by Matt Karash | Sep 29, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
Check out also a short set of polls on the Canes preseason focused on new players’ roles. For a team that is young and rising, the Hurricanes had probably a busier off-season than one might expect with some middle and even top half of the roster players...
by Matt Karash | Jul 30, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
After the kick-off of free agency for the NHL on Wednesday, I covered the team’s decision to sign defenseman Tony DeAngelo. That remains the single biggest signing in the sense that it has the potential to do irreparable damage the the team’s reputation...
by Matt Karash | Jul 29, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
Wednesday’s opening of free agency created a multitude of Canes hockey news. When the dust settled, the departed included Dougie Hamilton, Brock McGinn, Petr Mrazek, James Reimer, Warren Foegele, Cedric Paquette and prospect Roland McKeown. Jordan Martinook was...
by Matt Karash | Jul 28, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
At least on social media, the swirling fires on NHL free agency eve had to do with reports that the Hurricanes could make offers to Tony DeAngelo and Jake Virtanen, both of whom come loaded with issues. I voted ‘no’ on Tony DeAngelo on Twitter but will...
by Matt Karash | Jul 23, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
Not wasting anytime once the NHL markets reopened after the expansion draft, on Thursday not too long after the 1pm reopen, the Hurricanes traded goalie Alex Nedeljkovic to the Detroit Red Wings for a third round draft pick and negotiating rights to Jonathan Bernier....
by Matt Karash | Jul 21, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
The day is here. Today former Hurricanes player, captain and General Manager Ron Francis will build an NHL team from scratch. Most interesting to me will be seeing how creative Francis is with a plethora of options to do some combination of building a team for...
