All Entries in the "Carolina Hurricanes" Category
Just When You Think You’re Out, THEY PULL YOU BACK IN!
Didn’t the sun already set on the Atlanta Thrashers? Didn’t their season essentially end with the recent 1 - 5 – 1 slide that followed the loss to the Canes (and the subsequent loss of their hold on 8th place) back on February 13th? Why must the Thrashers tease us this way and give us reason again to think they can [...]
NHL TRADE DEADLINE 2010-2011: The Official Count
Per the NHL: NHL clubs made 16 trades involving 35 players today prior to the 3 p.m., ET, trade deadline. Following is a list of the transactions: Anaheim traded C Maxim Lapierre and C MacGregor Sharp to Vancouver for C Joel Perrault and Vancouver’s 3rd-round pick in the 2012 Entry Draft. Atlanta traded RW Niclas [...]
HockeyIndependent Trade Deadline Show – Click to replay
Join us for 2nd annual Trade Deadline show complete with your HI bloggers, XM NHL Home Ice, and special guests… HOCKEY INDEPENDENT NHL Trade Deadline Show
NHL trade deadline update: waiver wire frenzy and rumors (McCabe dealt to the Rangers)
Approximately 48 hours before Monday’s 3 PM trade deadline, there was a lot of action on the waiver wire yesterday and today: First, the Columbus Blue Jackets have claimed veteran defenseman Craig Rivet from the Buffalo Sabres on re-entry waivers. Rivet, an impending unrestricted free agent, will bring leadership and experience to an inexperienced Jackets team. [...]
NHL attendance since the lock-out
With the recent financial problems experienced by several NHL teams this season, most notably, the Phoenix Coyotes, the Atlanta Thrashers, the New York Islanders and the Dallas Stars, I decided to have a look at the league attendance since the 2004-05 lock-out, to see if the attendance woes of certain teams are only one-year aberrations [...]
DAILY RUMORS: Why Joni Pitkanen and Erik Cole aren’t being shopped as some suggest
In recent weeks the Carolina Hurricanes have popped up in the trade rumor mill as a potential target for playoff contenders seeking either blueline or right wing depth. Puck-moving defenseman Joni Pitkanen is a pending unrestricted free agent this summer so naturally his name has appeared as a potential candidate to be moved at the [...]
Thrashers Capitalize on “Pavelectric” Performance, Cling to 8th Seed at Break
There are big games and then there are even bigger wins. The Atlanta Thrashers earned the biggest win of their season last nite on the strength of a solid defensive effort and the brilliant shutout performance of goaltender Ondrej Pavelec, who stopped all 36 shots the Washington Capitals threw his way. While it may have [...]
Canadiens finally win on the road, defeat Hurricanes 3-2
Playing their third game of a seven-game road trip, the Montreal Canadiens took advantage of a 5-minute boarding penalty assessed to Erik Cole in the second period to score two power-play goals and beat the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh yesterday night. After losing 3-2 on Sunday in Colorado against the Avalanche and 5-2 on Tuesday [...]
Cam Ward Steals Extra Point From Blues
With little separation in the Western Conference and many home games in the month of December, the St. Louis Blues must find ways to take points. A shootout loss at home may not be the ideal method of obtaining points, but if they are going to drop a game at Scottrade, that’s the way to [...]
Hurricanes Blow in to St. Louis
Similarities to the St. Louis Blues 2008-09 season are gradually starting to appear. A rash of long term injuries, offensive struggles and a team banding together at the lowest moment to get the ship moving forward again. The Blues hope to extend their winning streak to three games as the Carolina Hurricanes blow in to [...]
How much NHL teams spend on buyouts for 2010-11
Below you will find the amount each team spends on buyouts as well as the name of the played bought out and where that players is right now. Anaheim Ducks Nathan Oystrick – $197,083, playing for the St.Louis Blues this season. Atlanta Thrashers Donald Brashear – $1,400,000, playing for Sorel-Tracy of the LNAH this season [...]
Canadiens destroy Hurricanes 7-2, lose Andrei Markov to injury
After an inspiring 3-1 win in Boston last Thursday against the Bruins, the Canadiens were facing the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday at Bell Centre. The Hurricanes, who were badly beaten 8-1 by the Phalidelphia Flyers were expected to be motivated against the Canadiens, a team against which they had much success in recent years. The [...]
NHL Power Rankings: Week 5
Who sits atop the pile of 30 this week?
NHL Power Rankings: Week Four
After a month of NHL action the Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues are the surprises of the Top 10. The New Jersey Devils, Buffalo Sabres and Phoenix Coyotes have to be the surprises of the Bottom 10. How did the rest of the league fare?
NHL Power Rankings: Week 3
Week Three of Hockey Independent’s NHL Power Rankings.
Goaltending is messy in Ottawa; Senators keep losing
Yesterday marked Sergei Gonchar’s return to Pittsburgh after the veteran defenseman departed signed as a free-agent with the Ottawa Senators this summer. Well it didn’t go very well for Gonchar and the Sens as they got outplayed, outmatched and outscored in a 5-2 loss. Letestu, Crosby, Malkin, Letang and Dupuis scored for Pittsburgh while Alfredsson [...]
The Bolts Beat, 9/21/10
In this week’s edition of The Bolts Beat, Mike and Jon talk about some of the first impressions of training camp, who stood out, who did not and take another preseason look at the Southeast Division with TBL.com contributor Mark Pukalo. And Jon’s delusions about the New York Jets only get worse… Powered by Podbean.com [...]
9/11/10
I won’t write about hockey today. I won’t even write a new blog. I really have not more to say than what I wrote on back in 2007. Each year since I have just run that same blog, because simply…not much has changed. This day is fraught with menace and overcast with uncertainty. This is [...]
Preseason Power Rankings: Eastern Bottom Five
Last Sunday I introduced my Preseason Power Rankings and submitted for the hockey world’s approval my Western Conference Cellar Dwellers. Thanks for the feed back from those who commented. Today’s installment moves across the continent to the Eastern Conference. The home of the oldest teams, rabid fan bases, and easy travel. Here are the five [...]
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 [...]
