Posts About "Valentin Zykov"
Oilers Claim Valentin Zykov: Now What?
November 30th, 2018 The Edmonton Oilers have snatched some offensive potential from the Carolina Hurricanes, claiming recently waived forward Valentin Zykov according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet. The Oilers then confirmed the claim. https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/1068553974205243392 For those that don't know much about Zykov, he's...
Hurricanes Not Missing Skinner's Scoring
September 29th, 2018 Jeff Skinner was traded by the Carolina Hurricanes to the Buffalo Sabres in August. The question was asked of general manager Don Waddell regarding missing Skinner's goals. Waddell replied that he is always concerned about goals but is more concerned about winning. His team has put those concerns to rest this preseason. Hurricanes...
Hurricanes Roster Opens up With Rask Out
September 26th, 2018 Saying that Carolina Hurricanes center Victor Rask's injury is inconvenient is an understatement. Despite a slow season by his standards in 2017-18, Rask was poised to begin this campaign in the top nine or even the top six forward group. At only 25-years-old, he's a player that the 'Canes want to keep around for a while given his...
Hurricanes Fans 'Checkered' Emotions
March 27th, 2018 Already the Carolina Hurricanes look different. Monday night the Ottawa Senators came to Raleigh for the rematch in a home and home with the Hurricanes, who look decidedly different of late than they have for most of the season. Frankly, it's a good look. It's a look, however, that spawns two primary emotions with the Hurricanes' fans,...
Hurricanes Hockey, Painful but Entertaining
March 26th, 2018 Carolina Hurricanes hockey is on familiar ground. It's the end of the season and the team is playing out a string of essentially meaningless games. At times it can be painful to watch the collective lack of effort, while at other times it can be very entertaining. There are only seven games left for the Hurricanes to play this season....
Hurricanes Peters: "Zykov Sample-Size Needs to Be Bigger"
March 26th, 2018 Valentin Zykov is a difference-maker. The Carolina Hurricanes' forward is showing in the short time he has been playing on NHL ice that he might be a puzzle piece that has eluded the team for several years, that of a scoring forward they desperately need. While a sample size of a handful of games is far from conclusive, this recent look...