by Matt Karash | May 13, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe, Featured Post
With the NHL still dragging its feet on releasing, we are another day closer to the start of the first round of the NHL playoffs for the Hurricanes but still without knowing when that is. Based on nothing but gut feel and my thoughts on NHL priorities, I predicted on...
by Matt Karash | May 12, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
No doubt the Carolina Hurricanes have reached the point where success for a season will be defined by what happens in the post-season, but that is not to say that the regular season should not be appreciated. At the team level What the team accomplished in an...
by Matt Karash | May 11, 2021 | Canes Chronicle, Daily Cup of Joe
Heading into the final two-game set of the regular season against the Nashville Predators, the Hurricanes were a perfect 6-0. With two wins, the Hurricanes would finish no worse than second in the entire NHL and would ride an eight-game winning streak into a playoff...
by Matt Karash | May 10, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
With the Predators’ win over the Hurricanes on Saturday, the two teams were officially paired up for the first round of the 2021 NHL Playoffs with a likely start date next Saturday or Sunday in Raleigh. The Predators’ win was their first in seven tries...
by Matt Karash | May 6, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe offers a random set of Canes notes. Martin Necas His development in 2020-21 combined with seeing him play reasonably extended runs in different roles has been interesting. I am on record as thinking that his ceiling is highest as...
by Matt Karash | May 5, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe continues with the recent thread of articles looking forward to the 2021 NHL Playoffs. The team that wins it all usually hits a near-perfect storm with a high percentage of its players playing at the peak of their game in the...
