Everyone expected this to be a rough one. NHL.com was proclaiming all day that this was Paul Maurice and the ‘Canes’ first test, and if it was, they failed spectacularly – if predictably. The Penguins looked appropriately confident and the Hurricanes looked energized but disjointed, and a bit lost without starting goaltender Cam Ward. Pittsburgh’s […]
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Blast from the past: Maurice slips back into old role as head coach, Ron Francis named associate head coach
Hello again, Paul Maurice. Maurice, who coached the Hurricanes from 1995 (during the Hartford days) to 2003, from a half-filled Greensboro stadium to the Stanley Cup finals in 2002, is back for another run with the Carolina Hurricanes. Maurice, the winningest coach in the Hartford/Carolina franchise history, assumed Peter Laviolette’s job immediately after the three-year […]
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“Rod the Bod’s” play has been a little…odd.
Okay, first of all… Patrick Eaves fights? Did anyone know he could do that? Now, onto more serious matters. Although they’re currently hanging onto the final playoff spot in the east by a thread and only three points behind the division-leading Washington Capitals, (and let’s face it, that’s because the division is weak again this […]
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‘Canes implode in third, lose 4-1 to Ducks
Believe it or not, this was a very close game. The Hurricanes had another brilliant second period and managed almost 40 shots on goal, but collapsed in the third period, allowing two quick goals and another one late. Once again the team relied on its third line for all the scoring and only produced one […]
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Hurricanes drop third in a row (again)
Fourth liners scoring, captains fighting, All-Stars killing penalties and nothing else…what is going on with the Carolina Hurricanes these days? The Hurricanes, threatening to go on their second three-game skid in three weeks, gave up a goal early in the third period to the Philadelphia Flyers and couldn’t get it back. A quarter of the […]
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Carolina’s winning streak comes to an end with 5-2 loss to Nashville
After three games of strong hockey, the Hurricanes were due for a relapse. An early third period surge wasn’t enough to overcome a four-goal Nashville lead and the Hurricanes fell, 5-2. The ‘Canes finished a 4-game home stretch 3-1, but failed to catch the Washington Capitals in the chase for the division lead. Although the […]
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Staal’s hat trick leads Hurricanes over Coyotes, 5-2
Can the ‘Canes find a way to have Henry Staal come down to Raleigh for every home game? Eric Staal made his old man proud and broke out of his scoring slump in a big way tonight, scoring three goals in the first two periods for the ‘Canes’ first hat trick of the season. The […]
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Samsonov, Staal awaken; ‘Canes beat Canadiens 2-1
For the second straight game, Caniacs had to sit through an entire half a game before they were allowed to ‘Wooo!” with Ric Flair. (Speaking of Ric Flair, the ‘Canes staff managed to wheel him in to sound the warning siren before tonight’s game.) Gone were the 10 and 11-goal contests of Montreal vs. Carolina […]
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Hurricanes erase two-goal deficit, win in shootout
Tuomo Ruutu and Rod Brind’Amour scored in the shootout, and the Carolina Hurricanes snapped a three-game losing streak with their first SO win in over a year. Carolina surmounted a two-goal comeback to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, playing in its first game with interim head coach Rick Tocchet. Former coach Barry Melrose was dismissed […]
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The two Alexanders beat up the ‘Canes again
Brandon Sutter, Matt Cullen, and Joni Pitkanen all made surprising and simultaneous comebacks, giving the Hurricanes a line-up that was closer to normal than it has been on months. However, if this game was an indication of how their bolstered line-up is going to play, the ‘Canes are in deep trouble. If wunderkind Alexander Semin […]