News and views about the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL
As of this publication, the Carolina Hurricanes still have the 31st overall pick in round one of the Draft. History would tell us though that the pick will be traded for future picks or included in a player deal. On the recent podcast with Adam Gold and Ryan Henkel, both agreed that there was zero […]
Well it was nice while it lasted. We’ve been so locked into the Stanley Cup Final that it’s been forgotten that the rest of the league–except the Vegas Golden Knights–has been done for at least three weeks, and some as long as two months. That’s a lot of time to take a hard look at […]
The Carolina Hurricanes released their preseason schedule today which consists of four games. They will play a home and home series against both the Nashville Predators and the Florida Panthers. One of Carolina’s home games will be at the Coliseum in Greensboro. Day Date Opponent Time VenueSun. Sept. 20 at Florida 7 p.m. Amerant Bank Arena Tues. Sept. 22 Florida 7 p.m. Lenov...
The Carolina Hurricanes announced Wednesday evening the re-signing of Chicago defenseman, Juuso Valimaki. His new contract will pay him $900,00 next season, whether he plays in the NHL or AHL. Valimaki has plenty of NHL experience and is a previous first round draft pick by Calgary, (16th overall in 2017). He will probably be battling […]
Canes Country will be attempting to keep up with news around the hockey world this short offseason. Welcome to Volume One! It is another year and another time for the Hockey Hall of Fame to snub Rod Brind’Amour. This one stings a bit because Keith Tkachuk was nominated ahead of Brind’Amour. Tkachuk was good, but […]
In the middle of the downtown celebration on Saturday, Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Eric Tulsky pulled out a paper and pen and offered Nicolas Deslauriers a two year contract. The winger readily signed it, apparently making this the first order of business for the Canes this offseason. The deal will pay Deslauriers $850,000 this coming […]
The World Champion Carolina Hurricanes will celebrate with fans by having a Stanley Cup Championship Parade in Downtown Raleigh, this Saturday, June 20th, starting at 11 A.M. Eastern. Bring your patience because there will be a few people attending. The crowd is estimated to be over 100,000. The Parade will start on Hillsborough Street and […]
One of the biggest criticisms in years past by the hockey experts around the league was that the Carolina Hurricanes did not have a superstar to take them to the next level. They did not have that all-time reliable player they could count on to score a goal or make a big play, when they […]
It was a plain brown padded envelope. It was late October, 2018, I had already started treatments for my Stage III colorectal cancer, and I was already learning about how people are inherently good. There’s a lot in this world that we can change and will make you upset, and a lot that will divide […]
The Carolina Hurricanes put on a clinic as they defeated the Las Vegas Golden Knights, 3-0 on Sunday night to win the 2026 Stanley Cup Championship. The Hurricanes had a dominating playoff season as they finished with a 16-3 record. Taylor Hall started things off this night much like he did throughout the postseason as […]
The Stanley Cup will be in the building Sunday night, and for the first time in 20 years, the Carolina Hurricanes can be the team to skate away with it. The final game is the toughest to win, and tonight’s battle will be no different. The Vegas Golden Knights will be desperate to force Game […]
Rod Brind’Amour isn’t the type to take credit, but it’s time that he gets some. A lot can be said for why the Carolina Hurricanes currently hold a 3-2 series lead over the Vegas Golden Knights, and are now just one game from winning the franchise’s second ever Stanley Cup — the first in 20 […]
The Carolina Hurricanes dominated the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night, 4-2, to take a 3-2 series lead and come within one game of lifting the Stanley Cup. After struggling for the majority of the postseason, both the power play and two of Carolina’s top three regular season scorers — Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho […]
What a series this has been. Tonight is another chapter of this epic Stanley Cup Finals battle, with the Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Vegas Golden Knights at the Lenovo Center tonight at 8 PM. Carolina is looking to take its first series lead and come within one game of winning the Stanley Cup. On Tuesday, the […]
In what could be considered a must-win game for the Carolina Hurricanes, heroes, new and old, emerged. Brandon Bussi, making his first career playoff start in Game 4, turned away 18 of 21 shots to earn the victory. He is the third goalie in the expansion era to make his first career playoff start in […]
Jordan Staal had two goals including an iconic moment that old time hockey fans will recognize, The Hurricanes survived another rough second period, Brandon Bussi got his first playoff start and win, and Carolina will hop the plane back to Raleigh with the Stanley Cup Final tied at two. Rod Brind’Amour had managed to keep […]
Andersen or Bussi? The goalie question is one that’s been lurking under the surface ever since the puck dropped for Round 1, Game 1 on April 18th. In each series it had been expected that the regular season savior Brandon Bussi would make an appearance. Frederik Andersen, however, did what you want a goalie to […]
The primary discussion around the hockey water cooler today is, who should start in net for the Carolina Hurricanes in game four of the Stanley Cup Final. After allowing four goals on 16 shots, (and two more that were not counted), in the first two periods of game 3, Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour did something […]
“In this town, your luck can change just that quickly.“ I was inside the Lenovo Center after that abysmal second period of Thursday night. How could we feel any worse after that period? Then here comes the second period of Game 3. Time to flush it. Reset. What can the Carolina Hurricanes do to prepare […]
Following their huge comeback win on Thursday, the Carolina Hurricanes are back in action tonight, on the road for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights at 8 PM. The Canes are looking to take a 2-1 series lead. Thursday night was one of the best Stanley Cup Finals games […]
Halfway through the third period in Game 2, the Carolina Hurricanes were teetering on going down 2-0 and dropping both games at home to open the Stanley Cup against the Vegas Golden Knights. Down 2-0 midway through the third, the Canes hadn’t looked like the dominant team they’d been for the entirety of the regular […]
The Carolina Hurricanes were losing 2-0 with less than 10 minutes remaining in the game and the ESPN crew was talking about a Las Vegas Golden Knights’ sweep, but then something happened. With less than 10 minutes left, Logan Stankoven went behind the Vegas net, bodied the defender and then took away the puck. He […]
The more things change, the more they stay the same. The Carolina Hurricanes find themselves in the same position that they did in Round 3, down 0-1 after a game one loss in the series. This time, they can not blame it on a long lay off. This time, the Las Vegas Golden Knights had […]
The Carolina Hurricanes jumped out to a 2-0 lead and looked awesome until they didn’t. The Las Vegas Golden Knights counter-punched and punched back hard as they went on to out-score the home team, 5-4 on Tuesday night to win game one of the Stanley Cup Final. After the Hurricanes outhit the Montreal Canadiens by […]
And so it begins…. Game day has finally arrived and the Las Vegas Golden Knights are in town to take on the Carolina Hurricanes for game one of the Stanley Cup Final. After an expansive “Media Day” yesterday, there are tons of interviews and articles to go through. I won’t even try to list them […]