Chronological Blog List
Crazy Canes scoring paces through 16 games
News to no one who tracks the Carolina Hurricanes or the NHL in general is the fact that the Hurricanes are off to a tremendous start. As measured by points per game played to adjust for games in hand, the Hurricanes are second only to Toronto. Significant credit for...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm16 Vs. Tam: Four-game measuring stick series starts versus the Lightning
Through 15 games which is just past the quarter mark of the 2020-21 season, the race for the Central Division title is between three teams -- the Florida Panthers, Tampa Lightning and Carolina Hurricanes. The situation is subject to change over the course of the long...
Gm15 Vs. Chi: Canes return to winning ways with 5-3 win over Blackhawks
After an overtime loss to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, the Hurricanes rebounded quickly with a 5-3 win over the Blackhawks on Friday night at PNC Arena. The 5-3 score looks a bit like some of the other recent high-scoring wins that were loose defensively, but I...
2020-21 Canes as 2005-06 Canes
Today's Daily Cup of takes a shot at casting current Carolina Hurricanes players as 2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes players. The matches are not perfect obviously, but I think certain characteristics do match up. Hoping people chime in with many more. Teuvo...
Gm14 Vs. Fla: Canes fall 4-3 in overtime to Panthers in battle for first place
Brief recap of the Hurricanes 4-3 overtime loss to the Panthers After a horrid start in Monday's win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, the Hurricanes started much better on Wednesday night against the Florida Panthers. The Hurricanes were not dominant early, but they...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm14 Vs. Fla: Canes pitted against Panthers for first place at 1/4 mark
After a fun of games seemingly against the same teams all the time, the Hurricanes will try something new in the first match up against the Florida Panthers. Season metric math makes the game an interesting one. With Tampa Bay sitting in first place with 14 games...
Speculating on Rod Brind’Amour’s thought process with regard to the forward line shuffling
There is only one goal From day 1 and with a team that seemed miles away from contending for a Stanley Cup, that was Rod Brind'Amour's goal -- to win it all. Playoff berths and playoff series wins are not achievements. They are just stepping stones toward the ultimate...
Gm13 Vs. Clu: Canes stumble out of block but again sprint to 7-3 win over Columbus
Recap of Hurricanes 7-3 win over the Blue Jackets On Monday night in Raleigh, the story was a familiar one with the Hurricanes actually struggling a bit but ultimately finding the Turbo button and blowing past an opponent. Maybe a notch lower than the horrendous...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm13 Vs. Clu: Despite winning ways, Canes seek higher gear starting home stand versus Columbus
After a successful 4-2-0 road trip, the Carolina Hurricanes return home to start a five-game home stand with an uncommon single game against the Blue Jackets. It seems odd to say it with the 4-2 road trip and 9-3-0 record overall, but the Hurricanes enter the week...
Hurricanes trade Ryan Dzingel to Ottawa for Cedric Paquette and Alex Galchenyuk
Before Saturday's game, it was announced that the Hurricanes had acquired Cedric Paquette and Alex Galchenyuk from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Ryan Dzingel. Today's Daily Cup of Joe looks at the trade in a bit more detail than my initial comments on Twitter....
Gm12 @Dal: 2020-21 first-timers Alex Nedeljkovic, Teuvo Teravainen and Jordan Martinook lead Canes to shootout win
Among many positive stories for the Canes with a 9-3-0 record through 12 games, quite possibly the biggest that covers it all is that even the lesser version of the Hurricanes right now is a decent hockey team that is good enough to find a way to win. Early in the...
Gm11 @Dal: Canes again outrun/outgun largely sloppy effort and too many errors for 5-3 win over Stars
Unlike what followed later, the first period was a fairly normal period. The Hurricanes maybe had a slight advantage at even strength, but more significant was the volume of penalties with the Hurricanes taking three and the Stars two. In killing off two and a half...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm11 @Dal: ‘Canes After Dark’ returns in match up against the Dallas Stars
With the divisional schedule format for the 2020-21 NHL season, the true West Coast road trip with TV start times of 10pm or later will not occur. That being the case, Thursday's 8:30pm start in Dallas is the closest Canes fans will see to the traditional 'Canes After...
Random Canes notes — Alex Nedeljkovic, Brady Skjei and Andrei Svechnikov
Today's Daily Cup of Joe has a set of random Canes musings. Alex Nedeljkovic I would rate Nedeljkovic's first start of the 2020-21 season as slightly positive and roughly what one would hope to get from a backup goalie. On the positive side, Nedeljkovic did not...
A quick tour of the numbers for Canes early-season scoring
Through ten games the Hurricanes have scored 34 goals for an average of 3.4 per game. That per game amount ranks third in the Central Division behind Tampa Bay and Dallas. If the Hurricanes can return to their core as a team that does not allow much defensively, that...