by Matt Karash | Jul 1, 2016 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
On Friday July 1, the NHL market for free agents officially opens. Per rules implemented a few years ago, teams and free agent players have had the ability to talk since last weekend, but Friday marks the big day that deals start happening. In case you missed them,...
by Matt Karash | Jun 30, 2016 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
After a wild day of NHL chaos yesterday, the Hurricanes got into the mix today on a smaller scale when it was announced that the team had bought out James Wisniewski. Wisniewski was obtained from Anaheim last summer in exchange for Anton Khudobin and proceeded to play...
by Matt Karash | Jun 28, 2016 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
Today’s Daily Cup of Joe has already moved on to evaluating the Canes restricted free agent decisions yesterday, but I wanted to also loop back and recap the draft from this past weekend. In case you were away from hockey for the weekend, the 2016 NHL draft took...
by Matt Karash | Jun 23, 2016 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
Today on Twitter, I had a great discussion with some fellow Canes fans about the expansion draft rules and its potential impact on the Canes prized young defensive corps. Here is the more detailed thought process on my assertion that either Roman Polak or Matt...
by Matt Karash | Jun 22, 2016 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
Yesterday, Canes and Coffee had 2 early features for the upcoming 2016 NHL draft. First was an introductory post that offered thoughts on the team’s general strategy and priorities. Second was a simple reader poll on who everyone thought the Canes would get at...
by Matt Karash | Jun 16, 2016 | GM/Coaches’ Seat
In case you missed it, part 1 was posted mid-day shortly after the Cam Ward re-signing was announced. Continuing with some additional thoughts on today’s big news… The price is what it is Ward’s deal came in at a $3.3 million average for 2...
