What The Carolina Hurricanes Could Do Without Eric Staal
Eric Staal was injured yesterday at the World Championships and while nothing has been announced on the severity of the injury, it is possible that Staal could miss time during the regular season. The…Read More
Why Jeff Skinner At Center Does Not Make Sense
In the last three games of the season, Coach Kirk Muller tried Jeff Skinner at center, a position he had not played in since his junior days with the Kitchener Rangers. Skinner looked fine in the position,…Read More
Carolina Hurricanes Win Second In A Row
The Carolina Hurricanes extended their winning streak to two for the first time in over a month with a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders. Even more important for the Canes was that depth players…Read More
Takeaways From the Carolina Hurricanes’ First Week
Through the first two games of their season, the Carolina Hurricanes showed how much the extended offseason and lack of training camp had effected their team. They held the bizarre (though auspicious)…Read More
Why the Carolina Hurricanes Have One of the Most Potent Offenses in the NHL
With the notable exception of the Minnesota Wild, I think it’s fair to say that there weren’t many teams in the NHL who were nearly as active this past offseason as the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s…Read More
It’s Time: The Canes Are Ready to Play
Today Jeff Skinner made his presence known as he joined the group of skaters in Raleigh after being…Read More
Day 61 Of NHL Lock Out
Greetings Caniacs! I am not sure about you but I really thought the CBA negotiations were coming to…Read More
Carolina Hurricanes’ Rutherford Made Good Choices
There’s really no getting around the fact that this past summer was a redemption year for Jim…Read More
Why Jim Rutherford is Raleigh’s Man of the Year
I waited two days to blog about the Skinner extension because I knew if I wrote the minute I heard the…Read More
Hurricanes Get an “F” in Assigning an “A”
Technically the role of Captain/Alternate Captain is limited to being the only player on the ice that…Read More
Pumping the Brakes on Caniac Nation
The other day I saw a comment on a Carolina Hurricanes fan page that read “Stanley Cup here we…Read More
What the Semin Signing Really Means for Carolina
Days after the end of the season, Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford said his top focus in…Read More
Hurricane Warning: Storm to Surge with Staal and Semin
Going into this offseason, Caniacs were hopeful GM Jim Rutherford was going to snag Zach Parise or Ryan…Read More
Did Canes Win Ruutu-Ladd Trade in 2008?
Any time a trade is made in professional sports, talking heads, fans, and media types rush to figure…Read More
Best of Both Worlds Possible for The Hurricanes
I’m not very happy about it, but it looks like we’ve been painted into a corner. It seems…Read More
Southeast Mid-Summer Grades
With most of the dust settled on summer free agents, I wanted to look at what each team in the Southeast…Read More
Top 10 Most Significant Hurricanes Players : A Revisionist’s View
OK, Listen up because I’m only going to explain this once. As with anything I do, the rules are…Read More
Can Canes Be Successful?
What makes a successful NHLÂ team? The answer to that question differs depending on what city you live…Read More
Friday Top 5: Jussi Jokinen Goals
Jussi Jokinen has been a staple of the Hurricanes for the past 3+ seasons and while his production this…Read More
Puck Drops on Hurricanes Free Agent Frenzy
Greetings Caniacs! July 1st was the official puck drop to craziness in the NHL, as far as player…Read More





















