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Carolina Hurricanes Opinions and News Roundup

By Dean Plunkett

Apr 9, 2016; Sunrise, FL, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) scores a goal past Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo (1) in the third period at BB&T Center. The Panthers won 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 9, 2016; Sunrise, FL, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) scores a goal past Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo (1) in the third period at BB&T Center. The Panthers won 5-2. Mandatory Credit: Robert Mayer-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Carolina Hurricanes season may be over but the opinions and news stories about our favorite team never cease. Here’s the roundup of the week’s editorials and news items from Team Cardiac Cane.

Here at Cardiac Cane, and throughout the FanSided Network, opinions are our business. You can get game previews and recaps from hundreds of sources across the internet and social media, and most of them tell you exactly the same thing as the last one you clicked on.

We think that’s boring. We like sharing the opinions of our talented and well-informed writers, and hope they start the discussions and debates all sports fans love having with friends and family. All feedback is welcomed, and respectful disagreement and debate is encouraged.

With that in mind, we bring you the latest and greatest from Cardiac Cane.

Competing Takes on Cam Ward:

We encourage our writers to voice their opinions even if they contradict another Cardiac Cane team member. This week we offered two differing opinions on the Hurricanes future between the pipes. Let us know which way you are leaning.

Goaltending Changes a Priority for Canes – @Andrew Ahr

The Carolina Hurricanes have some of the worst goaltending statistics in the league and finding a solution needs to be at the top of Ron Francis’ to do list during the off-season.

The Case for Re-signing Cam Ward – @Dean Plunkett

One of the loudest detractors of Cam Ward for many years changes his tune and makes the case that Ward is right choice in net for the Hurricanes right now and should be offered another contract this summer.

The season is done. Time to look forward, not back.

The playoffs have started without the Hurricanes for the seventh year. The 82-game season has ended with the Canes in 18th place and fighting until the end. The fans have a positivity for the future that is new and exciting. That’s why Cardiac Cane is starting to look ahead to a new season rather than dwelling on what’s already done.

This week we gave you our hot takes on what the Carolina Hurricanes need to do to build off the 2015-2016 successes, and create a team that will be deep in the playoff picture next season. Let us know if you think we’re off base or right on track.

Canes Need BIG BODIES to be Competitive – @Dean Plunkett

As the Carolina Hurricanes season comes to an end the discussions over what the Canes need for next season have concentrated mainly on a scoring forward and goaltending. The first piece they really need though is a BIG BODY.

Hurricanes Need to Draft Logan Brown in 1st Round – @Dean Plunkett

Unless the Carolina Hurricanes win the NHL Entry Draft lottery and have a pick in the top three, their focus needs to move on to the one and only choice they should make in the first round – Logan Brown of the Windsor Spitfires.

Canes Should Trade Up for these Draft Picks – @Zach Abdou

With a large amount of draft picks it’s very likely that Ron Francis will pull the trigger on some trades on draft day to acquire some upper-echelon offensive talent. The Carolina Hurricanes are now slated to pick 13th in the upcoming draft, pending the results of the draft lottery. Here is a look at a few draft prospects projected to go before the Canes name is called, and ones that they should target.

Oiler Nail Yakupov Should be on Ron Francis’ Radar – @Zeke Lukow

The Carolina Hurricanes are in desperate need of a talented goal-scoring forward. The Oilers have the answer in 22 year old forward Nail Yakupov, and he wants to be traded.

Carolina Hurricanes News for the week

And finally there was some news from the last week that we shared, including a look back at the Hurricanes final three games, the final Cane of the Week for the season, and an update on Coach Bill Peters’ Team Canada roster for the upcoming IIHF World Championship.

Team Canada Coming Together for Coach Peters – @Dean Plunkett

One week ago Carolina Hurricanes Bill Peters was named Head Coach of Team Canada for the upcoming IIHF World Championships beginning May 6th. Now that the NHL season is over his roster is starting to come together.

Hurricanes Season Ends With Three Games and Positivity – @Charlie Taylor

It’s a story that is all too familiar. For the seventh straight year the Carolina Hurricanes won’t be participating the in NHL playoffs. Instead of being met with the traditional animosity from disappointed Canes fans the overall reaction towards 2015-2016 has been positive. Would that positivity continue through the last week? Well, here’s what happened.

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