Chronological Blog List

After a variety of articles consider different possible trade and/or free agent additions to improve the 2020-21 Carolina Hurricanes, today's Daily Cup of Joe opens the floor for you to play Don Waddell for a day.   1) For goalie, would you try to make an upgrade...

With the uncertainty right now in terms of financials and even format (which will also impact financials) for the 2020-21 NHL season, the off-season is likely to be more drawn out than a typical summer event that sees a flurry of trade activity around the draft, a...

With the off-season officially here, possible ways to improve the Carolina Hurricanes has been a regular entry for the Daily Cup of Joe in different varieties.   Seeking an area where difference-making improvement is possible While it is possible for the team to...

Yesterday's Daily Cup of Joe considered possible Canes shopping list for the off-season more at a general category level. Without diving into deep detail, today's Daily Cup of Joe offers three sentences or less on a list of player who fit the bill as scoring wings...

With the Dallas Stars' thrilling overtime win on Saturday, the NHL off-season has been delayed by at least two days. But it is coming soon with the 2020 NHL Draft and start of the free agent frenzy replacing the usual start of the NHL season in early October. The...

For a few years, Canes fans have talked about how the team was young and still building. That assessment is accurate, and it is fair to say that will continue. But at the same time, I think people underestimate the Hurricanes ability to win the Stanley Cup as soon as...

Today's Daily Cup of Joe looks at a short series of possible decisions to be made for the 2020-21 Carolina Hurricanes lineup.   #4 defenseman -- Brady Skjei, Jake Gardiner or Haydn Fleury I think it is possible that the Hurricanes deal a defenseman this...

Today's Daily Cup of Joe steps out of the present and into the past and puts forward a few Canes assertions that are likely contrary to popular opinion.   Game 5 against the New Jersey Devils in 2002 NHL playoffs is single biggest win in team history I get the...

Only a couple years ago the Hurricanes were more or less exempt from consideration of the NHL salary cap. The team had a self-imposed budget well below the NHL salary cap such that it did not matter. Fast forward to today and the Hurricanes in uncharted water having...

Today's Daily Cup of Joe....is not about goalies!!! I know you're excited. 🙂 Instead today's offering is a collection of random Canes notes.   Key to the next step up I think some people underestimate how close the Hurricanes are to being in Stanley Cup...

After a day off to consider how well the Carolina Hurricanes have done at avoiding risky/bad next contracts under Don Waddell over the past two years, today's Daily Cup of Joe is back on my previous goalie beat. Part 1 considered trade options for veterans Frederik...

After three days of goalie articles, Wednesday's Daily Cup of Joe offers a reprieve for those who are sick of goalies and/or just prefer to roll with Petr Mrazek and James Reimer again (which is not a bad option). Today's article details the team's near (or...

For anyone who is tired of the goalie theme this week, my tentative plan is to go a different direction tomorrow, so hang in there. For anyone catching up: Monday's article featured two trade possibilities in Marc-Andre Fleury and Frederik Andersen. Tuesday's article...

Yesterday's Daily Cup of Joe kicked off what could end up being a short series on possible goalie options over the next year or two. Part 1 featured to veteran trade possibilities in Frederik Andersen and Marc-Andre Fleury. An important disclaimer that I will repeat...