There was a time when Cam Ward was the Carolina Hurricanes. His 2006 Conn Smythe Trophy performance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs that ultimately sent Martin Gerber packing is what solidified his place as the anchor of the franchise. If not for Ward and captain Eric Staal, the team [...]
It’s really never a good policy to assess a team purely on statistics. You can get away with this in baseball where Sabermetrics are a thing. Hockey is different because one needs to balance out the math with what folks [...]
Tuesday night, the Carolina Hurricanes rallied in the third period to overcome a 4-1 deficit to tie it up against the Edmonton Oilers and push things to overtime. There, you’re all caught up and can move on to what actually needs to be discussed [...]
It’s a very real possibility that the entire NHL is suddenly asking themselves the same question — “What in the world is going on with the Carolina Hurricanes?” It’s a legitimate question. What is being put in the Gatorade in Raleigh and where [...]
While the Carolina Hurricanes‘ win on Thursday night was pretty huge, there is a more important story right under the surface. Jeff Skinner is the truth. The Carolina forward recently returned from a stretch on injured reserve stronger than ever and a completely [...]
It was a huge night for the Carolina Hurricanes and their fans. While they’ve had some marquee wins this season, it’s safe to say none of them have been a bigger rallying point for the entire organization than Tuesday’s domination of the Washington [...]
When the Carolina Hurricanes finished up a 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday afternoon there were not many happy faces at PNC Arena, and justifiably so. The Hurricanes had just finished off a disappointing loss that they very [...]
In a year that has been trying on both players and fans alike, the Carolina Hurricanes finally have something to stick in their caps. It remains true they defeated both the Colorado Avalanche and Anaheim Ducks in the same week — a feat many thought [...]
It’s been no secret that the Carolina Hurricanes have been less than exemplary on the power play of late. Actually it would be more accurate to say they’ve been awful. Perhaps colossally awful? Spectacularly awful? So bad there’s absolutely no way they [...]