Let the off-season officially begin. Enough rebuilding to make the playoffs?! playoffs!!! this year.


Future of the franchise:



BEAP BEAP

6/13/2016 1:02:33 PM

Guessing the budget is gonna get slashed this season to prepare the team for the sale

6/13/2016 7:08:23 PM

[no]

[Edited on June 13, 2016 at 10:16 PM. Reason : the team is under the floor, currently, anyway.]

6/13/2016 10:15:55 PM

With the Canadian dollar falling, isn't the floor (and the cap) dropping?

6/13/2016 11:22:30 PM

Picked up Teravainen and Bickell for some draft picks? Magic Francis at it again, collecting Finns like crazy

6/15/2016 12:43:40 PM

And the NHL approved Las Vegas for expansion. So shut up about the Canes moving there. And they aren't moving to the shitty Quebec market either.

6/15/2016 12:50:12 PM

Teravainen is a great acquisition. Not sure about Bickell or his $4 million salary.

6/15/2016 1:09:59 PM

I didn't say we were moving, being sold doesn't necessarily mean moved.

That cash infusion from vegas is huge maybe buys Karamanos some time?

6/16/2016 11:38:57 AM

Ward signs extension for two years, $6.6 million total. includes a 15 team no-trade clause

6/16/2016 1:11:37 PM

That salary helps the Canes get to the cap floor and puts ward in the bottom 3rd of the league in goalie salary. Good move. FA goalie market is limited.

6/17/2016 11:23:23 AM

Karamanos probably guilted him since his contract basically bankrupted us and kept us out of the playoffs for a decade

6/17/2016 5:37:43 PM

I think you have the Staals mixed up with Ward

6/17/2016 6:24:20 PM

It's a fair contract, all things considered. I heard that Staal put his house up on the market so I'm guessing he's not coming back.

6/17/2016 6:39:11 PM

Quote :

"That cash infusion from vegas is huge maybe buys Karamanos some time?"

I don't know. His sons are suing him for raiding their trust fund to pay for the Hurricanes over the years.

6/17/2016 9:50:38 PM

Yeah no kidding that's why i said maybe it would buy him some time

6/18/2016 4:37:00 PM

karmanos has plenty of cash

6/19/2016 2:25:51 PM

Huh? No he definitely doesnt. Hes hurting gonna be forced to sell the team

6/21/2016 6:09:12 AM

lol you don't know shit dude

the trust he borrowed from he was partially vested in, it's not like he was stealing from his children. if he needs to, he can easily find the capital to take care of shit.

6/21/2016 8:22:27 PM

and he's been doing it since the team got here. non-starter.

6/21/2016 10:13:47 PM

Quote :

"lol you don't know shit dude"

lol

6/23/2016 3:36:15 PM

Very strong draft from the Canes. First 3 picks were solid.

Canes made qualifying offers to 6 players:
Forwards Patrick Brown, Victor Rask, Brody Sutter and Brendan Woods and defensemen Keegan Lowe, Ryan Murphy and Dennis Robertson.

Forwards Zach Boychuk, Anthony Camara, Dane Fox, Carter Sandlak and Justin Shugg, defensemen Danny Biega, Michal Jordan and Rasmus Rissanen and goaltender Rasmus Tirronen were not tendered qualifying offers and will become unrestricted free agents on Friday, July 1. Rissanen signed a two-year contract with Jokerit of the KHL on May 2.

The following players are also unrestricted free agents: forwards Nathan Gerbe, T.J. Hensick, Brad Malone, Riley Nash and Chris Terry.



[Edited on June 29, 2016 at 2:14 PM. Reason : http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=887604&navid=DL|CAR|home]

6/29/2016 2:13:47 PM

Going all out today I see.

7/1/2016 12:56:22 PM

Update with FA signings

SIGNED/ACQUIRED

D MATT TENNYSON SIGNED ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACT ON JULY 1
RW LEE STEMPNIAK SIGNED TWO-YEAR CONTRACT ON JULY 1
RW ANDREW MILLER SIGNED ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACT ON JULY 1
LW VIKTOR STALBERG SIGNED ONE-YEAR CONTRACT ON JULY 1
C PATRICK BROWN SIGNED ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACT ON JUNE 28
G CAM WARD SIGNED TWO-YEAR EXTENSION ON JUNE 16
C DEREK RYAN SIGNED ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACT ON JUNE 16
C TEUVO TERAVAINEN ACQUIRED FROM CHICAGO ON JUNE 15
LW BRYAN BICKELL ACQUIRED FROM CHICAGO ON JUNE 15
C ALEKSI SAARELA SIGNED THREE-YEAR, ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT ON JUNE 13
RW SEBASTIAN AHO SIGNED THREE-YEAR, ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT ON JUNE 13
D JOSH WESLEY SIGNED THREE-YEAR, ENTRY-LEVEL CONTRACT ON JUNE 1
LW JOAKIM NORDSTROM SIGNED TWO-YEAR EXTENSION ON APRIL 22
D JAKE CHELIOS SIGNED ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACT ON APRIL 22

DEPARTED

LW BRAD MALONE SIGNED ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH WASHINGTON ON JULY 2
LW CHRIS TERRY SIGNED ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH MONTREAL ON JULY 2
C RILEY NASH SIGNED TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH BOSTON ON JULY 1
LW NATHAN GERBE SIGNED ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH NY RANGERS ON JULY 1
D JAMES WISNIEWSKI BOUGHT OUT ON JUNE 30
D RASMUS RISSANEN SIGNED TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH JOKERIT (KHL) ON MAY 2

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

D DANNY BIEGA UNQUALIFIED RFA
LW ZACH BOYCHUK UNQUALIFIED RFA
LW ANTHONY CAMARA UNQUALIFIED RFA
LW DANE FOX UNQUALIFIED RFA
LW NATHAN GERBE SIGNED ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH NY RANGERS ON JULY 1
RW T.J. HENSICK UNQUALIFIED RFA
D MICHAL JORDAN UNQUALIFIED RFA
LW BRAD MALONE SIGNED ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH WASHINGTON ON JULY 2
C RILEY NASH SIGNED TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH BOSTON ON JULY 1
D RASMUS RISSANEN SIGNED TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH JOKERIT (KHL) ON MAY 2 / UNQUALIFIED RFA
C DEREK RYAN SIGNED ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACT ON JUNE 16
LW CARTER SANDLAK UNQUALIFIED RFA
RW JUSTIN SHUGG UNQUALIFIED RFA
LW CHRIS TERRY SIGNED ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH MONTREAL ON JULY 2
G RASMUS TIRRONEN UNQUALIFIED RFA
G CAM WARD SIGNED TWO-YEAR EXTENSION ON JUNE 16

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

C PATRICK BROWN SIGNED ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACT ON JUNE 28
D KEEGAN LOWE
D RYAN MURPHY
LW JOAKIM NORDSTROM SIGNED TWO-YEAR EXTENSION ON APRIL 22
C VICTOR RASK
D DENNIS ROBERTSON
C BRODY SUTTER
LW BRENDAN WOODS

DRAFTED

D JAKE BEAN 1st ROUND, 13th OVERALL
RW JULIEN GAUTHIER 1st ROUND, 21st OVERALL
C JANNE KUOKKANEN 2nd ROUND, 43rd OVERALL
LW MATT FILIPE 3rd ROUND, 67th OVERALL
C HUDSON ELYNUIK 3rd ROUND, 74th OVERALL
G JACK LAFONTAINE 3rd ROUND, 75th OVERALL
LW MAX ZIMMER 4th ROUND, 104th OVERALL
G JEREMY HELVIG 5th ROUND, 134th OVERALL
D NOAH CARROLL 6th ROUND, 164th OVERALL





[Edited on July 5, 2016 at 10:15 AM. Reason : http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=90284&navid=DL|CAR|home]

7/5/2016 10:12:08 AM

Kris Versteeg
Radim Vrbata
Brandon Pirri

All would be good additions for the right price. Not many centers to choose from.

[Edited on July 5, 2016 at 10:40 AM. Reason : .]

7/5/2016 10:40:48 AM

Haven't really followed hockey since I stopped playing pee wee. Can anyone give me a brief summary on why the Canes have been a disaster since the 2006 run and what the future holds for us? I went to a game last year and there were probably twice the Bruins fans there than Canes fans.

7/21/2016 12:41:27 PM

Bad contracts, underperforming veterans, lack of successful coaching, poor drafts (until Ron Francis took over).

The current roster is very exciting but young. The future is bright.

7/21/2016 1:06:20 PM

^thanks.

7/21/2016 2:57:40 PM

The Hurricanes claimed forward Martin Frk off waivers and signed free agent defenseman Jakub Nakladal.

https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/hurricanes-agree-to-terms-with-jakub-nakladal/c-282510916

Frk is a really nice grab and definitely could contribute sooner rather later. Nakladal is the Ryan Murphy replacement. I don't think Murphy is going to be on the roster at the end of the season.

Current roster is at 29. Trim to 23 by Tues.

https://nhl.bamcontent.com/images/assets/binary/282489420/binary-file/file.pdf



[Edited on October 10, 2016 at 9:26 AM. Reason : .]

10/10/2016 9:23:34 AM

^^^ in other words, we're Edmonton

10/10/2016 9:31:08 AM

I can't go that far. We haven't had 4 #1 overall picks (2010, 2011, 2012, and 2015) and done nothing with them. No one squanders talent like Edmonton.

10/10/2016 9:34:43 AM

lol

10/13/2016 11:57:31 PM

Last night was tough to watch. They absolutely dominated for the majority of the game and then blew a 4-1 lead in the 3rd. Cam Ward has nothing left. He looked horrid last night and is the major reason we lost.

On a brighter note, offensively, the Canes looked great.

10/14/2016 10:28:06 AM

The Canes are the SD Chargers of hockey. I blame the NC State connection

10/14/2016 11:48:22 AM

Last night they certainly were.

10/14/2016 11:54:52 AM

good start to the season lol

10/17/2016 12:39:19 AM

just lol

10/17/2016 1:08:29 AM

points squandered:
2

10/17/2016 10:17:05 AM

BEAP BEAP

10/20/2016 11:37:42 PM

Really thought they were gonna blow a 3-0 lead and lose in OT again.

amazing

10/21/2016 12:18:46 AM

Special teams looks really good so far. Hope it keeps up for the duration of the season.

10/21/2016 4:21:37 PM

Offense looks solid this year...sad we might be better off playing 6 skaters

10/22/2016 9:30:04 PM

We just need goaltending to be above average. Too bad we're not getting that type of quality at the moment. Maybe we'll improve when we play some games in PNC.

10/22/2016 10:50:38 PM

and to conclude the opening road trip, a garbage first period featuring less poise and control than a house fire

10/25/2016 11:47:59 PM

And just like every year, the team comes back from the State Fair road trip already out of it. Stay tuned for the same in 17/18.

10/26/2016 7:13:27 AM

Quote :

"We just need goaltending to be above average."

This has been a MAJOR problem so far this season.

[Edited on October 27, 2016 at 11:57 AM. Reason : Cam looks absolutely horrid.]

10/27/2016 11:56:52 AM

What a pass and what a goal! (Skinner's backhand)

10/28/2016 8:46:56 PM

So close..

[Edited on October 28, 2016 at 9:20 PM. Reason : Bickell gets the goal..]

10/28/2016 9:15:45 PM

BEAP BEAP

10/28/2016 10:36:29 PM

BEAP BEAP X2

11/15/2016 9:30:15 PM

Overdue Update

Roster changes:
- Terminated contract with Nakladal who had been terrible anyway.
- Bickell diagnosed with MS and probably won't play again this season or maybe ever.
- Martin Frk sent back to waivers and reclaimed by Red Wings.
- Matt Tennyson recalled and is probably going to stay on the active roster for a while if not indefinitely.
- Ryan Murphy up for trade (THANK GOD)

Stats
-Canes PP is 12th which is an AMAZING improvement from previous seasons. PK is even better, #2.
-25th in scoring (continues to be a problem)
-15th in GA
-Record - 5-6-4

Notes
-Cam Ward refuses to decide whether he is a good goalie or not but lately has been better than expected. Especially in the last 2 games.
-New players took a while to mesh together but are starting to form solid lines. TSA line especially looks to be working out now (Teravainen, Aho, Staal). Hopefully goal production will follow


At this point, I have no idea how this team will fair in a month or two but they are starting to play well. The season got off to a slow start (as usual) but with this many new players, I guess that is expected. I personally think you will see a big trade sooner rather than later. The Canes need point production immediately.

11/18/2016 2:03:12 PM