by Matt Karash | Sep 24, 2019 | Daily Cup of Joe, Featured Post, On The Beat
On Tuesday night, Justin Faulk was a non-attendee for a season ticket holder event. On Wednesday morning, he was mysteriously not on the ice for practice though he had not been noted as injured. And then a couple hours later it was announced that Justin Faulk and a...
by Matt Karash | Sep 10, 2019 | Daily Cup of Joe, Featured Post
In the wee hours of the morning late Sunday night dripping into Monday morning the elves at Canes and Coffee posted a mini-novel on the Hurricanes blue line situation and suggested that at some point adjustments would need to be made to clear the backlog both...
by Matt Karash | Sep 14, 2018 | Daily Cup of Joe
Thursday was a huge news day from a Carolina Hurricanes perspective. Just before the first of two practices kicked off at 2:45pm, the team announced that it had named Justin Williams its captain. I offered my initial thoughts on that announcement HERE. Shortly before...
by Matt Karash | Aug 6, 2018 | Daily Cup of Joe
The big news last week was the trade of Jeff Skinner to the Buffalo Sabres for a prospect and four draft picks. I covered the on-ice and locker room angles on that trade HERE. Just like with the trade with Calgary, the trade prompts the question, “What’s...
by Matt Karash | May 23, 2017 | On The Beat
For anyone catching up, a menu of previous player (and also coaching and GM) report cards can be found at the bottom of the article. Justin Faulk’s starting point for the 2016-17 season During a 2015-16 season that saw the transformation of the Hurricanes’...
