by Matt Karash | Sep 29, 2015 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
Italics edited in after clarification of Ryan Murphy’s waiver status from @MrWorkRate (Tom Edwards) on Twitter. Whenever digging deep into the legalese of the NHL/CBA there is risk of missing some loophole or detail and being wrong. Someone please holler if I...
by Matt Karash | Sep 29, 2015 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
Fans who do not follow NHL hockey at the “I am starving for stuff to read even in August level” might assume that roster spots for the opening night roster are divvied out solely on merit. Obviously that is not completely the case with all of the strange...
by Matt Karash | Sep 28, 2015 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
In a similar vein, I posted my pre-cut thoughts on where the Canes were for today’s Daily Cup of Joe. There is a bit of redundancy (which means I actually still agree with myself on at least some of it :-), but for those with extra Canes lunch reading time, you...
by Matt Karash | Sep 27, 2015 | Daily Cup of Joe, GM/Coaches’ Seat
Through a week of practices with a scrimmage and 2 preseason games in the middle, I am not sure Hurricanes Coach Bill Peters had made much, if any, progress building forward and defense combinations. Sure Victor Rask and Elias Lindholm seem shackled together. And I...
by Canes&Coffee | Sep 25, 2015 | GM/Coaches’ Seat, The Coffee Shop
With the roster cut to 33 today, the tryout is set for the couple open spots in the Canes 2015-16 opening night roster. If the team is healthy, math suggests that the defensemen are competing for 2 spots and the forwards 1. Injuries will inevitably create another...
by Matt Karash | Sep 24, 2015 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
Jeff Skinner is a dynamic, incredibly talented NHL scorer. He is also a player who has not quite put it all together in terms of rounding out his game without the puck. Coming off a lackluster 18-goal, 31-point season, he is also a key to the Carolina Hurricanes...
