Those Wacky Staal Brothers Rumors Keep Swirling Mark Shiver | January 16, 2015 Those wacky Staal rumors just won’t go away. Will Eric stay with the Carolina Hurricanes or will he go? They were rampant back in October and I wrote then that…
Meeting the ‘Canes Halfway Philip Botti | January 15, 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…
Two Events Could Determine Hurricanes’ Future Jonathan Gardner | January 12, 2015 As the trade deadline rapidly approaches, the rumors surrounding various Carolina players are starting to take shape. Elliotte Friedman reports that Eric Staal will not waive his NTC, putting an…
Buffalo Continues to Prove They’re Really Bad Mark Shiver | January 9, 2015 Buffalo conjures up images of cold and snow and Bills football. For hockey fans, the Buffalo Sabres are front of mind as well. Lately, Buffalo in hockey parlance has come…
Hurricanes Puck Talk: Bruins Find No Honey in Raleigh Mark Shiver | January 4, 2015 Bruins are bears. According to the Wikipedia definition, “Bruin is folk term used for brown bears (from the Dutch bruin meaning brown).” Bears are known to love honey. The Alaska…
Hurricanes Puck Talk: Staal X Two Plus Cam Being Cam Mark Shiver | January 3, 2015 The top line for the Carolina Hurricanes in their Friday night tilt against the Philadelphia Flyers was Staal X two plus a Swedish beast. Captain Eric Staal, alternate captain Jordan…
‘Canes Repeat One Goal Dominance, Lose 2-1 to Tampa Bay Lightning Mark Shiver | December 28, 2014 The ‘Canes are without peer in the NHL in their ability to assert their will against other teams and get an elusive one goal performance from their offense. Saturday night…
Hurricanes Approaching End to Long-Standing Rumor Jonathan Gardner | December 20, 2014 Tonight, the Carolina Hurricanes face off against the New York Rangers for the first time this season, which means it’s time for the first reference to the Staal brothers this…
Goals for ‘Canes Calling on Line Two; Please Pick up Mark Shiver | December 18, 2014 Goals are calling the Carolina Hurricanes’ second line of Jeff Skinner, Victor Rask, and Elias Lindholm. Will they please pick up and answer the call in tonight’s match against the…
Kadri and Gardiner are Trending in Opposite Directions Craig Hagerman | December 15, 2014 The Toronto Maple Leafs are 9-1-1 since their 9-2 shelling to the Nashville Predators and the team seems to be firing on all cylinders. However, during the team’s current hot…
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…
Firesale Simply a Pipe Dream for Carolina Hurricanes Jonathan Gardner | December 11, 2014 In today’s News and Observer, local writer Luke DeCock wrote about the need for the Carolina Hurricanes organization to essentially trade off anyone and anything that isn’t nailed down in…