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Five things to love about Jeff Skinner

Five things to love about Jeff Skinner

By now we all know who Jeff Skinner is but why is there an exceptional amount of hype around this kid?  Probably some sort of family lineage tying himself to Chuck Norris– a title usually reserved for most Leafs prospects (all hail the mighty Kahdri). Without further adieu, why you too should love Skinner: Leading [...]

Analyzing the Canes’ open forward spots

Analyzing the Canes’ open forward spots

The Carolina Hurricanes have been very open to giving a chance to their youth. They pitched their newly acquired collegiate forward Riley Nash a spot on the team even though he made it very clear he would like to graduate.  Soon enough the cousin of Columbus Blue Jackets winger Rick Nash signed with the team, [...]

Defensive pairings starting to take shape

Defensive pairings starting to take shape

It should come as no surprise that GM Jim Rutherford needed to rework his defense. After an excellent year in 2008-2009 where the Carolina Hurricanes advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, the team regressed mainly due to injuries, inconsistent goaltending and depth issues. Even though the Canes finished the season in 11th in the Southeast [...]