by Matt Karash | Nov 16, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
Right now, the Hurricanes have two young players new to the roster in 2021-22 who have the potential to add higher-end scoring depth to the top half of the lineup. Jesperi Kotkaniemi was acquired with the hope and to some degree expectation that he could be exactly...
by Matt Karash | Nov 12, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
Many moons ago, the fourth lines of NHL hockey teams were stocked with one or more players whose primary job was to skate just enough to find someone to fight. That transitioned to teams maybe having a single player of that mold but also players with utility often as...
by Matt Karash | Nov 9, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe offers a quick assessment of how Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour has divided up ice time through 10 games. In net After a few years where the goalie starts were split something closer to 60/40 in more of a new NHL 1A/1B...
by Matt Karash | Nov 8, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
I might/might not write a more detailed version of this an article for individual players but figured I would lead with quick thoughts after 10 games. Important to note is that the I do not consider 10 games enough to make any kind of final assessment. A good, recent...
by Matt Karash | Nov 5, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
Through nine games the Carolina Hurricanes are a perfect 9-0-0. Two more wins would set an NHL record for wins to start a season which would be an impressive record to claim. But standing in the way are two games against the cream of the of the crop (along with the...
by Matt Karash | Nov 3, 2021 | Daily Cup of Joe
After seven games waiting and watching, an injury to Nino Niederreiter finally opened the door for Seth Jarvis to make his NHL debut. Jarvis had a strong first game overall and was very active offensively, especially when considering that he logged only 10:01 of ice...
