by Matt Karash | Jan 30, 2019 | Daily Cup of Joe
Aside from Curtis McElhinney who started from not even being on the roster, Jordan Martinook is probably the Carolina Hurricanes player who has most surprised me thus far during the 2018-19 season. The ho-hum deal that brought Jordan Martinook to Raleigh With...
by Matt Karash | Jan 25, 2019 | Daily Cup of Joe
Yesterday’s Daily Cup of Joe entitled, “What does it take?” assessed the state of the Canes with regard to climbing back into the playoff chase. The short answer is that the Canes will probably need to repeat something close to January’s 8-3-1...
by Matt Karash | Jan 24, 2019 | Daily Cup of Joe
After a surge early in January, a brief setback last week and a strong finish with a 2-0-1 record in three games in Western Canada this week, the Hurricanes will have eight days to rest and recharge during the All-Star break and their bye week before the final 32...
by Matt Karash | Jan 24, 2019 | The Drive Home
The news of the day heading into the game was the fact that Rod Brind’Amour had decided to give goalie Alex Nedeljkovic his first NHL start. I was a bit surprised that Brind’Amour did not decide to ride Mrazek into the eight-day layoff but also excited to...
by Matt Karash | Jan 23, 2019 | Morning Skate
After an exciting and well-played 3-2 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, the Hurricanes are right back on the ice on Wednesday in Vancouver. The game is the team’s last before an extended eight-day layoff for the NHL All-Star break followed by the...
