by Matt Karash | Feb 23, 2019 | Morning Skate
Important scheduling note — Tonight’s game is an odd 5pm Saturday start, so if you have dinner plans, set your DVR. Today is game 62 – officially the last quarter and stretch run for the 2018-19 season. The Hurricanes enter the last quarter...
by Matt Karash | Feb 22, 2019 | Daily Cup of Joe
With anticipation, Canes fans are waiting for the return of Jordan Staal who has been out since early December (he did return on December 20 and 22 before shutting it down again). He practiced in a regular contact jersey on Monday which suggested he was close to...
by Matt Karash | Feb 21, 2019 | The Drive Home
Bringing back memories of the legendary Jeff O’Neill black eye game against Toronto in the 2002 NHL Playoffs, Justin Williams scored a goal off his face to open scoring and went on to have a huge game in the Hurricanes 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers. Not too...
by Matt Karash | Feb 21, 2019 | Morning Skate
After a loss to the New York Rangers on Tuesday, the Hurricanes will look to rebound quickly against the Florida Panthers on Thursday. The team was not going to win out, so Tuesday’s loss is not debilitating. But at the same time, with a two-point deficit...
by Matt Karash | Feb 21, 2019 | Daily Cup of Joe
I have written about the approaching 2019 NHL trade deadline sporadically over the past few weeks. If you missed those articles, you can find them here: On February 7, I offered a few “quick hitters’ on the trade deadline. On February 12, I wrote an...