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]...
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...
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...
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...
CBJ faced off last night against the struggling Hurricanes. A team that has had a horrible season so far, played the night before (losing to the equally woeful Leafs), and is without their two biggest offensive threats in Eric Staal and ex-Jacket Ray Whitney (which was a bit of a disappointment, as Whits is on [...]
"Brandon Sutter (C) DOB: 2/14/1989 6'-3" - 183 lb - Shoots: Right" Raleigh, NC - September 2007 (Click to embiggen) Hosted by Written Inc. The name Sutter is hardly new to the NHL. Back in the day, there were six Sutter brothers who did tours with various NHL clubs including Brent, father of The Hurricanes first round draft pick in 2007. Carolina went for the genes in that draft, and...
(Greg Fiume/Getty Images) The Capitals are eager to prove that they can not only survive, but win, without their marquee player, Alex Ovechkin, who will be watching from the press box beginning tonight against the New Jersey Devils. "As much as he gets all the press, I've gotta believe we're not a one-man team and there's still a lot of good players there," Coach Bruce Boudreau said. "A...
from Greg Wyshynski of PuckDaddy, Here are the Top 9 NHL Teams of the Last Decade ... 9. 2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes A Southeast Division champion with 112 points in the first regular season following the lockout, Peter Laviolette’s group had four 30-goal scorers including Eric Staal’s 45-goal, 100-point career year. Outside of their star center, it was a solid but unspectacular team, and...
via Chip Alexander of the News & Observer, Canes center Eric Staal will miss some games because of an upper-body injury suffered Sunday against the San Jose Sharks, general manager Jim Rutherford said today. Staal has played in 349 consecutive regular-season games, but that streak will end, Rutherford said. He has missed just one game in his career, late in his rookie season.
After making the semi-finals in the 2009 playoffs, it appeared that the Carolina Hurricanes would have a strong 2009/10 season. So far that hasn’t been the case. The Hurricanes had a solid start winning two of their first four games, including a 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers, but they haven’t won any games since. This gives Carolina a league leading eight game losing streak. That...
On Wednesday, the Hurricanes played host to the St. Louis Blues and stretched their winless streak to seven games by losing 5-2. Since shelling the Panthers 7-2 on October 9, the boys have gone 0-4-3. While there has been some improvement, there are some recurring themes in this losing streak. The special teams have been getting much better. The power play was two for six and the penalty kill was a...
It's game day. Rest up your typing fingers. Blues news Blues vs. Carolina Hurricanes ... TONIGHT! Here's a preview. [ Blues ] Mason and Conklin have mutual respect ... for now. [ Blues ] Stop me if you've heard this before, the Blues are battling injuries. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] Hockey news Wings, Caps and Avs all were winners last night. [Yahoo! Sports] Other action for Wednesday not involving...
The Hurricanes continued their annual late October extended road trip in desperate need of a win. The Islanders were a winless team, but have been playing good hockey. Unfortunately for the Canes, this was the night the Isles finally got into the win column. After falling behind 3-1, Carolina mounted a third period rally to tie the game, which was ultimately settled in the shootout. The home team converted...
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