HURRICANES RUMORS & GOSSIP
Carolina Hurricanes will unveil new uniforms on June 4th
The Carolina Hurricanes will unveil new home and road uniforms for the 2013-14 season on June 4th, as reported by WNCN. Leading up to the June 4th announcement the team will tease the new uniforms on their various social media accounts.
The team reports that they won't be abandoning the black, red and white color scheme we're all familiar with, but they are aiming to...
Matt Karash: Canes 2013 Eval Part 4: Slotting and roles for Canes forwards
To stay in the loop so you don't miss anything over the summer, follow me on Twitter at CarolinaMatt63 to get a quick heads up when I post a blog and join the occasional Canes banter in Twitter.
So with a quick financial intro and candid assessments for 2013 for GM Jim Rutherford and Coach Kirk Muller posted, I move to the players. A key component to evaluating playersâ...
Storm Aftermath: Tuomo Ruutu
Now signed to a four-year, $19 mil. contract, Tuomo Ruutu is expected to play a key role in the Hurricanes future by being a contributor in the team's top-six while providing a much-needed physical presence on top of that. It's hard to deny that Ruutu makes an impact whenever he is in the lineup but unfortunately, Ruutu spent most of this year watching the team from the press...
Hurricanes Goals Versus Salary Values: Findin the best bargains on the team
Even in a year with a $70.3 million salary cap, finding players on cheap deals is essentially to building a winning club. Not every team has the same funds and those in smaller markets have to find players on bargain contracts to stay in contention rather than try to outbid their competitors. Big market teams have to do this, as well and it will be important next year with the cap...
Storm Aftermath: Kevin Westgarth
A "need" that Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford wanted to address last off-season was acquiring an enforcer to help prevent other teams from taking liberties on some of Carolina's more skilled players. The Hurricanes specifically wanted to invest in some protection for Jeff Skinner, who has already suffered two concussions in his young career, and the old theory is that...
No surgery required for Eric Staal
Supporters of the Carolina Hurricanes can exhale in relief. TSN's Aaron Ward reports forward Eric Staal doesn't appear to be in too bad shape following a nasty knee-on-knee hit from Swedish defenseman Alexander Edler at the IIHF World Championship. "Initial diagnosis by Carolina Hurricanes Medical Staff of Eric Staal is that No surgery is required for Eric Staal.....
Staal to miss 3 offseason months with sprained MCL
The Carolina Hurricanes say they expect captain Eric Staal to be ready to start next season after suffering a scary-looking knee injury during an international tournament.
The team said Staal underwent an MRI on his right knee Saturday and it revealed a third-degree sprain of his medial collateral ligament.
The team says Staal won't need surgery and he should need only three...
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Alex Edler Leaves Eric Staal in Ton of Pain After Knee-on-Knee Hit at World Championships
The NHL season may be over for 22 teams, but that doesn’t mean the hockey has stopped for players on the 22 teams who aren’t lucky enough to still be playing for the Stanley Cup. The world championships are going on right now, and there is plenty of NHL representation.
At least one team must be hating that fact right now.
That team would be the Carolina Hurricanes who saw their...
Eric Staal Suffers Brutal Knee Injury At World Championships
Eric Staal’s NHL season was cut short as the Carolina Hurricanes didn’t make it to the postseason. Staal went on to play in the IIHF World Championship, serving as the captain for Team Canada. In a game against Sweden on Thursday, Staal collided knee-on-knee with Vancouver Canucks defenseman and Swede, Alex Edler. From the video footage (which can be viewed here), you can see...
Core-focused 'Canes shaping up well for offseason
Could the Hurricanes be a team that spends to the NHL's salary-cap maximum next season?
With the league's salary cap set to drop by almost 10 percent to 64.3 million in 2013-14, the 'Canes, generally a team with a smaller payroll in years past, are moving closer toward a four-year dry spell without a postseason appearance.
Next season, gone will be the former Southeast...
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With three Staal brothers playing for Carolina, Eric’s son makes cute sign (pic)
On Thursday, 22-year-old Jared Staal made his NHL debut for the Carolina Hurricanes after being called up earlier this week from the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers. Making a momentous occasion that much sweeter, he did so alongside two of his brothers, Eric and Jordan, as the Hurricanes faced the New York Rangers, who coincidentally have another one of the Staal brothers, Marc (although...
Hurricanes put all 3 Staals in starting lineup
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes put all their Staals in their starting lineup.
The Hurricanes had brothers Eric, Jordan and Jared Staal on the line that started the game Thursday night against the New York Rangers.
Jared Staal was called up from Charlotte of the AHL on Wednesday and coach Kirk Muller said he probably would skate on Jordan's line.
But Muller pulled a...
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