Posts About "Jaccob Slavin"
Blues' Biggest Draft Misses of the 2010s
November 21st, 2020 The 2010s were a full decade of drafts for Doug Armstrong as the general manager of the St. Louis Blues. While he made a few great trades, he also made some excellent picks in the mid-to-late rounds of drafts. A lot of the players on the current Blues' roster were drafted by the team, which is a special thing for a franchise. When...
Hurricanes Face Tough Decisions With Bursting Blue Line
June 24th, 2020 When the Carolina Hurricanes were bolstering their roster for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, there was no predicting how quickly the COVID-19 outbreak would halt the season so suddenly. Gutted by injuries to their back end, the Hurricanes sought help in the form of Sami Vatanen and Brady Skjei at the 2020 trade deadline to replace...
The Evolution of the Carolina Hurricanes
May 6th, 2020 The Carolina Hurricanes have completely re-vamped. From officially hiring Rod Brind'Amour as the team's head coach in 2018, to strong drafting in the past eight years, the team has gone from an afterthought in the Eastern Conference, to one of the most exciting teams in the NHL. Let's look back at some of the events that made the...
Hurricanes Roster Facing Big Test With Hamilton Injury
January 17th, 2020 Watching the replay, you could tell immediately it was serious. Carolina Hurricanes All-Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kevin Stenlund got their skates tied up chasing a puck along the boards Thursday night, causing Hamilton to fall back awkwardly on his left leg. He immediately called for the referee,...
Carolina Scores 2 Late Goals, Rallies past Avalanche 3-1
December 20th, 2019 DENVER — Andrei Svechnikov and Jaccob Slavin scored goals 1:17 apart and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied for a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Sebastian Aho also scored, and James Reimer had 27 saves as Carolina extended its poin...
3 Hurricanes Captain Candidates If Williams Retires
July 29th, 2019 It was an enchanting run for the Carolina Hurricanes last season when captain Justin Williams and new head coach Rod Brind’Amour led a group of underdog youngsters to the Eastern Conference Final. With Williams’ future still undecided, his tight-lipped approach to next season hasn’t stopped the Carolina brass from filling holes,...
Giordano and Hamilton: Separate and Thriving
October 18th, 2018 When the Calgary Flames and Carolina Hurricanes agreed to a trade on June 23, 2018 that sent defenseman Dougie Hamilton to Carolina, it had the potential to be monumental. It meant breaking up a defense pair of Mark Giordano and Hamilton that had been the Flames' best and one of the league's best pairs the past two seasons. It was a move...
Hurricanes Grasp the Obvious
April 27th, 2018 The Carolina Hurricanes repeated a ritual that has been in place for nearly a decade earlier this month -- they gave their end of season interviews to the media in April. Last October it was hoped by the players, coaches, and fans that they'd be having these interviews a little closer to summer. But, alas, once again they did not make...
Flyers Refuse Hurricanes' Invitation to Regress
March 18th, 2018 Saturday night in Raleigh, NC a game was played that included an invitation by the home team Carolina Hurricanes to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers to leave the crisp air of the "made the playoffs" group and regress back to the ranks of those desperately trying to secure a wild-card spot. Ultimately the Flyers said 'no' to the invite...
New Season, New Start for Hurricanes
October 9th, 2017 The Carolina Hurricanes won their first game of the season on Saturday night against the Minnesota Wild, 5-4 in a shootout. It may turn out to be their most significant win of the year. It is the first season-opener the Hurricanes have played at home in years, as well as the first season-opener they have won in seven years. The win is...
Hurricanes Prove Pesce Part of Long-Term Plan
August 3rd, 2017 On Tuesday, the Carolina Hurricanes proved that defenseman Brett Pesce is part of their long-term plan. Pesce and the team agreed to a six-year extension that will pay him $4.025 million per season starting in 2018-19. For those who were wondering if he would get an extension when his defensive linemate, Jaccob Slavin, did a few...
Hurricanes Excellently Extend Slavin
July 14th, 2017 In an environment where management sometimes receives criticism for not being willing to spend money to improve, the Carolina Hurricanes did an excellent job extending the contract of defenseman Jaccob Slavin on Wednesday. According to the Hurricanes' press release, the team and Slavin came to terms on a seven-year contract extension...
Jaccob Slavin Signs 7-Year Contract With Hurricanes
July 12th, 2017 The Carolina Hurricanes and defenseman Jaccob Slavin have agreed to terms on a seven-year contract extension worth $37.1 million, the team announced Wednesday. The 23-year-old blueliner is heading into the final year of his entry-level contract and will receive a sizable pay raise from his current cap hit of...
