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Philip Botti

Philip is a Sports Journalist covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. Duquesne University Journalism Grad 2013.

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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