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	<description>News and Views about the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL</description>
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		<title>Carolina Outscores Florida 6-4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a wild and wooley back and forth game, the Hurricanes were able to find the back of the net a couple more times than the Panthers were able to, and came away with a 6-4 victory Friday night at the RBC.    The Canes had six different goal scorers and netted two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/11/carolina-outscores-florida-6-4/</link>
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		<title>Slow start but fast finish in 1st Period- update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did I say that the Panthers would have trouble scoring?  Forget that.
The Cats jumped out to a 2-0 lead and it looked like Cory Stillman and company were going to run the Canes out of the rink.  But a powerplay re-direct by Ruutu and an even strength wrister by Whitney tied things up.
Both [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/10/slow-start-but-fast-finish-in-1st-period/</link>
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		<title>Tonight&#8217;s Lineups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These lineups are unofficial and have not been released by the team yet.  But &#8220;word on the street&#8221; has the Canes scratching Babchuk and Melichar on defense.  Here are the expected lines-

Staal, Eaves, Whitney
Brind&#8217;Amour, Samsonov, Ruutu
Cullen, Bayda, LaRose
Sutter, Brookbank, LaCouture
Gleason, Pitkanen
Corvo, Kaberle
Wallin, Seidenberg
Ward

Of course, Zach Boychuk will also be sidelined.
According to the Miami [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/10/tonights-lineups/</link>
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		<title>Broadcasters Take Center Stage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hurricanes broadcasters, John Forslund and Chuck Kaiton will both be front and center reporting for local news sources again this year.
Kaiton is the Hockey Hall of Fame voice of the Canes and can be found doing radio play-by-play on 99.9 FM, &#8220;The Fan&#8221;.  But rival, &#8220;850 The Buzz&#8221; has also enlisted Kaiton&#8217;s services for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/10/broadcasters-take-center-stage/</link>
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		<title>Canes Country Clash - Southeast Division</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the final edition of &#8220;The Clash&#8221; as Cory and I break down the Southeast.
Cory&#8217;s picks-

Washington
Carolina
Florida
Tampa Bay
Atlanta

Bubba&#8217;s picks-

Carolina
Washington
Florida
Tampa Bay
Atlanta

Cory-
While it pains me to do it, the injury troubles the Hurricanes have already run in to lead me to give the Caps the first spot in the division. Obviously, Alexander Ovechkin is the linchpin to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/10/canes-country-clash-southeast-division/</link>
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		<title>Beautiful Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And so it begins&#8230;..
Tonight the Hurricanes take on the Panthers, and the season&#8217;s long journey will be underway.  I am taking time off from the day job for the next few days, so that I can do some serious blogging.
This morning, the plan is to venture to the RBC to watch the morning skate, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/10/beautiful-day/</link>
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		<title>Versus Attempts to Step Up Coverage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Versus just opened a brand new season and started right off with some new enhancements for viewers.   For instance during the studio analysis portion of the broadcast, they are implementing a new &#8220;puck tracking&#8221; system.    Before you groan, no this is not like the old &#8220;glow puck&#8221; used by Fox [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/10/versus-attempts-to-step-up-coverage/</link>
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		<title>River Rats Preview Up At HF.com; Other Loose Ends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My latest at Hockey&#8217;s Future is posted — it&#8217;s a season preview of the Hurricanes&#8217; AHL affiliate in Albany. It actually should&#8217;ve gone up yesterday, but it had to be tweaked a little because of the Matt Murley situation.
In a way, Murley&#8217;s departure will probably be good for someone of the Albany guys. Forwards like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/09/river-rats-preview-up-at-hfcom-other-loose-ends/</link>
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		<title>Canes Back To Flying Under The Radar</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/09/canes-back-to-flying-under-the-radar/</link>
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		<title>Matt Murley &#8220;Pulls a Radulov&#8221; - Now AWOL in Russia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/08/matt-murley-pulls-a-radulov-now-awol-in-russia/</link>
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		<title>An Update on Nate Hagemo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
The Naple Daily News posted a really thorough article Tuesday on the progress of former Hurricanes&#8217; second-round pick Nate Hagemo. Hagemo, who was invited to the Canes&#8217; rookie conditioning camp this summer, is trying to earn a spot with Carolina&#8217;s ECHL affiliate, the Florida Everblades. 
 
Hagemo&#8217;s drug problems and run-ins with the law are well-documented, and it&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/08/an-update-on-nate-hagemo/</link>
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		<title>Rutherford to Change Training Methods in Carolina</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hurricanes General Manager, Jim Rutherford is mandating change regarding the way Carolina players train off the ice.  In a recent interview with TSN&#8217;s Darren Dreger, Rutherford says that any off-ice testing that increases the heart rate and puts stress on the body will no longer be allowed by the organization.
&#8220;Their bodies are screaming out, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/10/08/rutherford-to-change-training-methods-in-carolina/</link>
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