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To Trade or Not to Trade (Martin Necas)?
Since the Canes’ 2024 season ended with a painful loss to the Rangers, star player Martin Necas has been attracting trade interest around the league. What could that trade look like, and should the Canes even make it?
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Understanding the Injury -A Look at DVT and PE
One interest factoid the researchers noted in the discussion is that hockey players practice on a rink with temperatures below freezing and numerous other studies have found that DVT has a seasonal pathology and occurs more often in winter months.
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Who to Expect for the Canes at the Deadline?
Waddell also said in the above-mentioned interview that if we’re giving up serious assets, it’s going to be for somebody with term. With all that in mind, who makes sense for the Canes at the deadline?
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First Star, But Not Last Start
Got to love a town that’s loyal to its team. Raanta has had the worst goalie stats in the NHL this season. He currently sits at a dismal .869 with 3.14 goals against, even with a Hurricanes defense that scrambles desperately to try to prevent him from having to save…
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How to Fix Overtime and the Shootout
Throughout the NHL this year, we’ve seen a three-against-three overtime formula that used to be one of the most exciting parts of hockey turn into teams filled with stars cycling the puck between their own zone and the neutral zone for a full five minutes, before a shootout where three…
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Grading Every Canes Trade, Signing, and Extension this Off Season- Again.
Before this season, I wrote an article giving a grade to every signing made by the Canes in the offseason. Now that we’re a fair bit in, I’m taking another look at these deals and reevaluating those grades.
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The Rangers Problem
It seems like ever since the 2021-22 second round exit at their hands, the New York Rangers have had Carolina’s number. Last season, The Hurricanes lost three of four against the NYR. The one win was a 3-2 comeback where all three goals. This year, in the one game against…
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Five Things to Feel Good About Going into 2024
Today we sit at fourth in the Metro Division, a full 7 points below those New York Rangers. So why do we feel good about 2024? Here are five reasons.
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What’s the Problem?
The Carolina Hurricanes have opened the 2023-24 season with a 17-12-4 record. 38 points in 33 games, putting the team on pace for 94 in 82. Ninety-four points gets them the WC1 spot in the East last season. The year before, it has them just missing the playoffs-
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What’s Going on With the Goalies?
ut the difference between the Canes and the Oilers is that this goaltending has led preseason cup contender Edmonton to an 8-12-1 record off of an even worse 2-9-1 start. The Canes are 13-8-1, which is disappointing, but also not bad.
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