With Pitkanen Out, Could Canes Want John-Michael Liles? Alex Mai | September 12, 2013 News broke out last night that top defender Joni Pitkanen’s injury will keep him out for the entire upcoming season. The initial prognosis had Pitkanen returning some time in December,…
With Pitkanen Out, ‘Canes Should be ‘All-In’ on Cody Franson Andrew Luistro | September 11, 2013 After the unfortunate–albeit unsurprising–news surfaced that Joni Pitkanen will miss the entire 2013-14 season, the Carolina Hurricanes were left with a gaping hole on their defense. The original expectation was…
AGM Jason Karmanos, Son Of Owner, Fired By Hurricanes Alex Mai | September 10, 2013 Assistant general manager Jason Karmanos was getting ready to enter his 15th year of operations with the Hurricanes before he was shockingly let go 4 days before training camp. Karmanos…
Brendan Morrow To the Canes? Alex Mai | September 7, 2013 I recently read a report on SBNation that former Stars captain Brendan Morrow was engaged in talks with Canes GM Jim Rutherford. It’s an interesting piece of news for many reasons,…
Dissecting the McBain-Sekera Trade Alex Mai | September 4, 2013 The Carolina Hurricanes have failed to make the playoffs over the past few seasons primarily because of one reason – a porous defense that ranks among the league’s bottom. Last…
Joni Pitkanen Injury Opens Door for Ryan Murphy Andrew Luistro | September 4, 2013 The seemingly inevitable has apparently become official: Carolina Hurricanes’ defenseman Joni Pitkanen will not be ready for the start of the season. He will undergo a CT scan on Thursday…
Hurricanes Head to Traverse City, Talent in Tow Andrew Luistro | August 29, 2013 The NHL offseason is finally nearing its end, and winter is coming. Next week, the Carolina Hurricanes will make their fourth appearance at the annual Traverse City Rookie Tournament, giving…
What Does Anton Khudobin Bring To the Carolina Crease? Alex Mai | August 28, 2013 One of Carolina’s best moves this off-season, in my opinion, was the signing of 27-old goaltender Anton Khudobin, who had just finished a solid truncated season with the Boston Bruins…
Can Jiri Tlusty Match His Breakout Season? Alex Mai | August 24, 2013 Last year, Jiri Tlusty had the best statistical season of his still-young hockey career, leading the team in both goals (23) and plus/minus (+15). He broke both his previous…
Zach Boychuk Signing a Win for Charlotte Checkers Andrew Luistro | August 22, 2013 After a surprisingly lengthy standoff between Zach Boychuk and the Carolina Hurricanes, the former first round pick has finally been brought back into the fold. The team announced Tuesday that…
Carolina Hurricanes: Zac Dalpe at Career Crossroads Andrew Luistro | August 14, 2013 . Some early skating at RCiI: Gleason. Westgarth, Blanchard and Cam Ward. — Chip Alexander (@ice_chip) August 13, 2013 With more than a month to go before the opening of…
Sizing Up the Penguins’ New Divisional Foes Sean Griffin | August 12, 2013 Though it establishes what has to be considered the most abysmal moniker in all of professional sports, the NHL’s new Metropolitan Division (hard to say it with a straight face, isn’t…