by Matt Karash | May 30, 2022 | Daily Cup of Joe
First and foremost today is to recognize and appreciate the ultimate sacrifice made by those who gave their lives serving our country. A good place to be on Memorial Day There are no guarantees in an NHL playoff series game 7. In a game where a couple scores...
by Matt Karash | May 25, 2022 | Daily Cup of Joe
At this point, we all know the drill about the home/away matchup game. Back in Raleigh on Thursday, Brind’Amour is right back to matching Niederreiter/Staal/Fast against the Rangers top scoring line which figures to include Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider....
by Matt Karash | May 24, 2022 | Daily Cup of Joe
An important starting point is to note that the Canes 3-1 loss (which included an empty-netter) to the Rangers on Sunday was not the same as the three losses in Boston. The Canes losses in Boston were characterized by sloppy efforts where they mostly deserved what...
by Matt Karash | May 17, 2022 | Daily Cup of Joe
After a couple days to rest and recharge (I am talking about the screaming Canes fans not the players :-)), the Hurricanes start anew in round 2 at PNC Arena on Wednesday night against the New York Rangers. Below is my preview for the series. How they got here...
by Matt Karash | May 16, 2022 | Canes Chronicle, Daily Cup of Joe
In yesterday’s Daily Cup of Joe, I offered five positives from the Canes first round win over the Boston Bruins. If you missed it, you can find that HERE. And to be clear, the series was a net positive. ANY kind of series win is a positive with minimal bonus...
by Matt Karash | May 15, 2022 | Bulletin Board, Daily Cup of Joe
With a back and forth series that went seven games, the Canes received an early dose of the rollercoaster ride that the NHL playoffs can be. The series was an odd one in that though it went the full seven games, it really was not a close series on a game by game...