All Entries in the "Trevor Letowski" Category
Canes, Sabres Take Different Paths
Two cities. Two franchises. Two strategies. Two similar destinations.
Back in the 2005-06, the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres were two of the best teams in the NHL, compiling 112 and 110 points, respectively, en route to the Eastern Conference finals.
Both teams were, first and foremost, built for speed.
The Sabres were led by dipsy-doodling Russian Maxim [...]
Comeback - Jeff O’Neill Gets Camp Invite
Jeff O’Neill has been invited to Hurricanes training camp this fall, on a tryout basis. Lord Stanley’s Blog broke the news with confirmation from Jim Rutherford. The controversial winger had his best years in Carolina and will be trying to resurrect his career after taking a “year off” last season. Has [...]
The Big Money - Reviewing Day One of “Crazy Daze”
Some NHL players must have felt like they just won the lottery yesterday. Let’s take a quick look around and review some of the deals finalized on day one. Agents are still partying as we speak.
Green signs in Washington for 21M over 4 years. (good deal for both sides)
Stuart signs in Detroit [...]
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. [...]
Blues Power - Lightning 2 Hurricanes 1
The Carolina Hurricanes powerplay went from tying a franchise record for most goals scored during their last game, to being completely ineffective in the 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday night. The passion, chippiness, and edge that the team used to their advantage in dominating the Thrashers the previous night, also disappeared.
The game [...]
Birds Without Wings - Hurricanes 7 Thrashers 1
The picture above pretty much summarizes the season for the Atlanta Thrashers. The frustration continued last night in Raleigh as the Carolina Hurricanes routed the “Dirty Birds”, 7-1.
The Canes scored early and scored often, with Eric Staal leading the way with a goal just 42 seconds into the game. The Canes would never [...]
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 [...]
Don’t Stop Me Now - Hurricanes 5 Thrashers 3
The Carolina Hurricanes jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead and never looked back as they defeated the Atlanta Thrashers last night by a score of 5-3. In my opinion, the score could have been much worse if the Canes had kept constant pressure on, but with another game tonight in Sunrise Florida, [...]
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 [...]
Higher - Hurricanes 6 Capitals 3
The Carolina Hurricanes continued to stake their claim to first place in the Southeast Division with a convincing 6-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. While the Capitals started the game out with the most jump and took a 2-1 lead during the 1st period, the Hurricanes rallied for three goals in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Street Fightin’ Man - Hurricanes 3 Rangers 1
(previous game photo)
If New York Rangers coach Tom Renney was trying to send a message by sending Sean Avery out on the ice for the opening faceoff, Scott Walker wasn’t impressed. Walker and Avery started to mix things up before the drop of the puck and received matching roughing penalties before any time had [...]
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Senators 5, Hurricanes 1
The game smelled like something all right last night, but it sure wasn’t teen spirit. The Senators dominated the Hurricanes all game long, right from the opening face off. There’s nothing much to analyze. There’s not much else to report. About 4-5 players in white showed up to play last night, [...]
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 [...]
Dazed and Confused - Rangers 4, Hurricanes 2
The New York Rangers bested the Carolina Hurricanes last night 4-2, in a game in which 2 Rangers could have earned themselves suspensions. About 8 minutes into the 2nd period, Colton Orr lined up Matt Cullen from a distance and leveled Carolina’s unsuspecting center as he was knocked unconscious to the ice. The [...]
Home Sweet Home
The Carolina Hurricanes continue to play at the Bell Centre in Montreal like it’s their home ice. Cam Ward has yet to lose there. Erik Cole usually plays his best hockey there. Saturday night was no exception as the Hurricanes beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-1, to make it nine victories in [...]
Redemption Song
The Carolina Hurricanes redeemed themselves with a win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night by the same score that they were beaten by in their previous meeting, 4-2. The game had a couple of unlikely heroes. Matt Cullen slapped in a rebound for the game’s first score just 26 seconds into the [...]
House of Horrors
What is it about Mellon Arena and the Carolina Hurricanes? In each of the past 3 years, someone has gotten badly injured and had to be assisted off the ice during a game there. Two years ago, Erik Cole suffered a broken neck. Last year Trevor Letowski was [...]
Like a Hurricane
The Carolina Hurricanes lived up to their franchise name last night and crushed the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7-1. It really wasn’t as close as the score indicated! While the Canes were certainly on the receiving end of a couple of lucky bounces, they also worked very hard and earned most [...]
Whizz Kid
Sid the Kid comes to town tonight as the Penguins open their season at the RBC Center. He’ll be bringing along a few of his young friends, like Jordan Staal, Evgeni Malkin, and Marc-Andre Fleury. Familiar faces Marc Recchi and Gary Roberts will be joining him as well. Oh yes, and don’t [...]
Be Good Johnny
Last night the Canes lost their first exhibition game of the season to Nashville, 4-1. Let me start this post off by saying that obviously, I didn’t watch the hockey game. I was out of town yesterday and last night, so I didn’t even get to listen to it, (because it wasn’t [...]
Video Killed the Radio Star
A week or so ago, Joe Ovies from “850 The Buzz” posted a message on The Blog asking if any Canes bloggers would like to come into the studio to talk about the Hurricanes, the online community, and to discuss blogging in general. Of course having more curiosity than brains, I threw my hat [...]
Don’t Cry
Anaheim Ducks general manager, Brian Burke is doing a bit of “public venting” about Kevin Lowe’s recent offer sheet of $21.25 million over 5 years to Dustin Penner. There’s an interesting article about it in TSN. Here are some of the best quotes: “My issue here is this is the second time this year [...]
Whole Lotta Rosie
Saturday afternoon the Hurricanes played the Devils in what could have been the best game of the year so far for the Canes. Martin Brodeur was shown an early exit, the Canes scored a season high 7 goals, and Chad LaRose, the player formerly looked upon solely for an energy boost, got a [...]
Let it Be
Yesterday, Jim Rutherford decided that he would “let it be” concerning the Hurricane’s roster while last night the Canes decided to “let it be” in the 3rd period against the Senators. Let’s talk about the game first. It was a typical home game, typical for the past couple of months anyway. [...]
The Wizard
It took Ray “The Wizard” Whitney all of 1 minute and 40 seconds to beat the Bruins last night! He scored the fastest natural hat trick in the NHL so far this season. It was also the fastest hat trick in franchise history, crushing the previous record of 8 minutes and change [...]
Every Now and Then
Saturday night the Hurricanes and Bruins played a mistake filled, penalty ridden game between two teams riding losing streaks. The ice was very soft and choppy which certainly didn’t help the game’s flow. Every now and then the Canes had flashes when they looked very good, but then they certainly had times when [...]
New Kid in Town
The Hurricanes already have one new kid in town, defenseman Dennis Seidenberg from Phoenix. The question is, will there be another newbie in town as well anytime soon? According to Jim Rutherford, that’s the plan. His quote about Kevyn Adams is very telling. “If we stick to our plan and add another [...]
Living in the Past
I created a new page and moved the mid season grades there because the information was too long and cumbersome to keep on the main page, plus I thought it would be easier to find here later in the season. It’s located under the “Extras” section on the left margin, or just click [...]
Speed King
Hello NHL? Please take notice….Erik Cole is officially back! Remember the guy who scored 30 goals in 60 games last year? The guy with speed to burn, who usually blew right by any defenseman who tried to get in his way? The guy who was so versatile that he could score [...]
Georgia on my Mind
The Canes are back in Atlanta tonight to take on division rival and the division leading Thrashers. The Canes are 2-0 so far against this regional foe but remain 7 points back in the standings as the Thrashers have accumulated 19 points compared to the Cane’s 12. Eric Staal and Rod Brind’Amour lead Carolina in [...]
