‘Canes Victor Rask Proving He Belongs Mark Shiver | December 3, 2014 Victor Rask is one of those Swedish guys. A while back, I wrote that ‘Canes captain Eric Staal “glossed Elias Lindholm the Swedish Beast.” It was a well-deserved nickname, as…
Will December Be Different for the ‘Canes? Philip Botti | December 2, 2014 The Carolina Hurricanes failed to win a game in October. Instead of rolling over, they came into November looking to climb their way up the NHL power rankings. They won…
Game of Numbers: Carolina Hurricanes Edition Andrew Forbes | December 1, 2014 The Game of Numbers is an exclusive THW series looking at upcoming milestones around the NHL. Each team will be looked at individually in three parts – individual player milestones,…
Carolina Hurricanes Show Dual Nature in Home-and-Home Jonathan Gardner | November 30, 2014 This Saturday, former Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford entered the PNC Arena as a member of an opposing organization for the first time in almost two decades. The Pittsburgh Penguins…
Hurricanes Can’t Solve Thomas Greiss; Lose to Penguins 3-2 Mark Shiver | November 30, 2014 Thomas Greiss was in-goal. Not Marc-André Fleury. Fresh off a near-perfect performance Friday night in Pittsburgh, the Carolina Hurricanes had reason for confidence. Raleigh’s PNC Arena was fuller than it has…
Who Are These Guys? ‘Canes Beat Penguins 4-2 Mark Shiver | November 29, 2014 Who are these guys? One night they are sluggish, lackadaisical, and just plain awful. A couple of nights later fresh, intense, and leaving it all on the ice. Who are…
Fan Frustration; Hurricanes Not Improving Mark Shiver | November 27, 2014 Fan frustration has set in. The fans of the Carolina Hurricanes are not seeing marked improvement in their team. Changes have been made in the front office and behind the…
How the Carolina Hurricanes Broke Cam Ward and Fixed Him Again Jonathan Gardner | November 26, 2014 The stats may not show it, but Cam Ward has had a much improved November. After an October that the whole team would like to forget, goaltenders included, it seemed…
How Good Has Riley Nash Been? Philip Botti | November 25, 2014 The Carolina Hurricanes started off the season losing their first eight games. Then went on a four game winning streak. In the last eight games they have only won twice.…
Alexander Semin Surging to Mediocrity Mark Shiver | November 22, 2014 Mediocrity: the quality of something that is not very good. (Webster’s) This is an accurate characterization of the Carolina Hurricanes’ season thus far. It is also unfortunate. Even before the…
Alex Semin’s Latest Scratch Has Canes in Dire Situation Jonathan Gardner | November 21, 2014 When the Carolina Hurricanes signed Alex Semin as a free agent in the offseason of 2012, they were in a tough situation. Former general manager Jim Rutherford had all but…
Consistency Continues to Elude Capricious Canes Jonathan Gardner | November 19, 2014 The Carolina Hurricanes are better than their record indicates. They have the top-tier talent, they have the goaltending, and thanks to some surprising developments from younger players this year, they…