;s for the best, because the last time Cam Ward had low expectations tagged to him, he turned around the Hurricanes&#8217; first-round playoff series and eventually led Carolina to the Stanley Cup, along the way earning himself a Conn Smythe Trophy. 
 
See, back then at the beginning of the 2005-06 season, Ward was a rookie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stat Predictions From The Hockey News: Some Fun, Some Curious</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/09/02/stat-predictions-from-the-hockey-news-some-fun-some-curious/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/09/02/stat-predictions-from-the-hockey-news-some-fun-some-curious/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:00:22 +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[Chad LaRose]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Erik Cole]]></category>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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		<description><![CDATA[At the very back of the most recent issue of The Hockey News, this edition&#8217;s Inside The Numbers stats pack features some statistical predictions for the upcoming season. The staff took five categories and listed the top 35 in each. The categories are: Defenseman Points; Rookie Points; Goals; Goaltender Wins; 2009 UFA Points. 
Let&#8217;s kick things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contraction Talk - Stupid is as Stupid Does</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/08/22/contraction-talk-stupid-is-as-stupid-does/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/08/22/contraction-talk-stupid-is-as-stupid-does/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Greg Wyshynski]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Ted Leonsis]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Ross McKeon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=967</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some yahoo over at Yahoo seems to have a bit of an infatuation with contraction.
The controversy started when the NHL editor for Yahoo Sports, Ross McKeon suggested to contract the entire Southeast Division, as well as Nashville in his &#8220;5 ways to change the NHL&#8221; contribution at the Puck Daddy blog.   At the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canes Get Kudos On Draft</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/08/20/canes-get-kudos-on-draft/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/08/20/canes-get-kudos-on-draft/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[NHL Draft]]></category>

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

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=923</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Mark Seidel, the chief scout for North American Central Scouting, gave the Hurricanes an A- in his Hockey News blog. Los Angeles and the Islanders received an A+; Atlanta, St. Louis, the Rangers and Phoenix received A&#8217;s; and Florida, like Carolina, got an A-. 
Seidel applauded the amount of skill Carolina drafted, but thinks they&#8217;ll need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Islanders Bloggers Interview Doug Weight</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/08/12/islanders-bloggers-interview-doug-weight/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/08/12/islanders-bloggers-interview-doug-weight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Arturs Irbe]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[James Mirtle]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[carolina hurricanes blogs]]></category>

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

		<category><![CDATA[Marian Gaborik]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Islanders Blog Box mainstays, Dee Karl and BD Gallof interviewed Doug Weight over the weekend and put the session up on &#8220;You Tube&#8221;.    Weight has certainly not lost his sense of humor as he &#8220;guarantees&#8221; a 6 and 0 record against the Rangers this year, (then asks if the recorder is on). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>True Rookies An Interesting Group</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/08/08/true-rookies-an-interesting-group/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/08/08/true-rookies-an-interesting-group/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:52:33 +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[Drayson Bowman]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NHL Draft]]></category>

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=765</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I found myself bored and decided to click through TheHockeyNews.com&#8217;s team depth charts to see who they see lining up on opening night for each team. But in starting at the top with Atlanta&#8217;s depth chart (alphabetically, certainly not by expectations) — and the inclusion of No. 3-overall pick Zach Bogosian as the team&#8217;s sixth defenseman — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canes Cash? It&#8217;s In The Bank</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/08/05/canes-cash-its-in-the-bank/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/08/05/canes-cash-its-in-the-bank/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:48:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cory</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

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

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

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

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

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=762</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let me start by saying that&#8217;s a seemingly unfair title for this entry. But in flipping through the latest issue of The Hockey News, I noticed a page that listed the top salaries (not cap hits, but actual salary) for the upcoming season, broken up into 15 goalies, defensemen and forwards. 
Noticeably missing? Any Hurricanes. Carolina [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Hockey News&#8221; Takes a Hit</title>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/07/24/the-hockey-news-takes-a-hit/</link>
		<comments>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/07/24/the-hockey-news-takes-a-hit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bubba</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Carolina Hurricanes]]></category>

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

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

		<category><![CDATA[carolina hurricanes blogs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://canescountry.com/blog/?p=744</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hockey News, owners of the most respected printed hockey publication on the planet, recently made what could be the most questionable decision in their 61 year history.  They asked yours truly to start a Hurricanes blog for them.
Hopefully, they have done proper research on this site and know exactly what they are getting [...]]]></description>
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