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Random Canes notes – Seth Jarvis, Svechnikov and Necas, and Derek Stepan
Today's Daily Cup of Joe offers a smattering of random Canes notes finally heading into the next game day on Thursday. Check back a bit later too; hope is to post short 'What I'm watching' style preview for Thursday's tilt against contract war nemesis Montreal. ...
The two-year window
Very recently, say three years ago pre-Brind'Amour, the half-full conversation about the Canes was that they had a good young core to build around and that the team should emerge soon from the playoff drought. That happened probably one or two years ahead of schedule...
Building the top 2 lines
Today's Daily Cup Joe considers options for building the Canes top two forward lines. The rest of the forward group As long as the team is healthy, I like Derek Stepan centering Jordan Martinook and Steven Lorentz for the fourth line. Brind'Amour likes to bump...
Five Canes questions looking for answers as the season begins
The relatively high changeover of players including a decent number in the top half of the lineup brings some changes to the 2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes and with it some questions on how some things will shake out. Below are a couple of the top things that I am...
Gm2 @Nas: Canes renew lost rivalry with hard-fought 3-2 win over Predators
Following same form as game 1, below are quick hitter type notes on the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. At the team level In total, the game was a modest step down from the season-opener. The Canes were not horrible,...
‘What I’m watching’ — Gm2 @Nas: Mostly looking for more of the same versus Preds
In an odd way, my first thought on an early-season match up between the Carolina Hurricanes and Nashville Predators is one of sadness. Very quickly in an oddball 2020-21 what could be a fun, natural geographic rivalry blossomed and was capped off by a good playoff...
Gm1 Vs. NYI: Canes storm to 6-3 season-opening win
Tentative plan subject to change for some games is to write up more of a quick hitter version of game recaps. The team website, the News & Observer and some other websites do the standard recap for those who did not see the game and want that first. Very important...
First impressions – Watch points for the new Canes players
With two days of NHL regular season games already in the books, the Hurricanes will take to the ice at PNC Arena on Thursday night against the New York Islanders for the season opener. The lineup figures to include six players making their Carolina Hurricanes debuts...
Increased range of outcomes for 2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes
With the 2021-22 NHL season officially underway with Tuesday's slate of two games, we are fully into 'predict what will happen' mode. For the 2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes, I think that is harder to do this year compared to the past couple. The past couple seasons saw a...
Most important player (with alternates lined up) at each position for 2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes
Continuing a run of informal season preview type articles, today's Daily Cup of Joe names a key player (cheating a little) at each position for the Canes success during the 2021-22 NHL season. Defense - Whoever plays next to Jaccob Slavin On defense, the single...
Three keys for the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2021-22 season
Today's Daily Cup of Joe kicks off a few season preview type articles looking at three different levels for taking another step forward in 2021-22. Young stars taking the next step Despite all of the other moving parts and fully acknowledging that hockey is a...
Watch points for last preseason game
The last preseason game should look a bit more like the opening day lineup and also offer clues on where the Brind'Amour stands with regard to keeping one of the younger players around. Below is a set of watch points for Saturday's preseason finale that are split...
Random notes — Goalie puck-handling change, both not either/or for Dougie Hamilton and C.J. Smith rising
Today's Daily Cup of Joe offers a set of quick-hitters that might get an expanded version in future articles. Check out also today's Coffee Shop polls where you get to vote yes/no/maybe on every one of the Canes off-season moves. Goalie puck-handling In a...
Thursday Coffee Shop — Like/dislike/neutral on every Canes off-season move
Below is your chance to chime in on each and every move made during the off-season. The sheer volume here shows how busy the off-season was for the Hurricanes. Feel free to also share more detailed thoughts in the comments. Carolina Hurricanes polls Remember to...
Who stays / who goes from the young guns at forward?
At this juncture of preseason in years past, the Carolina Hurricanes regularly had multiple roster spots still in play. Unfortunately, for too many of those years, that was not so much because young players were rising up but rather because the team was really only...