by Matt Karash | Jan 16, 2017 | On The Beat
Welcome to the first weekly installment of the Carolina Hurricanes 2016-17 NHL playoff race check in! How cool is it that this is even a possibility starting the second half of January? I wrote sort of a precursor to this hopefully extended series back on December 14...
by Matt Karash | Jan 12, 2017 | On The Beat
Fresh off of a big win against the NHL’s #1 team on Tuesday and just prior to a set of 2 home games on Friday and Saturday, Thursday included practice and a tremendous set of feel good fun of a couple different varieties. The best to recap the fun day is to...
by Matt Karash | Jan 9, 2017 | On The Beat
Andrej Nestrasil on waivers Today the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they had placed Andrej Nestrasil on waivers. Other NHL teams will have until midday tomorrow to claim him; otherwise he is likely destined for ice time in Charlotte. At the most basic level, the...
by Cory Fogg | Jan 4, 2017 | Featured Post, On The Beat
NOTE: All statistics from late December when original draft was written. Carolina is where penalties go to die. Okay, so that’s a bit overdramatic, but it is a very true fact that, amongst the team’s many flaws and shortcomings, the penalty kill has been flat out...
by Cory Fogg | Jan 1, 2017 | Featured Post, On The Beat
Ahhhh the New Year. The time of year where the gyms fill to bursting for three weeks, and the collective anger level of the world doubles as millions try to quit smoking cold turkey. I’m sure we all have some level of resolution to begin 2017, from ridiculously...
by Cory Fogg | Dec 2, 2016 | Featured Post, On The Beat
The Carolina Hurricanes are in the middle of their best start since 2012. No, I’m actually serious about that. It’s true. As we hit the quarter mark of 2016-17, we see a Hurricanes team that has had some amazing highs and some frustrating lows. Matt details all of...