Yeah , it's politically incorrect to call out the officials when you lose, and normally I wouldn't. Photo: MIKE FUENTES - AP (from The News & Observer Online ) 'Cause normally they do a great (okay good ) job and if they blow one you gotta overcome, right? But when this (see photo - click to embiggen) isn't a penalty, something's wrong. Don't get me wrong, I like a good open ice hit as much as...
Penguins -Jay McKee's truck is all nice and shiny thanks to Dan Bylsma . -Time to trade that bum Crosby . -The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins recalled defenseman Alex Grant and forward Joey Haddad from Wheeling of the ECHL . -Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock considers former Penguins forward Rob Brown ( above ) the best junior player he's ever seen . -Happy 54th birthday to former Penguins all-star...
On Sunday, the Hurricanes announced that they have reassigned forward Zach Boychuk to the Albany River Rats. This, supposedly, will be to make room for Ray Whitney to return from his “upper body injury”. All reports indicate that The Wizard will be back in the lineup on Veterans Day. This is a bit of good news. There’s a big surprise, though. Even when Cam Ward was kept overnight...
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 [...]
We'll start in Montreal, where it's very interesting that Carey Price will be starting tonight against Atlanta. Some rumours continue to swirl that one of Price or Halak are on their way out, possibly to Chicago. Rumours also suggest that Andrei Kostitsyn and Georges Laraque could both end up in the AHL. I think it may be time for the Kostitsyn's to be packaged together and dealt. Kessel returns to...
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...
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...
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...
Penguins -Dave Molinari's recap from last night's game . Chris Kunitz ( above, with Carolina's Cam Ward ) won the game and he still doesn't have a real goal this season. -The Raleigh News and Observer's recap . Even if they lost, the Hurricanes might've played their best game. -The Associated Press' recap . The Penguins might be better on the road than they are at home. - NHL.com's recap . "...
The Canes came out hopping tonight, and you had to think the first road loss might be at hand. The Pens, however, didn't feel the same way and acted like a team that has won the Stanley Cup. They didn't panic and weathered the storm. The Canes continued to press, and probably got a bit too caught up in it. Ruutu laid a big hit on Letang , and one of the Canes D got caught pinching. That allowed #17...
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....
(The Associated Press) Eric Staal had a goal and an assist to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 in exhibition play Saturday night. Jussi Jokinen, Ray Whitney, Scott Walker and Tim Conboy also scored for Carolina (2-2-0). J.P. Dumont and Patric Hornqvist scored for Nashville (3-2-0).
Penguins -It's pretty much Deryk Engelland or Nate Guenin for the No. 7 defenseman spot . -Dmitry Chesnokov of Yahoo! comes through with another tremendous Q&A. This time it's with Dan Bylsma . -How likely is a third consecutive Penguins-Red Wings Stanley Cup final ? -Keven Veilleux scored two goals for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in a 4-2 preseason win at Hershey . -It's a day full of...
(The Associated Press) Joe Corvo scored on a 5-on-3 power play with 11:52 remaining, snapping a tie to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Atlanta Thrashers 4-3 on Friday night for their first win in three exhibition games. Scott Walker, Eric Staal and Ray Whitney also scored for the Hurricanes, who led 2-0 midway through the game. Staal and Whitney had two assists apiece.
Seeing Toronto's Jason Blake ( above ) and Montreal's Scott Gomez put up some points against the Penguins within the past week of exhibition play isn't anything new for Penguins fans. It should come as no surprise that each player is among the top 20 active players when it comes to career regular season points against the Penguins: Player, Current team Games Played Goals- Assists- Points Rod Brind’Amour,...
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