Chronological Blog List
Big off-season for next contracts for restricted free agents — Andrei Svechnikov and Alex Nedeljkovic
Check out also The Coffee Shop where you vote in polls to decide what the Canes do with the team's unrestricted free agents. Vote/see results HERE. Yesterday's Daily Cup of Joe finished up a series considering the seven 2020-21 Carolina Hurricanes who are...
The Coffee Shop: Which unrestricted free agents to re-sign?
Yesterday's Daily Cup of Joe on the goalie position completed a series of articles considering what to do with seven Hurricanes players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents. The Coffee Shop puts those same choices in front of you in the form of a couple polls....
Re-sign or replace Petr Mrazek and James Reimer
Today's Daily Cup of Joe finishes off a series working through the Hurricanes players who will become unrestricted free agents this off-season. If you missed the previous articles, you can find links below. Dougie Hamilton. Jordan Martinook. Brock McGinn. Jani...
Re-sign or replace the new guys Jani Hakanpaa and Cedric Paquette
Today's Daily Cup of Joe continues a series working through the Hurricanes players who will become unrestricted free agents this off-season. First up was Dougie Hamilton. Then Jordan Martinook. Yesterday was Brock McGinn. Today's edition looks at relative newcomers...
Re-sign or replace Brock McGinn?
Today's Daily Cup of Joe continues a series of posts considering options for re-signing or letting go the team's group of players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents this off-season. First up was Dougie Hamilton. Yesterday was Jordan Martinook. ...
Re-sign or replace Jordan Martinook?
Yesterday's Daily Cup of Joe started down the road of considering the group of players that the Carolina Hurricanes must either re-sign or replace. First up was Dougie Hamilton who looms as the biggest off-season decision for the Hurricanes and also Hamilton himself....
Revisiting the Dougie Hamilton situation
Despite the fact that the 2020-21 season is still in progress with the Stanley Cup Finals just beginning on Monday, the news, rumors and rumblings suggest that the off-season is underway. Hurricanes' free agents Dougie Hamilton, Jordan Martinook and Andrei Svechnikov...
What a day! The Carolina Hurricanes re-sign Jack Adams Trophy winner Rod Brind’Amour
After a short break, hope is to resume posting on a (near) daily basis. Despite the fact that the 2020-21 season is far from over, the off-season began in full force for the Hurricanes this week with the announcement that the team would let Dougie Hamilton explore...
The sun will come out tomorrow
Except during the COVID layoff, Canes and Coffee has always provided year-round Canes hockey coverage, so one season leads quickly into the next. But with the official end of the 2020-21 season, I would like to thank everyone who spends a portion of their Canes hockey...
2021 NHL Playoffs — Gm4 @Tam: The big one that got away
After getting the better end of the front part of a wild second period, the Hurricanes found themselves up 4-2 with less than half of the game to go. Then in a matter of minutes, the Canes seemed to implode giving up three quick goals to exit the second period down...
2021 NHL Playoffs — Gm3 @Tam: Epic Sebastian Aho game leads Canes to must-have overtime win
I am completely spent after a really long week and then of course the draining in a good way Canes win. My hope is to write a bit more of a recap and add some more thoughts lunchtime-ish on Friday, but here are a few quick hitters to at least open the post if anyone...
‘What I’m watching’ — 2021 Playoffs —Gm3 @Tam: Backs against wall, Canes seek rebound
After two pretty evenly played games but no results in the win column, the Carolina Hurricanes head to Tampa Bay with the season on the line. A loss on Thursday does not officially end the series, but it represents whatever the closest thing to that is. With two...
Playing Rod Brind’Amour heading into game three versus Tampa Bay
After two home losses, the Hurricanes are in an early hole against a good hockey team. Calling game three in Tampa a must-win is not an overstatement. That puts Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour front and center in terms of trying to pull a lever or two to gain an edge and...
2021 NHL Playoffs — Gm2 Vs. Tam: Canes quieted again lose 2nd straight to start the series
Viewed through the lens of having lost both home games to start the series, I think there is a gap between the perception of the Canes level of play and its actual level. Glass not as empty as results make it appear Results matter, so losing two games is...
Random Canes notes between games
After losing the first game of a playoff series, a typical article would be writing about what the losing team needed to do to rebound in the next game. While there is a little bit of that below, I do not think the answer boils down very quickly to three things. First...