Chronological Blog List
State of the Canes — Is this a playoff team and/or what does it take to be a playoff team?
Today's Daily Cup of Joe offers an honest state of the Canes. Worth noting is that though I try to consider all information, avoid the despair of recency bias that bad losses bring and be even-handed, the tone of an article like this is no doubt affected by the most...
Canes quick hitters
Today's Daily Cup of Joe offers a small set of quick hitters. If the Canes are going to collect a gain from a bit of desperation, now is the time. Because of how well the other Eastern Conference bubble teams are playing, even a small burst of losses could make a...
Gm53 @StL: Canes fail to measure up against the champs in 6-3 loss to Blues
My initial reaction on Twitter following the Canes 6-3 loss to the blues was: https://twitter.com/CanesandCoffee/status/1224898145907355648 After a strong effort and a win on Sunday, the Carolina Hurricanes were drubbed handily by the Blues on Tuesday. While there is...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm53 @StL: Canes head back to friendly West in battle against the Blues
Before the game, Joel Edmundson will receive his Stanley Cup Championship ring which is incredibly cool. And St. Louis did it a step classier flying his parents in for the event. But at 8pm Eastern time, the Carolina Hurricanes and St. Louis Blues will take to the ice...
A different angle on the upcoming trade deadline
The 2020 NHL trade deadline is suddenly only 20 days away. Over the coming weeks, the volume of rumors and also actual deals will increase. I actually had the Hurricanes shopping for top 4-ish or better help on the blue line even before Dougie Hamilton's injury. Jake...
Canes notes — James Reimer, Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho and Julien Gauthier
Today's Daily Cup of Joe offers a random set of Canes observations. James Reimer With another win on Sunday, James Reimer continues to play well in net. Could that coupled with four straight road games see him become the Canes starting netminder? Brind'Amour...
Gm52 Vs. Van: Canes launch post break and pick up hard-fought 4-3 shootout win over Canucks
After a failure to launch in the first game after the break on Friday and a 4-3 loss largely because of that issue, the Hurricanes fared better in a second attempt on Sunday. The Hurricanes were not tremendous out of the gate, but against a fast team, the pace and...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm52 Vs. Van: Canes try again to restart after break against Vancouver
After a sleepy and sluggish start partially doomed the Canes return to the ice after a ten-day layoff, the Hurricanes will try again at home to launch out of the break and into the heat of the playoff chase. Though it was still sloppy, the Hurricanes did rebound after...
Gm51 Vs. Veg: Failure to find start button costs Canes in disappointing 4-3 loss to the Golden Knights
My game preview for Friday's match up between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights offered this foreboding comment: The NHL did a smart thing pairing teams both coming off bye weeks for their first few games to even things up, but these first games...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm51 Vs. Veg: Stretch run begins against Golden Knights
After nine hockey-less days for Canes fans, the team returns from its break to host the Vegas Golden Knights at PNC Arena on Friday night. The game represents the front end of a 32-game stretch run that sees the team in a dog fight for one of the last couple playoff...
Canes hockey is back!!! — Lay of the land for the stretch run
After what seemed like a well-timed break, the Carolina Hurricanes are back on the ice at PNC Arena on Friday against the Vegas Golden Knights. The game is #51 out of 82 games, so the season has reached the front part of the stretch run. Today's Daily Cup of Joe takes...
Canes quick hitters heading into the break
Tentative plan is to keep up with daily posts during the All-Star break and bye week, but I might end up skipping a day or two. We'll see. In no particular order, today's Daily Cup of Joe offers player by player quick hitters. Brett Pesce -- His play so far in 2019-20...
Gm50 Vs. Wpg: Canes ride off into break on high note with 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets
Tuesday's pre-break finale was a microcosm of the team's 2019-20 season thus far. The first period featured the Canes playing decent but not necessarily spectacular hockey but scoring in bunches just like in many wins in the front part of the season. The second period...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm50 Vs. Wpg: Canes aim to empty the tank versus Jets in pre-break finale
After a mostly 'meh', even ugly but somehow still exhilarating and productive weekend, the Hurricanes have arrived at the last game before what looks to be a much-needed break. The team garnered an OTL point on home ice against a struggling Anaheim team on Friday and...
Rising up? — Player notes on Haydn Fleury and James Reimer
Today's Daily Cup of Joe has notes on a couple players Haydn Fleury With Dougie Hamilton out of the lineup, Haydn Fleury is set to receive an extended run in the lineup. The next couple months could be pivotal for Fleury's career. Fleury is now 23 years old, in...