by Matt Karash | Oct 16, 2020 | Daily Cup of Joe
Not too long ago I wrote about the Hurricanes salary cap situation for 2020-21 and 2021-22. The upshot was that the Hurricanes had a bit of wiggle room for 2020-21 but needed to maintain some cushion for 2021-22 when Andrei Svechnikov’s next contract will...
by Matt Karash | Oct 15, 2020 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe offers a random set of unrelated Canes thoughts/notes. 1) The importance of Alex Nedeljkovic for 2021-22 Most of the Canes discussion around goaltending right now (including from me) is whether or not there could be a meaningful...
by Matt Karash | Oct 14, 2020 | Daily Cup of Joe
Over the past few years, the Carolina Hurricanes have become a prospect pool darling for those who rate prospects and the NHL draft. The Hurricanes have young forwards Andrei Svechnikov and Martin Necas already at the NHL level. Sebastian Aho is still young in his own...
by Matt Karash | Oct 13, 2020 | Daily Cup of Joe
Now four days into the NHL free agency period, the picture for teams’ rosters is gradually becoming clearer. In addition, the list of available options who could yield a difference-maker is gradually shrinking. The past day and a half has seen high-end scoring...
by Matt Karash | Oct 12, 2020 | Daily Cup of Joe
The annual NHL free agent frenzy kicked off on Friday. Though the frenzy was slightly more subdued than some years, there were still a ton of free agent signings over the weekend. The Hurricanes made a small splash signing former Rangers right wing Jesper Fast. I...
