by Matt Karash | Dec 20, 2018 | Morning Skate
After a three-day layoff, tonight the Hurricanes start a quick burst of three home games in four days leading up to the the short Christmas break. Each of the past two weeks has seen the team salvage something in the last game of the week but still finish minus for...
by Matt Karash | Dec 20, 2018 | Daily Cup of Joe
Through 32 games, the Carolina Hurricanes are one game above .500. As measured by games above .500, that puts the Hurricanes are three points out of a playoff spot right now. That is not out of the picture, but the treading water pace is not on target for a return to...
by Matt Karash | Dec 19, 2018 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe steps briefly out of the present, fast forwards to next summer and takes a look at the Hurricanes contract situations. In short, next summer (or earlier if things are addressed early) will be a busy one for making significant decisions...
by Matt Karash | Dec 18, 2018 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe features a set of Carolina Hurricanes quick hitters. Jaccob Slavin / Brett Pesce As expected when I was clamoring for it, I like what I have seen thus far from a reunited Slavin/Pesce pairing. Slavin was not bad previously, but he...
by Matt Karash | Dec 17, 2018 | Daily Cup of Joe
I actually wrote this initially last week but held off on finishing/posting it until after a Hurricanes win, so it would hopefully be read more as a straightforward opinion on the team’s forward personnel and not as an indictment of them. The Hurricanes scoring...