Anyone who thought Martin Brodeur’s stick-throwing hissy fit on Tuesday night would put an extra shake in his glove was sadly mistaken. Anyone who thought being cut by the skate of a flying Chad LaRose would slow him up was very wrong. And anyone who thinks the ‘Canes have a shot in this playoff series, […]
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‘Canes salvage win with 0.2 seconds remaining, tie series 2-2
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGH0.2 seconds. That’s all that came between the Hurricanes and an overtime that could have led to essential statistical elimination. The ‘Canes tried the whole ‘playing with a lead” thing, and it almost failed miserably. Carolina couldn’t make a three-goal lead stand up but a Dennis Seidenberg slap shot with a second left […]
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Zajac strikes back in OT, ‘Canes lose 3-2
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGHAfter Carolina stole a game from New Jersey in overtime at home on Friday, the Devils returned the favor in front of a rocking RBC Center crowd. The ‘Canes fell behind early and came back twice thanks to more offensive contributions from unlikely sources, but one unlucky bounce in front of the net […]
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Gleason’s OT winner ties ‘Canes/Devils series
TV/ FSN-CR And now, we have a series. After a head-scratching 4-1 loss to open the playoffs, the ‘Canes struck back to take Game 2 from the Devils, 2-1, at home in overtime off Tim Gleason’s first and only goal of the season. To say that the ‘Canes’ stay-at-home stalwart isn’t ‘offensively gifted” is sort […]
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Devils cool down the ‘Canes in Game 1 (to say the least)
TV/ FSN-CR Not much to say about this one, folks. Those who saw it probably wish they hadn’t and those who didn’t don’t want to hear about it. The ‘Canes looked pretty pitiful, save for a third period surge, and fell to the Devils 4-1 in their playoff opener in New Jersey. The good news […]
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‘Canes to face familiar foe in first round
Hours after losing their final game of the regular season, 3-2, to the New Jersey Devils, the Carolina Hurricanes found out that the first round standings were set. Guess who they’ll be playing? The New Jersey Devils. Carolina lost its final two games of the season and the Penguins beat Montreal – an ideal situation […]
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The ’Canes’ regular season is over; let’s throw around some awards
Well, fans, we’re finally here. The playoffs are headed back to the Triangle. After 81 tough games and half a season of nervously watching the standings, Caniac Nation will finally be able to show what it’s made of again on the national stage. Forget home-ice advantage; after getting hot at exactly the right time, the […]
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Carolina finally melts down, falls to Sabres 5-1
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGH So. We’ve given this whole ‘losing” thing a fair trial…and I’m not sure about you guys, but I, for one, am not a fan. It was inevitable. Cam Ward showed that he was, in fact, only human, and two nights after putting together a record-setting nine-goal shutout, the ‘Canes were lit up […]
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‘Canes enjoy target practice, beat up Islanders 9-0
‘Today, I took over in net against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period and tried to save my team’s dignity. I allowed six goals. One of them was a real beautiful deflection…off my own defenseman. FML.” -The post that will mysteriously crop up on fmylife.com tomorrow morning RBC CENTER/ RALEIGHEric Staal scored his fourth […]
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‘Canes clinch! ‘Canes clinch! ‘Canes clinch!
RBC CENTER/ RALEIGHBelieve it: the ‘Canes are in. It took an extra inning, but the Carolina Hurricanes clinched their first postseason berth in three years off an Anton Babchuk blast in OT against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. If you can tell me off the top of your head when and against which team […]