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...
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...
Fantasy Hockey Scouts (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The biggest and brightest from the past week: 3rd Star, from the Carolina Hurricanes, numero 25, Joni Pitkanen... he was the week's top dman with 1+3=4, 8 PIMs and 11 shots. 2nd Star, from the Vancouver Canucks, numero 1, Roberto...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
A day after making the best save of this young season, Canes goaltender Cam Ward sat out Thursday’s practice. He was joined by Eric Staal, who has not been playing at 100%. Also missing from practice were Matt Cullen and Ray Whitney, who had two goals against the Pens in the 3-2 loss on Wednesday. There’s no indication of why they say out, but I don’t think it was to attend opening...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
PREGAME -Even before the stantdard FSN music starts, we get a "The Staals are brothers." It's going to be a long night. -Paul Steigerwald offers another "Staals are brothers" within five minutes of the start of the broadcast. It might be time to board up the windows or something. -With Carolina sporting a goon-free lineup, Eric Godard is benched in favor of Chris Bourque. Martin...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
A preview of the Hurricanes. When and where: 7 p.m., RBC Center. TV: FSN Pittsburgh, FSN Carolina, NHL Network (United States). Record: 2-3-0, 4 points. The Hurricanes are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and 12th place in the Eastern Conference. Leading Scorer: Jussi Jokinen, 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists). Last Game: 5-2 road loss to the Lightning, Saturday . Cam Ward made 34 saves for Carolina....
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Eric Staal left practice early on Monday with some “tightness” and didn’t participate in Tuesday’s practice, according to official team reports. The nature of this tightness isn’t known, but the captain-in-waiting is not expected to miss Wednesday’s clash with the defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins. Joni Pitkänen, who has played in all of one period of...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
On Tuesday night, the Finnish connection got the job done in Carolina, handing them their first win of the season. It took a shootout to break a 1-1 tie with the Lightning, and the Hurricanes were successful. This was one of those odd games that fell through the cracks, and wasn’t broadcast by either team’s network. This meant that, even with the Center Ice package, this game wasn’t...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Penguins -Barack Obama hates Sidney Crosby . -A Post-Gazette video of yesterday's festivities . -From the video, this still of Evgeni Malkin being caught off guard: -Leave it to Brooks Orpik to still have a scowl on his face. -The video from the White House's official YouTube channel: - One-Liner of the Day: " The President delivered some remarks yesterday in which he noted that the Caps/Pens...
NewsObserver.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Thursday and likely will be sidelined two to four weeks.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
from Paul Branecky at CarolinaHurricanes.com, Defenseman Joni Pitkanen is set to undergo a minor knee procedure today to repair torn cartilage in his knee. The injury will sideline him for approximately 2-4 weeks. According to Hurricanes’ Head Trainer and Strength and Conditoining Coach Pete Friesen, Pitkanen suffered the injury while doing leg presses in Finland over the summer. He attempted...
NewsObserver.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
Canes defenseman Joni Pitkanen will undergo arthroscopic knee surgery and will be sidelined for a couple of weeks, general manager Jim Rutherford said today.
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
On Tuesday, the Hurricanes made the very boring and fully expected announcement that they have bought out the contract of Frantisek Kaberle. The 35-year old rearguard had one year left on a contract that would have paid him $2.2M this season. Instead, he’ll be paid $1.467M, spread over two years. Kaberle scored the cup-winning goal in 2006 and underwent shoulder surgery that summer. After that,...
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
More photos » by Charles Krupa - AP Browse more photos » Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes , today announced that the team has acquired defenseman Aaron Ward from the Boston Bruins in exchange for forward Patrick Eaves and a fourth-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. "With this trade, our defense really...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
RALEIGH, NC—Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired defenseman Aaron Ward from the Boston Bruins in exchange for forward Patrick Eaves and a fourth-round selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. “With this trade, our defense really takes shape,” said Rutherford. “Aaron played...
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