by Matt Karash | Sep 28, 2020 | Daily Cup of Joe
With the Dallas Stars’ thrilling overtime win on Saturday, the NHL off-season has been delayed by at least two days. But it is coming soon with the 2020 NHL Draft and start of the free agent frenzy replacing the usual start of the NHL season in early October....
by Matt Karash | Sep 25, 2020 | Daily Cup of Joe
For a few years, Canes fans have talked about how the team was young and still building. That assessment is accurate, and it is fair to say that will continue. But at the same time, I think people underestimate the Hurricanes ability to win the Stanley Cup as soon as...
by Matt Karash | Sep 24, 2020 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe looks at a short series of possible decisions to be made for the 2020-21 Carolina Hurricanes lineup. #4 defenseman — Brady Skjei, Jake Gardiner or Haydn Fleury I think it is possible that the Hurricanes deal a defenseman...
by Matt Karash | Sep 23, 2020 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe steps out of the present and into the past and puts forward a few Canes assertions that are likely contrary to popular opinion. Game 5 against the New Jersey Devils in 2002 NHL playoffs is single biggest win in team history I get...
by Matt Karash | Sep 22, 2020 | Daily Cup of Joe
Only a couple years ago the Hurricanes were more or less exempt from consideration of the NHL salary cap. The team had a self-imposed budget well below the NHL salary cap such that it did not matter. Fast forward to today and the Hurricanes in uncharted water having...