Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
From friend of the blog Jim Cerny at Rink Rap: I am not sure if it’s a black cloud or a full moon, but there’s something wreaking havoc on the National Hockey League so far this season. As discussed here before, the amount of injuries to star players is off the charts. Plus there have been a string of strange incidents that add to the question: what the heck is going on here? Two more stories...
St. Louis Game Time (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
So I have to jet home tonight after work so as I'm typing this sentence, it's 2-2 in the third period. So the links are a little ... early. Let's hope they pull this together and get a dubya. (Update: Blues win!) Blues news This page should have the Blues results. How? Magic. [ Yahoo! Sports ] This is from before the 'Yotes game, but the Blues are feeling the crunch of the slow start. [Belleville News-Democrat]...
Pension Plan Puppets (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
More photos » by Karl B DeBlaker - AP MON-STER! MON-STER! MON-STER! Browse more photos » 13 days ago these two teams met in Toilet Bowl I and the Leafs emerged victorious on the back of some great goaltending by Jonas Gustavsson and a game-winning goal by Jason Blake. A fortnight later and the two teams are ready to reprise their roles as neither one has been able to shed the anchor that...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Carolina Hurricanes have placed goalie Cam Ward and All-Star center Eric Staal on the injured list.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Although the Hurricanes are far from the most injured team in the NHL (Carolina has 57 man-games lost compared to 109 for the Canucks), they are starting to run into some cap issues. Carolina started the season a little over their own budget, but with plenty of room under the cap. That’s no longer the case. To ease the strain, Carolina has placed Cam Ward on the Long Term Injured Reserve and...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
More photos » by Gerry Broome - AP Browse more photos » Ugliness in Carolina these days. The 'Canes have now lost more games in a row than any other team postlockout, and the most since a couple teams did worse in the 2003-04 season. Their captain, Eric Staal , is out with an injury. So is Cam Ward . They're tight against the salary cap. And no one wants to see a white-helmeted Manny Legace...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The struggling Carolina Hurricanes have placed goalie Cam Ward on injured reserve with a sliced left leg. The Hurricanes made a pair of moves before Wednesday night's game against Los Angeles. They called up defenseman Bryan Rodney from their AHL affiliate in Albany to fill Ward's roster spot. They also said defenseman Joni Pitkanen probably wouldn't skate against the Kings because of an undisclosed...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The struggling Carolina Hurricanes have placed goalie Cam Ward on injured reserve with a sliced left leg.
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Penguins -Does Eric Godard ( above ) deserve a regular spot in the lineup ? -Penguins president David Morehouse suffered a heart attack . Trainer Chris Stewart came to the rescue. -The Pensblog has details on the health of Penguins public address announcer John Barbero . -This is a few days old, but here are the pre-game ceremonies from Saturday's Hockey Hall of Fame Game between the Red Wings and...
Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
(Associated Press) The Carolina Hurricanes are turning to veteran goalie Manny Legace to help replace injured starter Cam Ward . The Hurricanes on Monday signed Legace to a one-year deal that will pay him $500,000 at the NHL level or $105,000 if he is sent to the minors. Legace, 36, is 177-92-36 in the NHL and was 2-2 with a 3.21 goals-against average this year with Chicago of the AHL.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
On Monday morning, the Hurricanes announced what everyone knew was coming. They have signed 36-year old veteran goaltender Manny Legace to a one-year two-way contract. He will be paid the league minimum of $500k at the NHL level and $105k at the AHL level. The one-time Stanley Cup winner was last seen in Atlanta’s system on a tryout contract with the Chicago Wolves of the AHL. This, of course,...
OTB Sports (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
He will be the Hurricanes backup netminder as Michael Leighton fills in for the injured Cam Ward. From AP- The Carolina Hurricanes have signed veteran goaltender Manny Legace to a one-year, $500,000 deal, general manager Jim Rutherford said Monday. The Hurricanes lost starting goalie Cam Ward to injury Saturday for at least a month. Legace, a 10-year NHL [...]
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
from Mike G. Morreale of NHL.com, Coach Paul Maurice is faced with the realization his 2-11-3 team must carry on without the services of injured franchise linchpins Eric Staal (upper body) and Cam Ward (left leg laceration) for the foreseeable future. “I still believe in this team,” Maurice said after Monday’s practice. “We had a tough stretch back in 2003 when half our team...
The Triangle Business Journal (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed veteran goalie Manny Legace after starter Cam Ward was injured over the weekend.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Carolina Hurricanes are turning to veteran goalie Manny Legace to help replace the injured Cam Ward.
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