Posts Tagged ‘carolina hurricanes’
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
Jaromir Jagr (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
It appears the Dallas Stars have decided this may not be their year. On Tuesday, the day before the National Hockey League trade deadline day, the Stars shipped Jaromir Jagr off to Boston and Derek Roy off to Vancouver.
The Bruins were in need of improving their offense after controversially losing out on the Jarome Iginla sweepstakes a week ago, while the Canucks were in search of improving their center ice depth after Ryan Kesler broke his foot and Manny Malhotra was declared out for the season with an eye injury.
Jagr and Roy are also unrestricted free agents at the end of the season.
Jagr was leading the Stars in scoring with 14 goals and 26 points, while Roy was fourth on the team with 22 points.
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Tags: adam hall, boston bruins, carolina hurricanes, dallas stars, derek roy, jaromir jagr, marc-andre bergeron, tampa bay lightning, Vancouver Canucks
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Evgeni Malkin (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
The Pittsburgh Penguins are once again out with one of their star players, however this time his name is not Sidney Crosby.
On the weekend the Penguins put Evgeni Malkin on the injury reserve with a concussion. Malkin had scored four goals and 17 assists in 18 games. Obviously his numbers were off from his Hart Trophy and Art Ross Trophy numbers from last season, but Malkin is still an elite player in the NHL when he wants to be.
Malkin joins a long list of notable players currently out with a head trauma injury. The list includes Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins, Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Rene Bourque of the Montreal Canadiens, Ryan Carter of the New Jersey Devils, Darroll Powe of the New York Rangers, Guillaume Latendresse of the Ottawa Senators, Chris Pronger of the Philadelphia Flyers and Vladimir Tarasenko of the Saint Louis Blues.
Awareness of concussions is greater today than ever before, however players are still experiencing them as an injury. It will be interesting to see if the NHL will make a statement or consider greater disciplinary measures against enforcers if the numbers continue to grow.
Tags: carolina hurricanes, chris pronger, evgeni malkin, Jeff Skinner, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, saint louis blues, vladimir tarasenko
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Thursday, July 26th, 2012
Alexander Semin (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed right winger Alexander Semin to a one year deal worth $7 million.
Semin, who played the last the last six years with the Washington Capitals, will now play with the Staal brothers (Eric and Jordan), giving the Hurricanes a legitimate offensive threat when he decides to show up on the ice.
Semin’s best season came in 2010 when he posted career highs in goals (40) and points (84). One knock on Semin however is his inconsistency, especially come playoff time. For example in that same 2010 season, where he was great in the regular season, he only had zero goals and two playoff assists.
Now the question is if Kirk Muller, who was always known for his outstanding work ethic during his own playing career, can instill a more balanced style of play to Semin’s game. If he can, Semin will be fine. If not, the Hurricanes just wasted $7 million in salary.
Tags: alexander semin, carolina hurricanes, kirk muller, washington capitals
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2012
Jordan Staal (Michael Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
I know it is a big time for many prospects on the weekend of the NHL Entry Draft, but I am more interested in the wheeling and dealing that takes place among the clubs.
The Carolina Hurricanes and the Pittsburgh Penguins delivered the biggest blockbuster of the weekend. The Penguins, unable to come to terms with Jordan Staal long term, traded Staal to the Hurricanes for centre Brandon Sutter, their first round pick and a prospect.
Staal, considered by many to be one of the best natural centremen in the game today, will join his brother Eric in Carolina.
This past season Staal had 25 goals and 25 assists in 62 games, while Sutter had 17 goals and 15 assists in 82 games.
The Dallas Stars dumped salary by trading Mike Ribeiro to the Washington Capitals for forward Cody Eakin and a second round pick in 2012. Ribeiro had 18 goals and 45 assists this past season.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, benoit pouliot, boston bruins, brandon sutter, brayden schenn, brian burke, carolina hurricanes, cody eakin, columbus blue jackets, dallas stars, eric staal, james van riemsdyk, jonas gustavsson, jordan staal, lubomir visnovsky, luke schenn, michel ouellet, mike ribeiro, new york islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, sergei bobrovsky, tampa bay lightning, toronto maple leafs, washington capitals, winnipeg jets
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Thursday, June 14th, 2012
The Calgary Flames announced on Thursday the hiring of former Calgary Flame and Edmonton Oiler Martin Gelinas as an assistant coach to Bob Hartley.
Gelinas also played for the Quebec Nordiques, Vancouver Canucks, Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators and Florid Panthers. He racked up 309 goals, 351 assists and 660 points in 1273 games from 1988-2008.
Drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, seventh overall in 1988, Gelinas was traded to the Edmonton Oilers in the most controversial trade in sports history–the one that saw Wayne Gretzky move from Edmonton to Los Angeles.
Gelinas also scored four very memorable goals in his playing career. In 2002, he scored the game winning goal in game six of the Eastern Conference Final for the Carolina Hurricanes as they eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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Tags: bob hartley, calgary flames, carolina hurricanes, clint malarchuk, Edmonton Oilers, los angeles kings, martin gelinas, miikka kiprusoff, Wayne Gretzky
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Monday, June 11th, 2012
Craig MacTavish (Wikimedia Commons)
Craig MacTavish is returning to the Edmonton Oilers as the senior vice president of hockey operations.
MacTavish, will be working alongside President Kevin Lowe and General Manager Steve Tambellini.
MacTavish was the Edmonton Oilers Head Coach from 2000-2009, leading them to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, where they lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games.
As a player, MacTavish played for the Edmonton Oilers from 1985-1994 where he won three Stanley Cups, and was team captain from 1992-1994. He went on to play for the New York Rangers in 1994 where he won another Stanley Cup.
Last season, MacTavish was the Head Coach of the Chicago Wolves, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, where he posted an overall record of 42-27-7.
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Tags: carolina hurricanes, chicago wolves, craig mactavish, Edmonton Oilers, kevin lowe, new york rangers, Steve Tambellini, Vancouver Canucks
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Friday, April 27th, 2012
Marc Staal (Mike Miller, Wikimedia Commons)
The Ottawa Senators dominated puck possession in the third period of game seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, They just simply couldn’t score.
In the end it will be the Rangers moving on with a 2-1 victory.
The Rangers got offense from their defense as Dan Girardi of Welland, Ontario and Marc Staal of Thunder Bay, Ontario each found the back of the net past Senators goaltender Craig Anderson.
Girardi and Staal each scored only goal in the series and saved their playoff magic for game seven.
For Marc Staal, it was his third career playoff goal and Girardi his first, and it came as the game winner of the seventh game.
Marc Staal also becomes the third Staal brother to score in the seventh game of a series, following Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes who scored the game winning goal against the New Jersey Devils in game seven of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal in 2009 and Jordan Staal of the Pittsburgh Penguins who scored against the Washington Capitals in game seven of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals.
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Tags: carolina hurricanes, dan girardi, eric staal, jason spezza, jordan staal, marc staal, mark stone, new york rangers, Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins
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Monday, February 27th, 2012
In a bit of an interesting deal, the Detroit Red Wings have traded Mike Commodore to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a seventh round pick.
Commodore this season only has two assists in 17 games.
Wow, how much has the stock of Commodore, a native of Fort Saskatchewan, fallen? The 32 year-old defenceman seemed to have had his career on the rise when he joined the Red Wings blueline in the offseason, but it seems now the Red Wings didn’t value his skills much at all if they were willing to trade him to a club not making the playoffs this season for a seventh round pick.
But at the same time you have to realize that no team in hockey has done more with late round picks than the Red Wings over the last 20 years because of their excellent Swedish scouting.
Commodore, who has previously played for Calgary, Columbus, New Jersey, Carolina and Ottawa, won a Stanley Cup with Carolina in 2006 and went to the Stanley Cup Finals with Calgary in 2004 where they lost to Tampa Bay.
Tags: calgary flames, carolina hurricanes, columbus blue jackets, detroit red wings, mike commodore, new jersey devils, Ottawa Senators, tampa bay lightning
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Sunday, February 26th, 2012
Andrei Kostitsyn (Wikimedia Commons)
One of the more intriguing days on the hockey calendar takes place tomorrow. The National Hockey League Trade deadline takes place at 1pm Mountain tomorrow.
Here are is my list of the top ten players I am projecting to be traded:
10) Nikolai Khabibulin–Edmonton Oilers–Even though he is not an unrestricted free agent, the Oilers have Devan Dubnyk and Yann Danis to lead them until they are ready to be respectable. Neither are the long term answer, but a year at the status quo in net will give added heartburn for Oilers fans.
9) Kristian Huselius–Columbus Blue Jackets–The former Calgary Flame has only played two games this season and not since December 2 because of a groin injury but is expected back soon and could provide a contender with offensive depth.
8) Steve Staios–New York Islanders–The former Edmonton Oiler and Calgary Flame is 38 years old and could provide a team with some steady presence on defence. Despite not having a goal, he has an impressive 104 blocked shots.
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Tags: anaheim ducks, andrei kostitsyn, brian rolston, bryan allen, carolina hurricanes, columbus blue jackets, Edmonton Oilers, jaroslav spacek, jason blake, kristian huselius, montreal canadiens, new york islanders, niklas hagman, nikolai khabibulin, samuel pahlsson, steve staios
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Monday, December 26th, 2011
It is not many times where you’ll find me calling out the NHL referees in a hockey game. They have a very difficult challenge on a regular basis, and it is difficult to see everything that is on the ice.
But in today’s NHL, there are two of them– and on Monday night there were two instances where the referees made a decision, that went against the Oilers, and eventually cost them the hockey game in a 5-3 Vancouver win.
In the first period, it became very evident to me that Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks got away with a penalty. Sedin knocked down Oiler checking line forward Lennart Petrell, got into an open area, received a pass from his twin brother Henrik and put the puck past Nikolai Khabibulin to put the Canucks up 2-0. If Daniel Sedin doesn’t knock down Petrell in front of the net, he doesn’t have the open space to score. Khabibulin protested, but it was to no avail.
Then in the third period, with the Oilers having momentum and down by two, Ryan Smyth was called for interference. Smyth on this particular play was standing on the blue line because he didn’t want to be offside. A Canuck skated into him and fell down.
What Kelly Sutherland and Dave Jackson were thinking tonight, I’m not sure. But I expected better from two experienced referees.
In other action tonight, Cam Ward became the first goaltender this season and first in five years to be credited with a goal. Devils’ forward Ilya Kovalchuk attempted a pass with the goaltender pulled, but the puck got by Adam Henrique and all the way into the Devils’ net. Ward was the last Hurricane player to touch the puck and was credited with the goal in Carolina’s 4-2 win over New Jersey. Chris Mason of the Nashville Predators was the last goaltender to score a goal on April 15, 2006. Ward becomes the tenth goaltender in NHL history to achieve the feat.
Tags: cam ward, carolina hurricanes, chris mason, daniel sedin, Edmonton Oilers, nashville predators, NHL, Vancouver Canucks
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Friday, December 16th, 2011
Chris Pronger (Wikimedia Commons)
The issue of concussions is currently a major story in the National Hockey League.
On Thursday, the Philadelphia Flyers announced that former Edmonton Oiler and Norris Trophy winner Chris Pronger will be out for the rest of the regular season and playoffs due to a concussion.
Pronger has one goal and 11 assists in 13 games played this season. He also has 27 blocked shots and 15 hits.
The issue of concussions is currently a very hot topic throughout the NHL. We have had Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins out to start the season, come back temporarily, before leaving again. When he’ll be back is now anyone’s guess.
Pronger’s teammate in Philadelphia, Claude Giroux, is also out with a concussion after being kneed to the head on the weekend. Giroux currently leads the NHL with 39 points.
Two other players that are also out with concussions are Calder Trophy winner Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes and Milan Michalek of the Ottawa Senators, who leads the NHL in goals with 19.
Tags: carolina hurricanes, chris pronger, claude giroux, Jeff Skinner, milan michalek, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
Tomas Kaberle (Bridget Samuels, Wikimedia Commons)
There was a rare trade in the National Hockey League on Friday.
The Carolina Hurricanes have traded defenceman Tomas Kaberle to the Montreal Canadiens for defenceman Jaroslav Spacek.
Hurricanes’ General Manager Jim Rutherford is getting high praise throughout the National Hockey League for pulling off this deal. Kaberle was in the first year of a three year contract in Carolina, that was seeing him make a total of $12.75 million. So far this season, he had nine assists and was a -12.
Statistically, Kaberle is a long ways off from his prime years in Toronto from 2006-08, where he amassed the 50 point plateau each season.
Spacek, has gone in a similar direction in his career as of Kaberle and that is south. So far this season he only has three assists, and an upper body injury he suffered on November 14, has had him on the injury reserve the last three weeks. Spacek’s +/- is a +2 however. The former Oiler is making $3.83 million this season and is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year.
Tags: carolina hurricanes, jaroslav spacek, jim rutherford, montreal canadiens, tomas kaberle
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Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Patrick Dwyer (Bridget Samuels, Wikimedia Commons)
The Edmonton Oilers played very poorly Wednesday night at Rexall Place in a 5-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Once again, goaltender Devan Dubnyk, in my opinion, looked shaky in net, as he gave up five goals on 33 shots– four of them were between the legs. TSN Hockey analyst Ray Ferraro was critical of the Oilers’ defense and said Dubnyk didn’t have much of a chance on most of the five goals. I disagree. Oilers’ management need to bring up Yann Danis from the Oklahoma City Barons to backup Nikolai Khabibulin instead.
It was a bad night for the Oilers all around. Patrick Dwyer scored the game winning goal short handed to put the Hurricanes up 4-1 late in the second period. I know the Oilers have the best power play at home, but in the last two games, against Calgary and Carolina, it has looked completely disorganized.
This was Carolina’s first win in seven games and Kirk Muller’s first win as a NHL head coach. The Oilers will continue their abysmal home stand Friday against the Colorado Avalanche. So far, they are 1-3-1 on a home stand they were favoured to win five of six games.
Tags: carolina hurricanes, Edmonton Oilers, kirk muller, patrick dwyer
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Brendan Morrison (Wikimedia Commons)
The Calgary Flames beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-6 Tuesday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
It was the first time all season that the Flames scored more than five goals in a game, and it was almost not enough to get the victory.
Brendan Morrison, who had been benched the last five games, scored two goals and two assists for the Flames. His linemates, Olli Jokinen and Jarome Iginla added three points themselves with Iginla scoring two goals and Jokinen with three helpers.
The Flames had a 7-4 lead with just over a minute left, but the Hurricanes battled back with two goals in the final minute to make things mighty interesting.
Eric Staal, who has struggled all season long with the Hurricanes, going a -17, had an outstanding game, as he scored two goals, one assist, recorded eight shots and had won 15 faceoffs.
With the win, the Flames move to within four points of the Los Angeles Kings for a playoff spot in the Western Conference and will next play the Colorado Avalanche at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Thursday.
Note: Last season the Flames defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-5 in a shootout.
Tags: brendan morrison, calgary flames, carolina hurricanes, colorado avalanche, eric staal, jarome iginla, los angeles kings, olli jokinen
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