Carolina Hurricanes

Oilers: Aim Higher

As the Oilers, defensive struggles continue, and Ken Holland works the phones. One name that keeps coming up is Joel Edmundson… oh boy. Joel Edmundson is a left defenseman on the Montreal Canadians, and he joined the Habs in 2020 after being traded for a 5th-round pick (the cost is so low because he was […]

Strome Snipes OT Winner

The Ducks snapped a six-game losing streak and stole a win from the Carolina Hurricanes last night at Honda Center thanks to Ryan Strome’s overtime winner. The 14-6-6 (34 points) Hurricanes came into Anaheim with a four-game winning streak as they sit in second place in the Metropolitan Division. Needless to say, the Canes were […]

Hurricanes Might Have a Norris Trophy Sleeper

Jacob Slavin has been a terrific defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes since being selected in the fourth round of the 2012 NHL Draft. Slavin has finished in the top 20 in Norris Trophy, voting for the league’s best defenseman for the last six seasons. The last campaign saw a career-high in points with 42 and […]

Three Takeaways From Hurricanes’ 4-1 win over Blue Jackets

Martin Necas had a goal and two assists to lead the host Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets in Raleigh on Wednesday night. After a scoreless first period, Columbus’ Patrick Laine opened the scoring eleven seconds into the second period, assisted by Zach Werenski. Laine would leave the game due […]

Max Pacioretty Sidelined Six Months With Torn Achilles

It wasn’t the best news for Canes fans on Tuesday as they learned their newly acquired top-six winger, Max Pacioretty, will recover from a torn Achilles. It will take approximately six months to recover from this injury fully. The newly acquired Canes forward will have to wait until the new year to make his Hurricanes […]

Red Wings: Player Profile, Alex Nedeljkovic

Today is the first in a series covering player profiles for players expected to be on Detroit’s Opening Night Roster. Each NHL roster is allowed to have 23 players to start the year. The Red Wings also have two players (Robby Fabbri and Jake Walman) who will start the year on Injured Reserve (IR). Today’s […]

Vincent Trocheck signs seven-year, $39.375 million deal with New York Rangers

Free agent center Vincent Trocheck has signed a seven-year deal with the New York Rangers, Inside The Rink has learned. The contract carries an average annual value of $5.625 million for a total of $39.375 million Juicing up the middle was a priority for the Rangers, and president/general manager Chris Drury got the job done. […]

Carolina Hurricanes Taking Calls On a Former 1st Round Pick

The Carolina Hurricanes made it to the second round of the NHL playoffs this season and will be looking to add to a talented team in the off-season. The Canes have just over $20 million in cap space as they decide on possibly retaining unrestricted free agents Vincent Trocheck, Nino Niederreiter, Derek Stephan, and Max […]

Paul Maurice is the Right Choice for the Florida Panthers

According to Darren Dreger, Andrew Brunette will no longer be the head coach of the Florida Panthers, and Paul Maurice will take over the post. Dreger also reports that Maurice has signed a three-year contract. Wait, what? Brunette took over as head coach of the Panthers on October 29th, 2021, for Joel Quenneville. He compiled […]

AHL Calder Cup Finals Set to Start

In the midst of the Stanley Cup Final, the AHL Calder Cup Final is set to start on Sunday. The Calder Cup is awarded each season to the champion of the American Hockey League. It has been in existence since 1937 when the Syracuse Stars won the trophy for winning what was then known as […]