Clearly, the Weight hit has elicited a strong response from hockey fans. Although it has been all but cleared by the league because it was an open-ice hit and Doug Weight was admittedly sorry afterwards, this unfortunate event raises the same old questions: should hits like this be allowed? If a hit is not completed […]
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Doug Weight steamrollers Brandon Sutter; ‘Canes win 4-3
Chad LaRose scored his first of the season and Eric Staal and Rod Brind’Amour tallied goals for Carolina in the team’s 4-3 over the New York Islanders Saturday night, but the story of the night was Doug Weight’s borderline-dirty hit on Brandon Sutter, who had just helped to give the ‘Canes the lead. The 19-year-old […]
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‘Canes need to rebound from tough loss
After a smarting defeat on Thursday in which Carolina carried a one-goal lead into the third period and then allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to pull ahead with two goals in 32 seconds, the Hurricanes will try to patch up their defensive play and move on in time for tonight’s game in Long Island. Sidney Crosby […]
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Penguins host the Hurricanes tonight
First off, who is this scoring machine named Niclas Wallin, and where did he come from? Oh, that’s right. He’s been on the team for eight years, but he has only decided to dazzle us with his dormant offensive ability in the last few games. Wallin is playing like his job is on the line […]
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On an interesting side note…
There are a few oddball preferences that showed up in the Hurricanes’ personal info section, on the website and in the media guide. Courtesy of CBS Tuomo Ruutu lists his favorite food as reindeer and mashed potatoes, a Finnish dish. (Yum?) Ray Whitney, who clearly had fun with his interview, said the most played song […]
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‘Canes give up two-goal lead to Kings, lose in OT
The Hurricanes have a few things to work on: namely, getting a lead and keeping it. Carolina earned one point in the standings but dropped the first game in a 6-game swing that will take the team to Anaheim, Pittsburgh, New York, Montreal, and St. Louis. The Hurricanes scored three goals in quick succession in […]
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Trade talk a-swirlin’
On the local, less important scale, Rutherford is once again dropping trade hints. A trade is currently in the works, according to Paul Branecky, the ‘Canes webmaster. To sum up Rutherford’s statements, the team is currently carrying too many defensemen, and if one more forwards succumbs to injury, the ‘Canes are in serious trouble. Signing […]
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“Siberian Express” passes away at 19
Alexei Cherepanov, a 19-year-old top prospect for the New York Rangers, passed away on Oct. 13, and the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death have become a hot-button topic around the globe. Cherepanov, nicknamed the ‘Siberian Express” by the press, played for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. As a rookie, he broke the rookie […]
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Déjà vu for Conklin, Corvo, and ‘Canes
Cam Ward stopped 34 shots and was named the second star of the game, but it wasn’t enough, as the ‘Canes lost their first game of the young season, 3-1, to the Detroit Red Wings. ‘We were in the game for most of it,” Ward said after the game. ‘We tried to keep the puck […]