Preseason or not, I have box seats to the game on Tuesday night! Hell yeah! Part of me is hoping Skinner pulls an Eric Staal in the preseason of his rookie year and scores in all of the games so he has to stick around. But hopefully it's an entertaining game nonetheless.

9/15/2010 5:06:34 PM

Skinner from Dalpe in overtime and the Canes beat Tampa 4-3 to finish 3rd in the tourney.

9/15/2010 9:05:50 PM

9/16/2010 9:43:38 AM

wooo, forslund will be calling the games from finland

9/16/2010 10:15:19 AM

Quote :

"TSNBobMcKenzie UFA winger Patrick O'Sullivan is on verge of signing one year, two-way contract with Carolina Hurricanes. "

9/16/2010 10:06:39 PM

YES!

I ran into LaRose today at harris teeter. the lemur is pumped to play some hockey. gregarious little chap, that one.

9/17/2010 12:19:26 AM

damn i thought there was no way O'Sullivan would ever come back to NC?

9/17/2010 9:04:26 AM

daddy is supposedly in Toronto now. not sure if this will bring him back down. dude seriously is a piece of shit. here's the backstory in case anybody isn't aware: http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/whoselifeisit/story.html

there's really no risk involved here. a cheap 2 way deal won't cost us much. he has a chance to revive his career in a low pressure enviroment. there's always the NC boy comes to play for the Hurricanes angle that I'm sure we'll hear about several times. bringing him in allows us to not rush one of the kids development. if he sucks shit, we waive him, send him to charlotte and he makes 100k or so.

he's not that far removed from being mentioned as a 30/40 goal threat with top line potential, this could be one of the greatest reclamation projects we've ever pulled off. and if it isn't, it's a year at or near the league minimum and one of our kids has another year of experience heading into 11/12.

i approve of this.

9/17/2010 9:10:55 AM

done deal.

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=537768

1 year, 2 way. 600k NHL/105k AHL.

9/17/2010 11:36:00 AM

[Edited on September 17, 2010 at 1:23 PM. Reason : .]

9/17/2010 1:21:31 PM

Quote :

"In one other bit of training camp news, Rutherford said the Canes offered defenseman Christoph Schubert a two-way deal or a tryout, saying Schubert turned it down and is playing in Sweden."

probably didn't want to have to face Tuomo Ruutu in practice

[Edited on September 17, 2010 at 3:23 PM. Reason : ]]

9/17/2010 3:23:07 PM

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Dallas-Stars-goalie-doesn-t-wear-his-Chuck-Norri?urn=nhl-270487

9/18/2010 11:48:45 AM

count the priceless facial expressions

9/19/2010 4:07:46 PM

At least 8. Some pretty good ones too.

9/19/2010 4:40:26 PM

Preseason game tomorrow, I think we can end the offseason.

9/20/2010 7:26:16 AM

I'll put the **Season** thread up once the roster has been finalized.

9/20/2010 11:42:50 AM

TIMMY SMASH

9/20/2010 11:48:46 AM

for tomorrow:

LaRose - Skinner - Dwyer
Bowman - Nash - Ruutu
O'Sullivan - Dalpe - Kostopoulos
Boychuk - Matsumoto - ?

Sanguinetti - McBain
Gleason - Babchuk
Borer - Harrison

Ward
Pogge

? was going to be Cole but he's hurt (shocker)

all info per Chip on twitter

9/20/2010 1:39:45 PM

according to ch.com, the ? will be filled by Samson

9/20/2010 3:03:01 PM

yeah, i'm sure those lines will get shook up throughout the game. i highly doubt they expect to see skinner's best centering dwyer and larose.

9/20/2010 3:05:15 PM

I think you're overestimating Maurice's "coaching ability"

9/20/2010 3:42:13 PM

Canes to hold press conference at noon tomorrow to announce the signing of a new player...any ideas on who it might be?

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=538133&navid=DL|CAR|home

I'm assuming they wouldn't hold this to announce the O'Sullivan signing, but I haven't seen any other rumors...

9/20/2010 8:42:16 PM

Skinner.

9/20/2010 8:48:18 PM

That would make the most sense.

9/20/2010 8:48:51 PM

less than 24 hours!!!

9/20/2010 9:38:40 PM

game televised tomorrow night?

9/20/2010 9:42:02 PM

^ don't think so but chuckwiththeletterk should be on

9/20/2010 10:50:54 PM

TENTATIVE GAME LINEUP
LaRose – Skinner – Dwyer
Bowman – Nash – Ruutu
O’Sullivan – Dalpe – Kostopoulos
Boychuk – Matsumoto – Samson

Gleason – Sanguinetti
McBain – Babchuk
Borer – Harrison

Ward
Pogge

9/21/2010 12:42:06 AM

1. that's chuckANDtheletterk

2. GVAW spotted playing sunday c league

9/21/2010 5:06:42 AM

9/21/2010 8:00:03 AM

^^ Yeah GVAW kicked my team's balls in on sunday night. He didn't have a great final season but dropping all the way to lower C is a bit extreme.

**Does anyone have extra tickets that they are trying to get rid of for tonight's game? Looking for two, seat location does not matter.

9/21/2010 9:36:28 AM

Presser coming up here shortly....

Quote :

"ice_chip Skinner's parents able to attend press conf today. First trip to Raleigh, they say. Probably first of many"

[Edited on September 21, 2010 at 12:01 PM. Reason : chip is so tactful ]

9/21/2010 12:00:09 PM

Quote :

"RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has signed center Jeff Skinner to a three-year, entry-level contract. Beginning with his first full professional season, the contract will pay Skinner $810,000 per season at the NHL level or $67,500 per season at the minor-league level. Skinner receives a $270,000 signing bonus as a part of the contract."

9/21/2010 12:06:04 PM

Via Bob McKenzie:

Quote :

"It's a mug's game trying to figure out which 18 or 19 year old kids fresh out of junior hockey will have what it takes to step into the NHL and play well or even regularly, but Jeff Skinner is most certainly going to get that chance with the Carolina Hurricanes. The Kitchener Ranger centre has agreed to terms on his entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, who will make it all official at a 12 noon news conference. And Canes' GM Jim Rutherford has all but awarded Skinner a roster spot to start the season. Now, if Skinner should stumble in pre-season games -- he's playing tonight against Florida on a line with Chad Larose and Pat Dwyer -- there's nothing to say the Canes can't change their plans. Ditto if Skinner, in the first nine games of the regular season, shows he's overmatched at the NHL level. As long as he doesn't play a 10th NHL regular season game, he could be returned to the OHL without burning a year of his new three-year entry level contract. But if how Skinner played in the Traverse City Prospects tournament is any indication, he will be a fixture in the Canes' lineup this season. Skinner is a phenomenal goal-scorer. He scored 76 in all last season. He led Canada's U-18 team in goal scoring with six. He fired 50 in the OHL regular season and added another 20 in the playoffs. Taylor Hall has more experience -- three years of junior hockey versus Skinner's two, plus Hall played on Canada's national junior team. But keen hockey observers in the OHL will tell you that Skinner's ability to score goals is every bit the equal of Hall's, so if Hall goes into this season as a top Calder candidate, we shouldn't be surprised if Skinner rates the same kind of mention. The Calder race will be fascinating this year. You've got experienced young defencemen with offensive ability -- Washington's John Carlson and Montreal's P.K. Subban, for example -- as well as the Oilers triumvirate of Hall, Jordan Eberle and Magnus Paajarvi, and numerous others. So it's going to be wide open. The funny thing is the knock on Skinner is supposed to be his skating. But he's a powerful kid with a nose for the net. From the blueline in, he has explosive qualities. He has the capability of skating full speed and doing a full 360 degree spinarama with his puck on his stick to go around a defenceman. He also goes "10 and 2" (toes pointed sideways in opposite directions, which for him as a former nationally-ranked figure skater is almost more "9 and 3") as well and as often as almost anybody in the game (think Sidney Crosby vs. Ottawa in the playoffs). Skinner's complete game doesn't rival Crosby's but there are some similarities when they have the puck -- similar body types and a burning desire and explosiveness to get puck and body to the net. As the Traverse City tournament progressed -- recognizing his competition wasn't NHL ready -- Skinner was becoming virtually unstoppable. He trained all summer with Gary Roberts, off and on the ice too, and it's fair to say that Roberts fairly raved about Skinner. Doubtlessly, Roberts has explained to his old friend (Carolina coach) Paul Maurice exactly what the Canes are getting with this kid. So we will see how the pre-season games unfold and where he's at, and even if he should pass that test, there's still the first nine games of the regular season to conquer. But if I were a fan of the Kitchener Rangers, I wouldn't be holding my breath on seeing him back in the OHL any time soon."

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=334587

9/21/2010 3:03:11 PM

shiny new spotlights seen.

9/21/2010 6:35:26 PM

They're streaming tonights preseason game online

http://carhur.com/bej

9/21/2010 7:10:54 PM

Brian Hoyle and Ron the Ref are all business tonight.

I just turned the stream on and I feel like I'm watching a video straight from Al-Qaeda, but who gives a fuck? Hockey's back bitches! My productivity from now until June will be close to 0.

9/21/2010 7:53:14 PM

^

9/21/2010 8:53:16 PM

http://twitter.com/ncsu1/status/25165238789
http://twitter.com/CVHD/status/25166674869

yall might not like the idea but personally i think it would be entertaining, heh

9/21/2010 9:18:01 PM

i approve

9/21/2010 10:54:17 PM

Quote :

"Brian Hoyle and Ron the Ref are all business tonight."

Brian Hoyle should be replaced as soon as possible. Ron the Ref should have been gone years ago, that act has been worn out since it began.

Anybody else there last night? What's the deal with having Ron and the new blonde chick both doing the in-game crap? Get rid of one of them (preferably Ron) or both (even better). I hope it was just a preseason trial run or something, because it was painfully bad. The blonde chick had zero enthusiasm at all, and it sounded like she was reading lines from a script.

9/22/2010 3:55:39 PM

they tried it in the preseason two years ago also, maybe last year? but the idea didn't make it into the season, i'm not sure why they continue doing it

9/22/2010 4:04:07 PM

^^ Is Chopper available to come back OVVVVERRRR HEEEERRREEE???

Seriously though I don't know why they keep trying it when it failed miserably in pre-season last year. I'd be for Big Mike/Mean Gene taking over from Ron the Ref.

As for some of the new Storm Squad members, it looks like the player budget isn't the only thing they are lowering.

9/22/2010 4:44:35 PM

They still got Maggie.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

9/22/2010 5:06:45 PM

Bought tickets to Canes at Rangers on 10/29 and Canes at Flyers on 11/1.

9/23/2010 12:17:07 AM

lines for tonight:

Samsonov – Staal – Ruutu
Jokinen – Sutter – Cole
Bowman – Dalpe – Kostopoulos
O’Sullivan – Nash – Dwyer

9/23/2010 12:53:56 PM

no nashville stream tonight.

9/23/2010 2:30:02 PM

what is the parking situation for preseason games?

9/23/2010 2:33:09 PM

[Edited on September 23, 2010 at 2:39 PM. Reason : poopy

[Edited on September 23, 2010 at 2:39 PM. Reason : .]

9/23/2010 2:38:25 PM

VICTORY!

9/23/2010 10:25:01 PM