by Matt Karash | Jan 28, 2021 | The Drive Home
In a game that will go down as a “remember that one time” game despite the fact that no one was there to witness it, a Hurricanes squad that was missing five regulars to the COVID list and playing after a nine-day layoff most of which was without...
by Matt Karash | Jan 27, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
If the Hurricanes play on Thursday which looks increasingly likely, the team will probably still be without a few players. If Jaccob Slavin is still on the COVID protocol list, Jake Bean figures to make his 2020-21 debut. I have weird conflicting opinions on Jake...
by Matt Karash | Jan 26, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
Reports out of PNC Arena are that the team resumed skating at least in small groups on Monday. That would make for a six-day layoff which is eerily similar to the bye weeks that wrecked teams returning against non-bye week teams a couple years back. In rescheduling...
by Matt Karash | Jan 25, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
The two biggest names on the trade market come off the board On Saturday it was announced that the Columbus Blue Jackets had traded disgruntled young star Pierre-Luc Dubois (and a draft pick) to the Winnipeg Jets for similarly disgruntled young star Patrik Laine (and...
by Matt Karash | Jan 22, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
First it was contract squabbles before the season. Then there were rumblings that he wanted out. And now we have Head Coach John Tortorella playing him (he said he did not bench him…lol) a grand total of 3:55 with no ice time in the second or third periods on...