Philip Botti
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Philip is a Sports Journalist covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. Duquesne University Journalism Grad 2013.
Author's Posts
Why 'Canes Fans Should Love the Staal-Lindholm Line
April 6th, 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 continued success of the Eric Staal, Jordan Staal, and Elias Lindholm meshing on the top line. Bill Peters has been...
The Curious Case of the Swedish 'Canes
March 13th, 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 points than in his rookie season. He also holds the bragging rights of having the most points from a 'Canes player in a single game...
'Canes Look towards the Future
February 25th, 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 free agents for draft picks, and a promising prospect. Francis made it clear earlier this week that there was no...
'Canes Need to Rely on Rosters Youth
February 17th, 2015 The 'Canes beat the Ottawa Senators Monday night by a score of 6-3. Ottawa is battling for a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. The 'Canes are out of playoff contention, but they have no quit in them. They scored a staggering six goals in Ottawa, and had 13 different players register points. Six of those players with points...
4 'Canes That Should Be on the Trading Block
February 11th, 2015 Repeating the narrative that the Carolina Hurricanes are down and out this season is starting to wear thin on fans, and writers all over the league. Recently, the 'Canes are winning games at the wrong time. They have talent but that talent is stopping them from completely rebuilding the team and winning the draft lottery for Connor...
Meeting the 'Canes Halfway
January 15th, 2015 We are halfway through the NHL season and writers are starting to give out team grades and analyzing the halfway mark. The Carolina Hurricanes have 33-points and are fighting to stay afloat. It would be easy to go through and just point out everything that has gone wrong with the 'Canes this season. Instead you can dissect the 'Canes a...
