Chronological Blog List
Canes quick hitters: Ryan Dzingel, Jordan Staal, Petr Mrazek, Andrei Svechnikov
Today's Daily Cup of Joe offers a selection of Canes quick hitters. Ryan Dzingel Dzingel is off to a decent start after a 'meh' 2019-20 campaign. He has only a lone goal and no assists, but he is playing a more assertive brand of hockey and being more engaged....
Gm4 Vs. Tam: Canes ‘next man up’ crew seizes feel-good 1-0 overtime win in home opener
In a game that will go down as a "remember that one time" game despite the fact that no one was there to witness it, a Hurricanes squad that was missing five regulars to the COVID list and playing after a nine-day layoff most of which was without practices, beat the...
Reassessment points for Jake Bean
If the Hurricanes play on Thursday which looks increasingly likely, the team will probably still be without a few players. If Jaccob Slavin is still on the COVID protocol list, Jake Bean figures to make his 2020-21 debut. I have weird conflicting opinions on Jake...
Random Hurricanes musings — Martin Necas, Jake Bean, Teuvo Teravainen
Reports out of PNC Arena are that the team resumed skating at least in small groups on Monday. That would make for a six-day layoff which is eerily similar to the bye weeks that wrecked teams returning against non-bye week teams a couple years back. In rescheduling...
Do the Hurricanes need 1-2 more higher-end players to take a next step?
The two biggest names on the trade market come off the board On Saturday it was announced that the Columbus Blue Jackets had traded disgruntled young star Pierre-Luc Dubois (and a draft pick) to the Winnipeg Jets for similarly disgruntled young star Patrik Laine (and...
Considering Pierre-Luc Dubois
First it was contract squabbles before the season. Then there were rumblings that he wanted out. And now we have Head Coach John Tortorella playing him (he said he did not bench him...lol) a grand total of 3:55 with no ice time in the second or third periods on...
First impressions on the Discover Central Division competition
Today's Daily Cup of Joe shares my first impressions (and somewhat updated expectations) for the Canes' Central Division competition and opens the floor for everyone else to bandy around the same topic. By no means is 2-4 games enough to draw any final conclusions for...
Carolina Hurricanes: The NHL’s depth center factory
Here we are only three games into the Hurricanes 2020-21 season and COVID has struck. With a few players officially in COVID protocol and Tuesday's game canceled, the path forward is uncertain. Anything I have to say about whether the team will play Thursday and the...
Gm3 @Nas: Canes ride couple big plays from Svech and better 3rd period to 4-2 win
Those with short memories will wake up on Tuesday morning remembering a fun win that saw the Canes notch four goals courtesy of a couple pretty hockey plays from the team's stars. While that may be the ending, it is not the full story of the Canes 4-2 win over the...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm3 @Nas: Canes seek quick rebound from first loss
Happy Martin Luther King day! If ever there was a time for our country to follow his lead in righting wrongs and doing so in a way that is peaceful and with a goal of making our country better and pulling everyone together, the time is now. After a sluggish and...
Avoiding contract pitfalls
When people evaluate general managers, the focus is most often on players added and how they have worked out. Less front and center is evaluating moves to either intentionally let players go or players lost unintentionally. Today's Daily Cup of Joe takes a brief step...
Gm2 @Det: Sloppy game dooms Canes in 4-2 loss to the Red Wings
After what was mostly a good game in a season-opening win against the Red Wings, the second game of the set was a step backwards for the Hurricanes. The first two periods were rough to say the least. I think the root cause of all that failed the Hurricanes through two...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm2 @Det: And so IT (COVID season 2020-21) begins
The latest news heading into the second of two games against the Detroit Red Wings is that Jordan Staal is out of the lineup in COVID protocol. Here is hoping that Jordan is healthy and back soon. Every time this happens, it will feel like waiting for the other shoe...
First impressions
Piggy-backing on my game recap article, today's Daily Cup of Joe offers some quick hitter first impressions after the season opener. I generally liked the defense pairings and would push forward with those for some time. Petr Mrazek looked sharp. He was not tested a...
Gm1 @Det: Canes and Petr Mrazek grind out 3-0 win over Detroit to start 2020-21 season
In the team's 2020-21 season opener, the Hurricanes won by a 3-0 margin that overestimated how safe the game was pretty late into the game but maybe actually matches the level of play. By no means did the Hurricanes have an easy time with the Red Wings. The Wings...