by Matt Karash | Feb 26, 2018 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
The bigger story today coming out of the 2018 NHL trade deadline is what did not happen for the Carolina Hurricanes and what happens from here. I will write that up in some detail when I have time later tonight. As the clock was striking midnight, the Hurricanes did...
by Matt Karash | Feb 26, 2018 | GM/Coaches’ Seat, On The Beat
Part 6 of my 2018 NHL Trade Deadline series went big game hunting. While admittedly unlikely, I think those deals actually make sense and are the kind that General Manager Ron Francis should at least be exploring today. This article steps back from the drama and looks...
by Matt Karash | Feb 21, 2018 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
I originally put this in the “Quick Hitters” for part 4 of my NHL trade deadline preview but figured it better to give this its own home. Seemingly because of a degrading relationship between Karlsson and the Senators’ ownership and management, he...
by Matt Karash | Feb 19, 2018 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
With the 2018 NHL trade deadline now exactly one week away and the Hurricanes sitting right at the playoff cut line but floundering a bit, much of the talk around the team and the NHL will be about the trade market over the next week. This series will walk through...
by Matt Karash | Jan 16, 2018 | GM/Coaches’ Seat, On The Beat
After a bit of a break to cover the official announcement of the sale of the team and the last burst of three games in four days before the bye week, my short series grading the Carolina Hurricanes at the midway point wraps up today with the goalies, coaches and...
by Matt Karash | Jan 4, 2017 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
Today it was announced that the Carolina Hurricanes had once again used the waiver wire to add to its NHL roster. Ron Francis has been a waiver wire regular since taking over as general manager just less than 3 years ago. The most notable example and modest win was...
