ERIC STAAL'S PAGE 12

8/17/2006 11:55:46 PM

We have a problem. Kaberle and Stillman both have shoulder injuries. Kaberle's status for the start of the season is questionable, and Stillman is going to be out 3-4 months, which puts him on a timetable to return sometime in November.

http://www.newsobserver.com/796/story/476441.html

8/18/2006 7:09:59 PM

go hurricanes

8/18/2006 8:56:55 PM

losing stillman for 3 months is awful

8/18/2006 9:24:08 PM

Tanabe possibly returning to Carolina?

http://www.raleighing.com/2006/08/return_of_tanab.html

Quote :

"Good news, ladies. The Triangle Business Journal is reporting that former Hurricane David Tanabe was seen lunching at Restaurant Savannah yesterday with Jim Rutherford, Peter Laviolette, and others. Tanabe was traded on 6/21/03 along with Igor Knyazev for Danny Markov and a conditional 4th round 2004 draft pick. Tanabe was later traded to the Boston Bruins who on August 5 refused an arbitrator's contract decision of $1.275 million per year, making Tanabe an unrestricted free agent. The swiftly skating defenseman was too soft for the Canes before the lockout, however the new NHL may just offer the chance to shine to a player like Tanabe. Personally, my favorite Tanabe moment was the lone goal we scored in Game 6 in 2001. Right up the middle and just beyond the north end blue line, Tanabe rifled one past a hot Martin Brodeur. The Canes had come back from a 3-0 games deficit and could force a game 7. An OT winner by Brind'Amour in Game 4 led to a win at the Meadowlands in Game 5. The Canes were not able to force a Game 7, so not long after the Tanabe goal, the Caniac nation was born as they lauded their eliminated team with a 5-minute standing ovation to end the decisive Game 6."

8/26/2006 4:23:13 PM

Boo, hiss, we don't need another Tverdovsky, etc.

8/26/2006 5:17:41 PM

Canes sign Avi Tanabe to a one-year, $900k contract.

8/29/2006 3:37:02 PM

jesus christ

8/29/2006 3:43:41 PM

900 large and a one-way contract is NOT what I would consider "cheap" for Snuggles Tanabe. If this reclamation project works, then good for us and Rutherford looks like a genius. If it falls through, the signing will be the Malik Trade of the 06-07 season--and that will suck horribly horribly hard.

8/29/2006 10:00:11 PM

doh....

8/29/2006 10:11:53 PM

Word is Carolina is also looking at signing Brad Isbister.

8/29/2006 11:19:37 PM

Canes sign LW Brad Isbister to a one year contract, two-way for $600k/$95k.

8/30/2006 3:42:08 PM

Can/will they win the cup again?

8/30/2006 3:45:23 PM

GO CANES

8/30/2006 9:42:47 PM

Now that Tanabe has been signed and the Canes have essentially ten NHL defensemen (including JJ), the rumors are SWIRLING that the JJ for Jordan Staal deal will go through after all.

8/30/2006 10:14:08 PM

http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/news/news.asp?articleid=1599

FSN South schedule for this season (I would imagine more games will be added later)

8/30/2006 10:24:50 PM

Quote :

"Can/will"

they could.

8/30/2006 10:39:47 PM

I sure hope they show more than 55 games this year.

8/31/2006 12:54:57 AM

55 is the minimum for their contract, and it's the same amount they announced originally last season. Last season they ended up adding 15 more, so I wouldn't be surprised if they do that again.

8/31/2006 1:08:38 AM

I now have 2 correct UFA predictions, John Grahame and now Brad Isbister.
http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/news/news.asp?articleid=1598 Good depth move and we are only paying him 600k and 95k in Albany

8/31/2006 9:37:39 AM

good job... you get a cookie!

8/31/2006 10:29:01 AM

Quote :

"Now that Tanabe has been signed and the Canes have essentially ten NHL defensemen (including JJ), the rumors are SWIRLING that the JJ for Jordan Staal deal will go through after all."

Just how likely is this... wishful thinking or actual murmurs.

8/31/2006 12:48:01 PM

was on eklund's blog, i think

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=2712

[Edited on August 31, 2006 at 12:53 PM. Reason : m]

8/31/2006 12:49:17 PM

lol eklund

8/31/2006 12:50:16 PM

Yeah, I know that when I want hockey news I go right to Eklund.

8/31/2006 1:11:35 PM

RW Stephen Peat signed to a 1-year contract.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-hurricanes-peat&prov=ap&type=lgns

8/31/2006 2:22:27 PM

^hope they put some of those on FSN-HD on the INHD channel like they did a few times last year...

8/31/2006 2:41:27 PM

Peat will not be playing at the NHL level for the Canes. He's either trade fodder or Albany depth.

All these signings seem to be building to something really big.

8/31/2006 4:21:19 PM

Training camp roster from hurricanes.com

Quote :

" Forwards 11 Justin Williams 12 Eric Staal 13 Ray Whitney 14 Kevyn Adams (A) 15 Brad Isbister 16 Andrew Ladd 17 Rod Brind'Amour (C) 18 Ryan Bayda 19 Trevor Letowski 24 Scott Walker 25 Shane Willis 26 Erik Cole 27 Craig Adams 32 Stephen Peat 34 Dave Gove 36 Jesse Boulerice 37 Keith Acoin 39 Vince Bellissimo 41 Harrison Reed 42 Patrick Dwyer 43 Scott Kelman 44 Bobby Hughes 52 Mike Angelidis 54 Stefan Chaput 56 Joe Barnes 57 Kevin Estrada 59 Chad LaRose 61 Cory Stillman (A) 72 Nicolas Blanchard Defensemen 2 Glen Wesley (A) 5 Frantisek Kaberle 6 Bret Hedican 7 Niclas Wallin 22 Mike Commodore 23 Derrik Walser 28 Andrew Hutchinson 33 Brett Carson 38 Tim Conboy 45 David Tanabe 48 Anton Babchuk 53 Jacob Vojta 70 Oleg Tverdovsky 71 J.D. Forrest Goaltenders 30 Cam Ward 35 Kevin Nastiuk 47 John Grahame 50 Craig Kowalski 60 Justin Peters "

9/1/2006 11:56:45 AM

go hurricanes!

9/1/2006 1:07:02 PM

IGN posted the ratings for every player. How they have Cole and Staal as the fastest skaters on the team is beyond me.

9/1/2006 1:13:37 PM

Staal might be a stretch, but Cole is easily the fastest.

9/1/2006 2:24:09 PM

I thought I heard somewhere that LaRose was gonna be gone.

I hope not because I like him even though he doesn't actually do that much.

9/1/2006 2:25:43 PM

^^easily?? Williams can skate pretty damned fast.

9/1/2006 5:35:38 PM

cole looks the fastest because hes fucking huge too big to be that fast

Quote :

"Now that Tanabe has been signed and the Canes have essentially ten NHL defensemen (including JJ), the rumors are SWIRLING that the JJ for Jordan Staal deal will go through after all."

its a good thing for club-identity. thats worth a lot.

[Edited on September 1, 2006 at 6:45 PM. Reason : 243]

9/1/2006 6:43:54 PM

Is Johnson going back to college this year?

9/1/2006 6:54:49 PM

^yep

9/1/2006 7:06:26 PM

Individual regular season hockey game tickets go on sale Sept 16 at noon, preseason on sale Sept 11 at 10am says wolfnuke who works at the RBC center

9/5/2006 2:28:01 PM

Malkin signed with the Pens

9/5/2006 3:45:48 PM

i'm excited about the penguins this year

9/5/2006 3:47:38 PM

So were people last year

9/5/2006 3:53:23 PM

Very very bad news: http://www.carolinahurricanes.com/news/news.asp?articleid=1604

Apparently Kaberle's shoulder wasn't healing as well as thought, because he underwent surgery and is going to miss 4-6 months.

9/11/2006 5:59:03 PM

Dear Jack Johnson,

Get your bitch ass down here and sign a contract, NOW. You already missed out on a Stanley Cup by staying in school, and now I'm willing to bet JR will throw a mint at you to fill a D spot. Don't be an idiot.

Love,

vinylbandit

9/11/2006 6:19:39 PM

Signed

9/11/2006 6:21:08 PM

signed here as well....

9/11/2006 11:49:36 PM

Screw Jack Johnson, his dad has already said he wishes Jack wouldn't have to play under Karmanos.

9/11/2006 11:58:13 PM

^ Plz to come up with a better option for a 7th defenseman, or even a 6th. I wouldn't complain if both Tanabe and Tverdovsky never played.

9/12/2006 12:05:13 AM

duh Cale Hulse

what a stud

9/12/2006 12:06:56 AM

damn i heard opening night is sold out

9/12/2006 12:12:12 AM

<--- Will be there Friday Oct. 6th. (Dressed up as a Devil of course )

9/12/2006 12:15:55 AM