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Current Canes trends
Happy Martin Luther King Day! "The time is always right to do what is right." --MLK Today's Daily Cup of Joe has a short list of Canes trends both positive and negative. Positive Where it matters First and foremost, after a generally tough week and rough...
Gm49 vs. NYI: James Reimer leads and Justin Williams finishes in 2-1 shootout win over the Isles
Stylistically, Sunday's game against the New York Islanders was little different than Friday's loss to Anaheim or a couple other recent losses. The Hurricanes struggled to generate much for good or better scoring chances, and the only goal that they scored was a...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm49 Vs. NYI: Canes try to salvage week with game versus the Islanders
Very recently, the Carolina Hurricanes were in the first wild card slot with a multi-point gap above the playoff cut line and were looking to move up the Metropolitan Division standings. Fast forward to today, and the Hurricanes suddenly sit in tenth place in the...
Gm48 Vs. Ana: Canes collect consolation point in 2-1 overtime loss to Ducks as struggle continues
Against a struggling Anaheim Ducks team that has given up 18 of 22 points on the road since the beginning of December, the Hurricanes collected one of two points. Against a backup goalie with a 3.20 goals against average and against a Ducks team that has allowed 3.7...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm48 Vs. Ana: Canes try to dig in against Anaheim after tough Thursday
After twice coming back from down a goal and seemingly having at least a point in hand, a return of the defensive breakdowns gifted Columbus two point blank chances, two goals and a win. Far worse than the loss of the game was the loss of Dougie Hamilton to a broken...
Five positives for the Carolina Hurricanes
After a disappointing loss on Thursday, the Hurricanes are off to an 0-2 start for the week and have extended their struggles against the Metropolitan Division. Paired with the cloud of what could be bad news on Dougie Hamilton's injury, and Canes fans will likely...
Gm47 @Clu: Canes suffer disappointing 3-2 defeat to Columbus and maybe worse with Dougie Hamilton injury
After posting an article entitled, "Playing Brind'Amour" on Thursday morning, the coach himself verified that he is still trying to find combinations that he likes long-term. The forward lines were completely thrown in the blender for Thursday's game with the most...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm47 @Clu: Canes continue busy stretch versus Columbus
After closing out the five-game home stand strong with two wins to finish 5-2, the first road game and also first of five before the break was a dud in a 2-0 loss to the Capitals on Monday. The concern right now is that this team is out of gas about 10 days early. The...
Playing Rod Brind’Amour
Suddenly, we are 46 games into the 2019-20 NHL season. Though I still feel like the Hurricanes are still a work in progress in many ways, Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour has a good amount of run time with the current group. The team is in much better position than it was...
Carolina Hurricanes players potentially with more to give
Through 46 games, the Carolina Hurricanes have 56 points. That is good enough for the first wild card position and is a pace for 100 points at the end of the season. Unlike 2018-19 when the Hurricanes dug an early hole and need to make up for it in the second half to...
An early look at the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline for the Carolina Hurricanes
Today's Daily Cup of Joe builds on two specific items from yesterday's random notes, so if you did not already read that, it is probably a good starting point. That article touched on two things, but in the process identified Jake Gardiner as a key player on the blue...
Gm46 @Was: Old mistakes haunt Canes in early, lack of energy finishes them in 2-0 loss to Capitals
In round 3 in about two weeks time, the Hurricanes fell victim to old bad habits early and seemingly were limited in their ability to recover by just being out of gas. The Hurricanes took four penalties in the first period with at least three being the avoidable...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm46 @Was: Canes return to the road against familiar foe in the Caps
After wrapping up a successful 5-2 home stand on Saturday, the Hurricanes return to the road with a quick turnaround against a familiar foe in the Washington Capitals. The match up will be the third meeting between the two teams in about two weeks time and is also the...
Random Canes notes
Today's Daily Cup of Joe offers a quick batch of Canes notes with a lineup focus. The center position and Erik Haula as a key A strength of the forward group right now is the depth. Brind'Amour trusts the fourth line in pretty much all situations and the team...
Gm45 Vs. LA: Canes grind out 2-0 win versus the Kings on Reimer rebound
After a well-played 3-0 over a likely playoff-bound Arizona Coyotes team on Friday night, all that stood between the Canes and a solid 5-2 home stand was a win over the somewhat lesser Los Angeles Kings on Whalers night. Despite the disadvantage of a playing a...