by Matt Karash | Jan 31, 2022 | Daily Cup of Joe
With Sunday’s hard-fought 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, the Hurricanes closed out a busy four days leading up to the 2022 NHL All-Star break with three wins. On a points per game basis, the Carolina Hurricanes are currently first in the Eastern Conference...
by Matt Karash | Jan 27, 2022 | Daily Cup of Joe
To upgrade or not Earlier this week, I identified a couple potential areas for upgrades to the current roster. You can find that article HERE. As a starting point, I do not view upgrading the current roster as a necessity. The Canes currently sit atop the entire NHL...
by Matt Karash | Jan 25, 2022 | Daily Cup of Joe
I believe I touched on this toward the end of the off-season or beginning of the 2021-22 season, but in spending some time poking around CapFriendly looking at Canes and other teams’ salaries in considering the 2022 NHL trade deadline, I again noticed how neatly...
by Matt Karash | Jan 24, 2022 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe has quick thoughts on two different topics — Jack LaFontaine’s play so far and an early look at possible trade deadline upgrades. Jack LaFontaine Making the jump literally one week to the next going from...
by Matt Karash | Jan 21, 2022 | Daily Cup of Joe
On Friday night, the Hurricanes will face the New York Rangers for the first time during the 2021-22 NHL season. That game will mark the first game in Raleigh for former Canes prospect Adam Fox who has since become one of the best defensemen in the entire NHL and...
by Matt Karash | Jan 19, 2022 | Daily Cup of Joe
Recently watching the Canes defense with and without Jaccob Slavin in the lineup was eye opening. No doubt, there is an element of the randomness of NHL teams from game to game that is a part of it, but there is also an element of the Hurricanes being a significantly...
