by Matt Karash | Mar 13, 2017 | Morning Skate
Fresh on the heels of playing the #9 team in the Eastern Conference, the Toronto Maple Leafs. With the win, Toronto pushed up into the #8 spot. Next on the Hurricanes’ schedule is a quick back-to-back set against the New York Islanders who were #8 in the Eastern...
by Matt Karash | Mar 10, 2017 | Morning Skate
On February 19, Hurricanes fans had their first chance to see the Toronto Maple Leafs and their rookie phenom forwards, Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander. The 3 forwards who are 19, 19 and 20 years old respectively all have a great chance to hit 60...
by Matt Karash | Mar 9, 2017 | Morning Skate
After struggling in a short run of games against teams near the bottom of the NHL standings, next up for the Hurricanes is a bigger challenge. (grimace) In the next 10 days, the Hurricanes play 6 games. 5 of those games are against teams currently in playoff position,...
by Matt Karash | Mar 6, 2017 | Morning Skate
Only one week aago, there seemed to be a good chance that when the Hurricanes played the Colorado Avalanche on March 7 that 1 or both of Matt Duchene or Gabriel Landeskog would be gone and possibly even playing in a Hurricanes’ uniform. But the trade deadline...
by Matt Karash | Mar 4, 2017 | Morning Skate
In a strange fit of NHL scheduling and deja vu, after playing the Arizona Coyotes at home in Raleigh on Friday, the 2 teams will be right back at it again on Sunday in Arizona. For the Hurricanes, the game represents a chance to claim a much-needed win and 2 points....
by Canes&Coffee | Mar 2, 2017 | Morning Skate
The hockey gods had a cruel sense of humor when they laid out the next bit of schedule for the Carolina Hurricanes. At a time of year, when Hurricanes fans are letting go of playoff hopes for the current year, they get to watch 2 games of almost no significance when...
