by Matt Karash | Dec 21, 2015 | Morning Skate
The Capitals enter Monday’s match up against the Canes having clearly established themselves as the NHL’s elite. Dallas is tied with Washington atop the NHL standings, but the Caps are the best team right now. In their past 14 games, they have only 1...
by Matt Karash | Dec 19, 2015 | Morning Skate
Right now the Carolina Hurricanes find themselves in the middle of a rebuild minus enough help from the system. Right or wrong, many blame former GM Jim Rutherford for the current state of the team and the 6-year playoff drought in Raleigh. Almost immediately after...
by Matt Karash | Dec 18, 2015 | Morning Skate
The Hurricanes lost in overtime in Philadelphia on Tuesday, but the OTL point was good enough to push a road points streak to 3 games and finish the 4-game road trip net positive at 2-1-1. All in all, the 4-game stretch was a success. Friday sees the Canes return home...
by Matt Karash | Dec 15, 2015 | Morning Skate
It is strange how quickly fortunes can turn in the NHL. Less than 2 weeks ago, the Hurricanes were coming off a horrible 5-1 home drubbing at the hands of the New Jersey Devils and sitting near the very bottom of the NHL. Coach Bill Peters was not happy. The players...
by Matt Karash | Dec 12, 2015 | Morning Skate
With 10 goals in their past 2 games and 17 in the past 4, the Hurricanes are suddenly a scoring juggernaut. Here is hoping it continues. It is amazing what some finishing and a hot skilled scorer can do to turn the prospects of a team on a dime. Jeff Skinner is...
by Matt Karash | Dec 11, 2015 | Morning Skate
Coming off a wild and disappointing loss on Tuesday, the Canes try to rebound in Anaheim on Friday night. Tuesday featured another good day for the offense partly due to another dose of ‘iffy’ opponent goaltending. Five goals should be enough to win and...
