by Matt Karash | Sep 3, 2015 | Memory Lane
Ray Whitney arrived in Raleigh in the midst of the lineup shuffling during the summer of 2005 that was driven by the new salary cap and two years of free agents from the 2004-05 season missed due to the lockout. As a bargain pickup for only $1.5 million per year after...
by Matt Karash | Sep 3, 2015 | Memory Lane
In preparing to launch the 2nd round bracket for the Canes and Coffee Summer Event 2015, I gradually finishing/posting bios for the players who had 1st round byes. Yesterday I posted Jeff O’Neill, Arturs Irbe and Ron Francis which you can get to by clicking the...
by Canes&Coffee | Sep 3, 2015 | Memory Lane
Voting for the 2nd round of the ‘Founding Fathers’ and ‘Unsung Heroes’ regionals will start at 11:30am ET on Friday, September 4, 2015 and end at 12pm ET on Wednesday, September 9, 2015. If you are here before that and hoping to vote, please check back. A short intro...
by Canes&Coffee | Aug 28, 2015 | Memory Lane
When Tim Gleason arrived in a trade with Los Angeles on Septerm 29, 2006, the Caniac Nation was happy just to have someone who wanted to be there. He came in a deal for Jack Johnson who was the #3 overall pick for the Canes in the 2005 draft and was still unsigned...
by Canes&Coffee | Aug 28, 2015 | Memory Lane
Voting for the ‘Current Generation’ regional will start at 11:30am on Friday, August 28, 2015. If you are here before that, please check back later. Voting for this set of games will end at approximately 12pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, September 2. A...
by Matt Karash | Aug 28, 2015 | Memory Lane
Scott Walker was a throwback player who quite literally fought his way to the NHL level in an era in which fighting was a much bigger part of the game. Despite being only 5-10 and 196 pounds, he amassed 606 penalty minutes in 151 games in his last two full seasons in...
