by Matt Karash | May 2, 2017 | On The Beat
In case you missed it going up quietly in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, I started down the path of posting individual player evaluations, ‘report cards’ if you will, for the 2016-17. First up was Victor Rask who you can find HERE. Shortly after...
by Matt Karash | May 1, 2017 | On The Beat
Victor Rask is first up in what will hopefully be a May full of individual player report cards that both assess their 2016-17 season and also look forward to 2017-18. After being a bit late today, my hope is to try to post one ‘report card’ per day in time...
by Matt Karash | May 1, 2017 | Daily Cup of Joe, On The Beat
About an hour after the Hurricanes acquired Scott Darling from the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, I posted my initial thoughts on the deal. After some time to digest the deal, I stand by my original comments which you can find HERE. The Sunday Canes Chronicle included...
by Matt Karash | Apr 28, 2017 | On The Beat
Will write up in more detail in next few days, but here are my first impressions of the Hurricanes acquiring goalie Scott Darling. Like Ron Francis seems to like to do it, just when people were settling into their lazy chairs for after dinner cocktails on a...
by Matt Karash | Apr 12, 2017 | On The Beat
On Wednesday, the 2017 NHL playoffs kick off with a bang with 5 games. For the eighth consecutive year those playoffs will not include the Carolina Hurricanes, but between draft pick order and former players, there are plenty of Hurricanes’ angles to follow in...
by Matt Karash | Apr 3, 2017 | Checking In, On The Beat
With players freeing up with their Canadian juniors seasons ending, the Hurricanes teetering out of the playoff hunt and the Checkers sitting right at the playoff cut line, things have been busy in terms of player transactions. Today the Hurricanes announced that they...