Chronological Blog List
The John Forslund situation
If I were a beat reporter who tracked the team day to day for a living and/or if I had been a writing rhythm when the news broke initially, I would have written about John Forslund and that whole situation when it broke. Instead, I have been a bit stuck at how to come...
Carolina Hurricanes odds and ends: Afternoon hockey, James Reimer and former prospects’ revenge
Today's Daily Cup of Joe has a quick batch of Canes odds and ends. Afternoon hockey Each of the Hurricanes' first two playoff games are 12pm starts. The wild cards are many with the odd situation, but if the Canes or Rangers struggle with the odd start time,...
A fresh start
The 2020 NHL Playoffs will represent a fresh start for players across the league in a few ways. First, after a long layoff the games will present the same challenge to get up to speed quickly like at the beginning of the season but with much higher stakes. In...
Building a Carolina Hurricanes’ blue line for the 2020 NHL Playoffs
In case you missed it, Monday's Daily Cup of Joe had thoughts on the Carolina Hurricanes Return to Play roster. Today's Daily Cup of Joe continues that theme with a deeper dive on the team's blue line. Just before the trade deadline, the Hurricanes were...
Carolina Hurricanes Return to Play roster
Who knows on the pandemic prognosis, but as of right now the NHL continues to chart a course toward playoff hockey when the calendar flips to August. The timing is ironic since August is normally the deadest time of the hockey season. The Hurricanes are slated to play...
Canes players most impacted by the 2019-20 season’s abrupt halt
Where has the time gone? It has now been almost exactly three months from when the 2019-20 NHL season was abruptly halted by COVID-19. That sudden shutdown had all kinds of impacts on players' 2019-20 seasons and in some cases possibly even career trajectories....
On the brink — Jake Bean and Alex Nedeljkovic
Today's Daily Cup of Joe steps away from the to be determined, hopefully, maybe status of the 2019-20 season as players return to the ice in small groups hopefully building toward a late summer 2020 NHL Playoffs. Instead of the uncertain here and now, today's Daily...
An initial look at the Carolina Hurricanes versus New York Rangers
For those who missed it, Canes and Coffee made its return from COVID-19 hiatus on Monday. That article started with some personal thoughts on George Floyd and racism in our society and closed with thoughts on the odd 2020 NHL draft situation. You can find that article...
George Floyd, the Canes and Coffee COVID-19 hiatus and a re-kick off of Canes coverage
George Floyd and a vote against racism in any form From its very beginning, Canes and Coffee has with incredible consistency been solely focused on Carolina Hurricanes hockey. Both the site and the Twitter handle have stayed the course of being a reprieve from the...
Dreaming of max Hurricanes
With the 2019-20 season hanging in doubt, the season could potentially become a missed opportunity for older teams whose potential to hoist the Cup will decrease in the coming years. But the Carolina Hurricanes are very much a team whose future chances will likely be...
Carolina Hurricanes sign forward David Cotton + update on upcoming prospect decisions
Today the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they had signed 2015 six-round draft pick David Cotton to a two-year entry-level contract. The team also signed his brother Jason Cotton who is an undrafted free agent graduating from Sacred Heart University. On...
Greatest sources of upside going forward
Today's Daily Cup of Joe has a similar theme as my Daily Cup of Joe from Tuesday that looked at the 2020-21 Canes roster from a high level. Today's Daily Cup of Joe makes a short list of players who offer the most upside (and potential risk as the flip side) looking...
An early look at building the 2020-21 Carolina Hurricanes
Today's Daily Cup of Joe takes an early look at building the 2020-21 Carolina Hurricanes. To be clear this is not commentary on the likelihood of the 2019-20 season resuming. It is just an interesting topic for discussion in my opinion. The budget Before the...
Checking In with Brandon Stanley: Welp (February/early March update)
The roller coaster of a year continues. Last time out I spoke of a wild ride that had skyrocketed heading down the stretch. The Checkers were playing at an extremely high level, showcasing their depth, flexing their muscle as one of the best teams in the AHL. Then,...
2019-20 NHL suspension’s effects on the Carolina Hurricanes…plus fluid plans for Canes and Coffee
Quick (will become regular focus) public service comments on COVID-19 pandemic I do not plan to use this platform to cover the COVID-19 pandemic or to pretend that I am an expert on what we should or not be doing right now. That said, I feel like I have an obligation...