Carolina Hurricanes: Stuck Between Two Futures Jonathan Gardner | May 28, 2015 I wrote on Saturday about how the future of the Carolina Hurricanes seems to be defense-oriented. They have many solid prospects in their organization, and have the opportunity to add…
Changing Ways: Is Defense the Future in Carolina? Jonathan Gardner | May 23, 2015 For much of the franchise’s history, the Carolina Hurricanes have rarely been considered a great defensive team. Most years, they struggled to even contend as a “decent” defensive team. The…
Five NHL Teams Who Could Bounce Back Next Season Kyle Morton | May 22, 2015 Another regular season in the NHL has come and gone, and while the 16 teams who were good and/or fortunate enough to qualify for the postseason are in the midst…
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…
Jordan Staal’s Obvious Impact Mark Shiver | May 17, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Jordan Staal is a big guy. At 6’4″ tall and 220 pounds, he is built perfectly to play the center position in the NHL. At 26…
Why the Leafs Should Pursue Jordan Staal At All Costs James Tanner | May 15, 2015 O.K, I know a lot of people are going to see this and immediately say that Jordan Staal has a career high of 50 points and that therefore he is…
Hurricanes Promising Offensive Opportunities Mark Shiver | May 11, 2015 The Carolina Hurricanes have some promising opportunities for increasing their output on offensive. They desperately need to improve on the offensive side of the ice. Many have opined that the defense…
Carolina Hurricanes: A Broken Team? Or Ready to Break Out? Jonathan Gardner | April 27, 2015 The 2014-2015 season was just another in a long list of forgettable seasons in the Carolina Hurricanes franchise history. There were very few bright spots throughout the year: The emergence…
Inside Hurricanes Locker Room Part 3 Mark Shiver | April 27, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Carolina Hurricanes post-game interviews this season often included this statement: “We didn’t start on time.” Or its cousin, “We didn’t seem to have energy.” Often baffled…
Inside Hurricanes Locker Room Part Two Mark Shiver | April 24, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com The Carolina Hurricanes held an end of season media availability last week. I spent some time in the locker room with the players, asking questions about…
Inside Hurricanes Locker Room Part One Mark Shiver | April 18, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Monday the Carolina Hurricanes had their players available to the media for their season-ending interviews. I went inside the Hurricanes locker room and sat down with…
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…