Tag Archive | "Carolina Hurricanes"
Most Likely to Succeed: Carolina Hurricanes
Most likely to Succeed is our newest series which points out one player from every team and explains why that player is poised to increase their point totals. While some teams may have more than one player likely to breakout and some none, we will focus on the ones who actually should improve with a [...]
Continue reading...Brind’Amour Retires a ‘Cane
Saturday, July 3, 2010
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After having a notable NHL career that began with the St. Louis Blues in 1989 and saw Brind’Amour become a fan favorite in Philadelphia with the Flyers, Rod retired at the scene of his greatest accomplishment: taking home the Stanley Cup. As was expected by the Hurricanes organization, Rod Brind’Amour made his final decision to retire this past [...]
Continue reading...Ray Whitney Lands in Phoenix not Carolina
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Ray Whitney won a cup in Carolina and wanted to stay at the trade deadline but unfortunately could not earn another contract with his team. I hear good things about Phoenix, he should enjoy the weather… As one of the best free agent wingers, Whitney signed a two-year contract worth a solid six million dollars [...]
Continue reading...Draft Review: Jim Rutherford Thanks Other GMs for Development
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
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“We’re kind of living off other people’s drafts and getting their development started and jumping in and us getting them at young ages.” This quote came from GM Jim Rutherford to TSN shortly after acquiring defenseman Bobby Sanguinetti from the New York Rangers. Rutherford, of course, refers to trading for former first round picks like [...]
Continue reading...Fantasy Season in Review: Carolina Hurricanes
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Offensive Corps: Eric Staal, Jussi Jokinen and Ray Whitney for the most part resembled the Carolina Hurricanes top line. Staal, mostly known for his goal scoring ability, can elevate the play of his wingers and did so by accumulating 41 assists.. Jokinen went from a free grab on waivers to a legitimate 60 point scoring [...]
Continue reading...Sleeper Watch: Rutherford Expects to Sign Babchuk
Friday, June 4, 2010
According to Chip Alexander of the News Observer, defenseman Anton Babchuk may be on his way back to the Carolina Hurricanes. The former 21st overall and Chicago Blackhawk last skated in the NHL in the 2008-2009 season where he officially broke out with a 16 goal campaign. This campaign of course came sandwiched between two [...]
Continue reading...Forgettable 2009-10 Fantasy Seasons: Part 1/5
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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It’s always a difficult process making player projections at the start of a fantasy season but what happens when we think the world of a player and he falls completely short of his lofty expectations? When making preseason projections, analysts take everything into account – past trends, a previous season’s playoff performance, their team, their [...]
Continue reading...Lack of Deadline “Star” Power
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Michael Farber of Sports Illustrated wrote yesterday that the NHL’s trade deadline lacked star power and only two players, Wojtek Wolski and Fredrik Modin, could comfortably play a top-six role in the current game. At this point I would like to urge Farber to see outside the box as numerous trades created holes likely to [...]
Continue reading...Corvo Earning a Second Tryout on Your Fantasy Team
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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You likely drafted Joe Corvo (38% owned) in the near-end of your draft this season with the hopes of a sleeper performance, or maybe you picked him up when he returned from injury and hoped he’d find his stride. Either way, he’s likely not on your team anymore and with good reason. He’s missed just [...]
Continue reading...Youth Movement Begins in Carolina
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
The Carolina Hurricanes made numerous changes in player personnel today by shipping off veterans Joe Corvo, Stephane Yelle, Aaron Ward, Andrew Alberts and Scott Walker today. If you read my deadline day preview over on Rock Me Like a Hurricanes, pretty much every movable player left except for hot commodity Ray Whitney. I also thought Andrew Alberts [...]
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