Chronological Blog List
Both sides of the Jesperi Kotkaniemi deal
Amidst a busy off-season with a couple high stakes moves, arguably the most interesting was the Hurricanes' aggressive move to offer sheet Jesperi Kotkaniemi and ultimately add him to the roster when Montreal decided not to match the offer. The deal was a costly one...
Room…even need for the rookies in taking next step?
The Hurricanes are at an interesting juncture in the team's development having reached a certain level of success as a team now expected to make the playoffs and even win a round or two. That means that the team has made significant progress after being a draft...
Remaking the blue line
The blue line as 'the' driving factor (my opinion) in Canes' rise Obviously there were a number of other positive factors too, but when the Hurricanes maybe jumped ahead of schedule and made the 2019 NHL Playoffs in Rod Brind'Amour's first year as head coach, my...
Thursday Coffee Shop: Preseason expectations (polls and discussion)
With preseason officially underway with Tuesday's 3-1 and the next game set for Friday in Tampa, below is a quick set of polls on preseason/training camp expectations. Preseason polls Remember to click 'Vote' after each individual poll. ...
Trying to take the next step — The big picture
Check out also a short set of polls on the Canes preseason focused on new players' roles. For a team that is young and rising, the Hurricanes had probably a busier off-season than one might expect with some middle and even top half of the roster players...
Preseason Game 1 vs. Tam: And so it begins…Canes get revenge (sarcastic) in 3-1 win over mostly AHL Lightning squad
After an off-season writing hiatus that lasted a bit longer than originally planned, Canes and Coffee officially kicks off the 2021-22 season with notes from the Carolina Hurricanes' first preseason game which was a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The first...
Building the 2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes roster – Goalies
After the kick-off of free agency for the NHL on Wednesday, I covered the team's decision to sign defenseman Tony DeAngelo. That remains the single biggest signing in the sense that it has the potential to do irreparable damage the the team's reputation and its hockey...
Carolina Hurricanes sign Tony DeAngelo
Wednesday's opening of free agency created a multitude of Canes hockey news. When the dust settled, the departed included Dougie Hamilton, Brock McGinn, Petr Mrazek, James Reimer, Warren Foegele, Cedric Paquette and prospect Roland McKeown. Jordan Martinook was the...
NHL free agency begins with Canes having multiple key spots to fill
At least on social media, the swirling fires on NHL free agency eve had to do with reports that the Hurricanes could make offers to Tony DeAngelo and Jake Virtanen, both of whom come loaded with issues. I voted 'no' on Tony DeAngelo on Twitter but will save any...
Hurricanes trade Alex Nedeljkovic to Detroit for 3rd round draft pick and negotiating rights to Jonathan Bernier
Not wasting anytime once the NHL markets reopened after the expansion draft, on Thursday not too long after the 1pm reopen, the Hurricanes traded goalie Alex Nedeljkovic to the Detroit Red Wings for a third round draft pick and negotiating rights to Jonathan Bernier....
Seattle Kraken expansion draft day
The day is here. Today former Hurricanes player, captain and General Manager Ron Francis will build an NHL team from scratch. Most interesting to me will be seeing how creative Francis is with a plethora of options to do some combination of building a team for...
Searching for diamonds in the rough — Part 1 of 2
The discussion/comments for yesterday's Daily Cup of Joe on the expansion draft 'breezy' brought up the possibility of trading Jake Gardiner for Buffalo's Rasmus Ristolainen. The comment reminded me again of something I have kicked around a few times but have yet to...
The Seattle Kraken expansion draft from a Hurricanes’ perspective – round 2
On Sunday, the protected lists were officially announced for the Seattle Kraken expansion draft which will take place on Wednesday, July 21. The Hurricanes list looked mostly as expected with one minor surprise choosing to protect both Warren Foegele and Jesper Fast...
Handicapping the expansion draft for the Carolina Hurricanes
With the abbreviated lull following the Stanley Cup playoffs and preceding the true start of the oddly-timed off-season nearing its end, first up on the schedule is the expansion draft to build the Seattle Kraken roster. Today's Daily Cup of Joe looks at it from the...
Random thoughts on keep/replace for Canes unrestricted free agents
The past week or so of Daily Cup of Joe has stepped through the list of seven Canes players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents this off-season and considered individually whether each should be re-signed or replaced and under what terms contractually....