by Matt Karash | Feb 14, 2019 | Daily Cup of Joe
Two seasons ago, I was early in noticing that Justin Faulk’s level of play defensively had fallen off. Initially, the decline in his play was overshadowed by this scoring and to some degree the fact that his trajectory was supposed to be that of a up and coming...
by Matt Karash | Feb 13, 2019 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe offers a short set of quick hitters. Micheal Ferland I completely understand the potential trade value of Micheal Ferland and am even on record as being okay with the team trading Ferland at the trade deadline if the return is...
by Matt Karash | Feb 12, 2019 | The Drive Home
Through two periods, the Hurricanes seemed to be on their way to another lackluster outing against a team in last place in its division. And when the Senators scored first late in the first period, the game eerily reminded me of the loss to New Jersey. The Hurricanes...
by Matt Karash | Feb 12, 2019 | Morning Skate
After an impressive three-win start to the current five-game road trip, the Hurricanes faced their first setback on Sunday against New Jersey. A rough first period led by continued struggles on the power play dug an early hole and ultimately doomed the result to be a...
by Matt Karash | Feb 12, 2019 | Daily Cup of Joe
Last week, I wrote a short ‘quick hitters’ article on the upcoming 2019 NHL trade deadline. Since then, the Hurricanes have made modest progress toward playing their way up and into playoff contention for March. As such, I think my comments on the Canes as...