Is Canes Head Coach Bill Peters Missing the Obvious? Jonathan Gardner | March 4, 2015 At the moment, head coach Bill Peters is held in high regard among Carolina Hurricanes fans. After years of Paul Maurice and Kirk Muller, it’s been a refreshing sight to…
‘Canes Need to Rely on Rosters Youth Philip Botti | February 17, 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,…
Powerplay Should Be Peters’ Next Priority Jonathan Gardner | February 7, 2015 The Canes find themselves in a familiar position in February. Well out of a playoff spot, but playing decent hockey for the first time all season. Sure, it’s too late…
Hurricanes and Tarheels Sharing Mediocrity Mark Shiver | February 3, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com The NHL Carolina Hurricanes have a great deal in common with their namesake from another sport, the North Carolina Tarheels men’s basketball team. The Hurricanes have…
Bill Peters Calm in the Face of Scrutiny Jonathan Gardner | January 31, 2015 The season hasn’t gone the way anyone in the Carolina organization had planned. Pre-season injuries to Jordan Staal and Jeff Skinner contributed to a winless month of October, which all…
Khudobin Run By Blues Barrage ‘Canes Lose Shootout Mark Shiver | January 31, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com What started out as a Friday night filled with hope for the Carolina Hurricanes, quickly turned into an early nightmare for Anton Khudobin. The St. Louis…
Ron Francis Coddling Alexander Semin? Mark Shiver | January 30, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Alexander Semin is currently in no-man’s land. Is he going to get onto Carolina Hurricanes ice again this season? Will he suddenly remember who he is…
Hurricanes Puck Talk: Bill Peters “We Weren’t Hungry Enough” Mark Shiver | January 17, 2015 Bill Peters, head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, said after last night’s 3-0 loss to the Vancouver Canucks, “We weren’t hungry enough.” That is a very disconcerting statement for fans…
Canes Constricting Defense a Credit to the Coaches Jonathan Gardner | January 6, 2015 What words come to mind when one hears “Carolina Hurricanes”? Depending on who is asked, it could be their star players, their long playoff drought, or the Stanley Cup won…
Oilers Scrape Bottom; ‘Canes Not Far Behind Mark Shiver | December 16, 2014 Bottom of the barrel. That’s a common expression used to describe something not of very good quality. Sadly, it is an idiom that accurately depicts the condition of two NHL…
Hurricanes Loss to the Flyers a Perfect Storm of Predictability Jonathan Gardner | December 13, 2014 The Carolina Hurricanes suffered an embarrassing 5-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday afternoon. Or it would have been an embarrassing loss, if the Hurricanes were invested in the game…
Jaromír Jágr Exudes Greatness Again as Canes Fall to Devils Mark Shiver | December 9, 2014 Jaromír Jágr is a great hockey player. He is an elite hockey player. He’s been honing his hockey skills for a long time. At 42 years of age, he is…