No cutesy quips or memory-soaked remarks about his manic approach to working out or the primal scream he let out while lifting the Stanley Cup in 2006 — an image etched in the memory of North Carolina sports fans — will sum up what Rod Brind’Amour did for the Hurricanes over the last decade. From […]
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“At peace” Brind’Amour hangs ‘em up after 20 NHL seasons
The last time we’ll post this overused file photo…*sniff.* File photo by Peggy Boone, IndyWeekBlogs No cutesy quips or memory-soaked remarks about his manic approach to working out or the primal scream he let out while lifting the Stanley Cup in 2006 — an image etched in the memory of North Carolina sports fans — […]
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Staal gets a [hundreds of hats] trick in ‘Canes’ home finale
Peggy BooneYou could say LaRose had a pretty good night. Odd couple Chad LaRose and Eric Staal connected for nine points and the Hurricanes kept the Montreal Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot, 5-2. The Canadiens only needed one point to secure a berth. The goals Carolina scored were few, but beautiful in the early […]
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Marty’s party kicks ‘Canes out of playoff contention
File photo by Peggy Boone RBC CENTER/RALEIGH — Martin Brodeur showed that, in spite of a few playoff hiccups, he still remembers how to school Carolina. He posted shutout No. 109 Saturday night and his team connected for four goals at Cam Ward’s expense. Carolina went scoreless for the seventh time this year after being […]
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Justin Peters and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad night
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – The Buffalo Sabres shelled Carolina goalie Justin Peters and chased him in less than two periods en route to a 5-3 win. Former Team USA darling Ryan Miller played well enough to preserve the win and Carolina played hockey reminiscent of last November, allowing several defensive breakdowns and goals in quick succession. […]
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Whitney’s OT tally leads ‘Canes over Caps in drama-filled evening
RBC CENTER/RALEIGH – Joe Corvo’s two-goal effort…Chad LaRose’s late heroics….Ray Whitney’s overtime wrister led his team to a 4-3 win over Thursday night. There we go. If all the Washington goals had counted, the ‘Canes wouldn’t have even made it to overtime. But thanks to a Whitney tally in overtime, Carolina won just its second […]
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Carolina experiences collective fail, falls to Bruins, 5-2
Just when it looked as though the Hurricanes were turning the corner in the recovery process, the team reverted back to its old tendencies in back-to-back smarting losses against the Phoenix Coyotes, 4-0, and more recently, the Boston Bruins, 5-2. The Bruins looked like a hungry team barely hanging on to eighth place in the […]
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Peters and pipes pickpocket a peck of prickly Penguins
Newbie Brian Pothier and call-up Justin Peters were the heroes tonight as Pothier scored his first Hurricane goal in dramatic fashion 23 seconds into overtime against the defending Stanley Cup champs. Peters backstopped the ‘Canes to a 4-3 win with a 37-save performance. I’m sure you all enjoyed Jeff Hamlin’s Ottawa recap last week (and […]
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‘Canes clean house at trade deadline
There still may be a few buzzer-beater deadline trades the ‘Canes haven’t announced yet, but right now it seems as though the team has traded away everyone…except those it said it was trading away. As of right now, Ray Whitney is still a ‘Cane despite rampant trade rumors to the contrary. Scott Walker and Joe […]
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Notes from Vancouver: Staal upended, Pitkanen suspended
Three out of four of the teams containing ‘Canes players are headed to the 2010 Olympic semifinals. Woah. In case you’re severely behind or can’t stay up late enough to catch all the action from Vancounver, Carolina’s representatives have thrived on the international stage so far. Unless something very strange happens (more than likely involving […]