Posts About "Jay McClement"
Avalanche Need Depth in Free Agency
June 29th, 2017 After their dismal 48-point season and the fact that Matt Duchene seems likely to be traded during the offseason, it’s clear that the Colorado Avalanche are entering another rebuild. Therefore, the team should avoid making any big splashes when free agency opens up this Saturday, July 1. With holes at forward, defense, and now...
Hurricanes Should Have Kept Riley Nash
August 9th, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis has a nearly flawless track record of signings, re-signings, draft picks and trades since taking over at the helm of the organization back in April of 2014, but one mistake he did make was not bringing back center Riley Nash this offseason. Instead of extending Nash's deal, the Canes...
Two Canes Must Make Moves
November 17th, 2015 In the midst of a home stand the Carolina Hurricanes find themselves on the cusp of two possibilities. They will get through it adding significant points to their total, or they will remain stagnant and find themselves making golf plans for next May as they enjoy their Thanksgiving turkey. The unofficial line in the sand for playoff...
Inside Hurricanes Locker Room Part One
April 18th, 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 many of the players and asked a few questions. Here are some of the highlights of that time. Chris Terry The question that...
Is Canes Head Coach Bill Peters Missing the Obvious?
March 4th, 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 see the team play with a clear-cut identity and to have a coach willing to hold the players accountable for poor play. Even when he makes a move that seems questionable...
Jay McClement Signing Shows Philosophical Change in Canes
March 1st, 2015 Today, the Carolina Hurricanes announced they have signed veteran center Jay McClement to a two-year, $2.4 million deal. There's few players on the Canes this year that deserved an extension more than McClement. Signed in the offseason as a veteran presence for a team that expected to rely on its youth, McClement has far exceeded...
Ron Francis Spotlight; Anybody Want His Assets?
February 15th, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Ron Francis, general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes is watching his team disappoint at many levels. The 'Canes are holding on to last place in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference with 45 points. They have lost their last two games, 2-1 to the Anaheim Ducks, and 6-3 to the...
Carolina Hurricanes Captain Eric Staal Must Step Up
September 27th, 2014 Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal must step up. Way to state the obvious, right? The 2014-15 NHL regular season hasn't even begun and all eyes in Raleigh are on the captain. Gee thanks. I'm sure Eric is delighted to be the focal point of talk radio and print/social media without having yet skated in the preseason. Oh, the...
Assessing the Maple Leafs UFA's
May 14th, 2014 Safe to say that the Toronto Maple Leafs fell short of expectations, internal or perceived, by missing the playoffs this season. And in losing 12 of 14 to crash out of the playoffs, there naturally have been questions about the makeup of the team. For the 2014/15 season, the Toronto Maple Leafs already have $48.7 million committed to...
Patrik Berglund Providing Blues with Something More
December 6th, 2013 There is something more at play here than a lack of goals. True, center Patrik Berglund is the go-to guy for Blues critics to find errors and general problems. After all, the Swede was drafted 25th overall in 2006 with his offensive upside being the main factor. After amassing 188 points in 358 career games, he has just one goal and...
Toronto Maple Leafs Inside the Numbers
October 14th, 2013 This morning marks the two week point of the National Hockey League season. To say the Leafs started the year strong would be a bit of an understatement considering this: https://twitter.com/SNCaroline/status/389209924833525760 To be honest, part of me does want to freak out just because I've seen something from the Leafs that I...
Toronto Maple Leafs Preseason Focus: Offense
September 11th, 2013 In late June, I did a three-part series on the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs roster. Going off of the team on paper only, I examined the strengths and weaknesses, and gave a separate letter grade to goaltending, defense and offense at the time. Now that it is September, it is time to revisit this and see if the moves done this past...
Maple Leafs Panel: Did Dave Nonis Make a Mistake?
April 15th, 2013 Maple Leafs GM Dave Nonis elected not to make use of the waiver wire when he let Jussi Jokinen pass. Would Jokinen have made the Maple Leafs a better team?
