Penguins Need to Find Matt Murray’s Counterpart Philip Botti | October 28, 2017 The Pittsburgh Penguins had a great goalie situation last season. Matt Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury split the year and led the team to a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Fleury…
Hurricanes Need More From Jordan Staal Philip Botti | October 19, 2015 The Carolina Hurricanes need Jordan Staal and Eric Staal to have strong seasons if they want to contend. The Staal brothers came together to help break the playoff drought that has plagued…
Giving Noah Hanifin Center Stage Philip Botti | September 14, 2015 Being drafted into professional sports is hard. Eight million students play high school sports, and only 460,000 of them will play in the NCAA. Only 6.8% of NCAA hockey players will…
Jeff Skinner Can Still Be a Difference Maker Philip Botti | August 20, 2015 Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes is only 23 years old. Most people are graduating college at that age, and are looking to break into a professional field. Skinner took a…
Sergey Tolchinsky Dazzles at ‘Canes Development Camp Philip Botti | July 10, 2015 The Carolina Hurricanes are building their franchise starting from the blue line out. A team that has never been known for defense now has two highly-touted defensive prospects they hope will solidify…
The Hurricanes’ Scoring Will Come From Familiar Faces Philip Botti | June 23, 2015 Last season the Carolina Hurricanes struggled to score goals. They ranked 27th in goals per game and Eric Staal was the only player to score 20 goals. The two former 40 goal scorers on…
Haydn Fleury Gives ‘Canes Management Draft Options Philip Botti | June 1, 2015 The Carolina Hurricanes selected Haydn Fleury with the #7 pick in the 2014 NHL draft. The ‘Canes are getting familiar with early first round picks and are hoping to reap the benefits of…
Carolina Shouldn’t Rush to Find a Goalie Philip Botti | May 18, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Cam Ward and Anton Khudobin shared time in net for the ‘Canes last season. They were the only two goalies to play in a regular season game for ‘Canes last…
Cam Ward is the ‘Canes MVP Philip Botti | April 17, 2015 The smoke has cleared on a disappointing season for the Carolina Hurricanes. Now management has to put together the pieces and find which players they want to build around. The ‘Canes found…
Why ‘Canes Fans Should Love the Staal-Lindholm Line Philip Botti | April 6, 2015 The ‘Canes disappointing season is coming to an end. Even with a season of mostly negatives, ‘Canes fans have positive spots in the teams diminished lineup that they should love. One of those lovely spots is the…
The Curious Case of the Swedish ‘Canes Philip Botti | March 13, 2015 Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask have shared success as young players on the struggling Carolina Hurricanes this season. Lindholm is in his second season with the ‘Canes and has already scored more…
‘Canes Look towards the Future Philip Botti | February 25, 2015 Ron Francis was actively trading players way before trade deadline day even rolled around. Management showed their commitment to making this team better in the long run. The ‘Canes swapped two pending unrestricted…
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