⇒ Read also: “‘Canes go green and recycle talent“ Among the Hurricanes’ high-profile free agent retentions from last season was left winger Jussi Jokinen, who enjoyed a breakout performance as Carolina’s clutch goal scorer as the six-seed team advanced to the Eastern Conference finals against the eventual champion, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jokinen, a 26-year-old native […]
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Dr. CanesLove, or: How I Learned to Stop Procrastinating and Love the Blog
So, um…hi. It’s been a while. Since last we talked training camp, my hometown Bulls won a triple-A championship, the Railhawks made the playoffs, a mute Tyler Hansbrough was featured in an AT&T commercial and ‘health care” became a dirty phrase. In addition, the ‘Canes finally bought out Frank Kaberle and Anton Babchuk sulked back […]
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‘Canes not done yet, pick up Yelle
It looked as though the ‘Canes might be finished, but JR and company plucked veteran center Stephane Yelle out of free agency this morning. From a Boston perspective, it probably appears as though Carolina is picking up the Bruins’ veteran leftovers. The Bruins have some budgetary concerns and were forced to let go of some […]
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Weird week in NHL news
Yesterday, the news was all about Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane and his insistence that he receive every last cent in change after a late night cab ride. Today, we were treated to some local news. It’s rare that the Hurricanes should crack the front page of MSN.com, but this news nugget was placed there […]
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JR does it again: Aaron Ward is back in Raleigh
I woke up (at noonish…it’s the summer, don’t judge) and found a news release on my Blackberry. At first I thought it was a practical joke. Some moron had hacked in, copied the format of a news release and sent out nonsense about Boston’s Aaron Ward coming back to Carolina. It wouldn’t have been the […]
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‘Canes catch Kostopoulos, Alberts, release regular season schedule
The ‘Canes filled out their roster over the last few days, adding several minor leaguers and a supporting free agent duo that probably won’t make the plays of the week but will add depth for a low price. Tom Kostopoulos (I’m going to nip this one in the bud and call him Tom K-Something) gives […]
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LaRose chose…to come back to the ‘Canes.
After weeks of speculation and a surprising amount of media coverage, both of Carolina’s reluctant free agents are back for 2009-2010 and beyond. I mused that it was JR that was shying away from longer contracts, but perhaps, instead, it’s the players that want a shot at a bigger payday in a few years when […]
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‘Canes lock up Cole for another two years
Though the trade deadline came and went and Erik Cole and Chad LaRose seemed to be as good as gone, Cole is back for two years as of a half hour ago and LaRose could be close to a deal, the News and Observer reports. Cole, who made $4 million last year, took a pay […]
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Carolina drafts big and re-signs a biggie
This just in: Jussi Jokinen is the first of Carolina’s free agents to scratch the j’s and dot the i’s – at least in spirit – from his summer abode in Europe. Jokinen signed a two-year contract that will pay him $1.5 million next season and $1.9 million in 2010-2011 after a jaw-dropping postseason in […]
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Maurice rewarded with three-year contract
‘Canes GM Jim Rutherford took a calculated risk on the cheap (he was still receiving handouts from Toronto) and tested Paul Maurice midway through the 2008-2009 season when Carolina was floundering. Mo plucked the team out of a landfill and under his tutelage, the ‘Canes went 33-19-5 and made that unexpected trip to the Eastern […]