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The St. Louis Blues have emerged as one of several teams showing interest in Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin, with NHL insider Elliotte Friedman reporting that St. Louis has taken…
The Carolina Hurricanes have taken chances on highly skilled NHL prospects who need some development, and it's worked out for the Stanley Cup champions. Here are standout prospects, strengths, weaknesses and more.
The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup by being the deepest team in the NHL. Four waves of attack rotating in front of three solid defensive pairings and three good…
As we draw closer to the start of the 2026-27 season, there have been a plethora of moves since the start of the new calendar year for the NHL. Between…
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! I’m afraid there is not much going on to discuss regarding the Carolina Hurricanes at the moment, (officially anyway). They did sign another goalie for depth, Zach Sawchenko. More information can be found here. https://www.canescountry.com/post/g99jHEWABpa1 The biggest “non” news for Carolina is the lack of progress in […]
The two cities have strong teams heading into next season, as the tournament returns to the East Coast.
I stand corrected. In my last morning article, published on July 4th, I made mention that it was unlikely that […]
When it comes to the goaltending with the Carolina Hurricanes, it’s always a topic of discussion every offseason. Even after winning the Stanley Cup, rumors are circulating about the crease…
The Carolina Hurricanes have a big decision to make on rookie RFA defenseman Alexander Nikishin. Do they sign him to the massive contract he's looking for, or deal him? For now, they have made him available to other teams . The big Russian blueliner is not eligible for an offer sheet, but the Stanley Cup champs are willing to listen to trade offers. There are a number of teams that have been linked to the 6'3" rearguard, like the NY Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks, but another team wit...
Heading into the Fourth of July weekend, the Carolina Hurricanes right now have 98% of their Stanley Cup roster returning for the 2026-27 season. They will be looking to defend…
God bless the USA! It’s a big party everywhere in the country celebrating America’s 250th birthday, so I imagine a […]
While the rest of the NHL has seen a plethora of moves over the last couple of weeks, the defending Stanley Cup champions are staying patient. The Carolina Hurricanes seem…
The opening day of free agency for the Carolina Hurricanes saw all losses to the list, but maybe it was […]
Defenseman John Carlson, whose rights the Carolina Hurricanes made a trade for with their final pick during the NHL Entry Draft on Saturday, ended up signing with the Tampa Bay Lighting. After all the rumors about the starting price for him being $10 million times two, or more, he ended up signing for $8.5 million […]
Andersen spent the past five years with the Carolina Hurricanes, where he won the Stanley Cup this past season.
One day away from free agency opening, the Carolina Hurricanes have $11.105 million in cap space. They currently have their entire forward group signed through next season, along with five…
Emma Lingan, Michael Augello and Andre Leal discuss whether the Hurricanes will sign John Carlson, whether JJ Peterka will help the Bruins' offense, the Jacob Markstrom trade and more ahead of NHL free agency.
Each of Masters and Philp are pending UFAs.
Is Dylan Larkin any closer to getting traded by the Detroit Red Wings? Could a Southern California team be interested in Darnell Nurse? Will the Carolina Hurricanes buy out Jesperi Kotkaniemi?
The Carolina Hurricanes surprised many when they went out and acquired the signing rights to pending UFA defenseman John Carlson this past weekend. But time is ticking, and they have only one day remaining to get him inked to a new deal or he'll go to the open market. Insider Pierre LeBrun does not think it's a slam dunk that something gets done in Raleigh. The Carolina Hurricanes acquiring John Carlson’s rights over the weekend was a clever move by the Cup champs to beat everyone to the...
The New York Rangers are not finished retooling their roster, and their next target is a Stanley Cup champion. Just days after acquiring sniper Pavel Dorofeyev from the Vegas Golden Knights in a major Friday trade, the Rangers have set their sights on Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin. Per Elliotte Friedman on the 32 Thoughts podcast, the Rangers have expressed interest in the young blueliner as they continue to reshape their roster under general manager Chris Drury. Why Ca...
The Florida Panthers have acquired goaltender Akira Schmid from the Vegas Golden Knights for a third-round pick in the 2028 NHL Entry Draft. Schmid, 26, was 16-10-6 with a 2.59 goals-against average, .893 save percentage and two shutouts in 34 games this season for the Pacific Division-winning Golden Knights. He did not appear in a Stanley Cup Playoff game for Vegas, which lost in six games to the Carolina Hurricanes in the Final. He also played for Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Oly...
It is a busy time for the Carolina Hurricanes and the rest of the league. First of all, there was the draft this weekend which saw your Hurricanes turn four picks into seven. After making six selections, they turned their final pick into the rights to John Carlson. All is quiet on that front so […]
It has been awhile but better late than never. We have a winner for our annual contest. Congratulations to “formersaint” who won with 60 points! Next up was “Succotash-Mustache” (Lanny McDonald is here?) with 53, and Canes – N – Bacon came in third with 51 as (he) won via the tiebreaker. A big thank […]
Let’s just say that it appears New York Rangers general manager Chris Drury has a slew of irons in the […]