lets play guess WTF they are doing



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4/16/2008 7:22:42 AM

putting up the Old Spice banner

4/16/2008 9:32:34 AM

Quote :

"I really hated the game against the devils where oduya walked through the defense and scored on cam that was embarassing"

Yeah we shut down Alex Ovechkin the game before and made Oduya look like Bobby Orr in the next...

4/16/2008 10:47:58 AM

Stefan Chaput and Nick Dodge have signed.

Chaput(SHA-poo): 3yrs, 2-way at 500k/57.5k plus $120,000 signing bonus
Dodge: 2 year, 2-way. Year 1: 475k/50k. Year 2: 500k/55k.

4/16/2008 1:48:03 PM

RALEIGH, NC—Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager for the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, announced today that the team has agreed to terms with right wing Sergei Samsonov (SAM-sawn-nahf) on a three-year contract. The deal will pay Samsonov $2.3 million in 2008-09, $2.5 million in 2009-10 and $2.8 million in 2010-11.

4/16/2008 3:56:15 PM

SAM-sawn-nahf

kaiton is pissed

4/16/2008 4:00:12 PM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

4/16/2008 4:28:10 PM

w00t. More money than I hoped or expected, and 3 years is a pretty big risk. Hopefully we get a top level Samsonov for those 3 years. I'll be getting a jersey now. D:

Brings us up to $37.6 million in salary tied up for next season. IMO this seals the deal on Erik Cole being traded.

4/16/2008 4:40:13 PM

plz to post the erik cole picture one more time before he's gone

you know the one....

4/16/2008 4:45:01 PM

That's a bit more than I thought he'd get based on his Chicago/MTL days. But if her performs like he did for us, it's not too bad.

4/16/2008 5:23:23 PM

Cole's not going to go anywhere. Everyone's afraid to pay him as much.

4/16/2008 7:00:30 PM

wat

4/16/2008 7:01:55 PM

I dunno if I'd mind seeing Cole gone if we could get some good defense for him

4/16/2008 7:54:06 PM

Cole to Vancouver for Bieksa.

Perfect for everybody.

4/16/2008 8:14:20 PM

I said it last year.

I said it this year.

I'll keep sayin it.

(I would also take Anton Volchenkov but that ain't happenin)

4/16/2008 8:23:29 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frwBZUq_L7g

Albany takes Game 1 4-0 with a 39 save shutout from Michael Leighton.

4/16/2008 11:17:27 PM

DAMN

4/16/2008 11:42:08 PM

holy shit that was awesome

"Oh that's just brutal!"

gg Rats

4/17/2008 9:42:59 AM

conboy SMASH!!

4/17/2008 9:48:56 AM

4/17/2008 1:03:43 PM

Conboy got suspended 8 games for leaving the bench to join in on that fight.

Worth it.

4/17/2008 3:19:54 PM

and for mercilessly beating the shit out of that guy while he was face down on the ice.

4/17/2008 3:41:16 PM

I don't think Conboy left the bench, he just never got off when he went for a change.

I love the commentator calling Conboy a bitch and then saying that Grant is "showing restraint"...the guy he's got ahold of is fresh and is wearing a visor.

4/17/2008 3:54:39 PM

That was my favorite. Conboy needs to go ahead and suit up for the Canes next season. Maybe with him on the bench/ice there won't be as many injuries???

4/17/2008 4:50:47 PM

from the n&o:

The Canes captain, who had reconstructive surgery Feb. 15 for ligament damage in his knee, joined several teammates who were working out at the RecZone today in preparation for next month's International Ice Hockey Federation’s World Championship.

Eric Staal, Ray Whitney and Cam Ward all skated, and the trio will represent Canada in the championship. Dennis Seidenberg (Germany) also worked out.

“It’s tough to take your mind off [the season],” Ward said. “The only reason we got this phone call is because we’re not in the playoffs playing right now. You definitely don’t want to get used to getting that call from Team Canada because that means you’re not playing in the playoffs. But it is a good chance to turn your season into a positive, by leaving on a good note like we did last year.”

The Canes' Tim Gleason (United States), Tuomo Ruutu (Finland) and Niclas Wallin (Sweden) are also slated to play in the championship but weren't at the skate.

Carolina is still waiting on news of coach Peter Laviolette's job status.

“I’m not sure what’s going on, as far as that goes for me,” Staal said. “I’ve had great experiences with our coaching staff. I thought they’ve worked very hard and are hard working people. I’m not sure what the plans are with management, but I’m here to play hockey and whomever is behind the bench, I’m going to play hard for.”

Said Ward: “I think that’s none of my business. All I know is that I really like coach Laviolette. I think he did an excellent job. I think the guys definitely want to play for him. He’s a top-notch coach.”

— Javier Serna

4/21/2008 7:31:55 PM

can we all agree that Lavi is in the better half of NHL coaches?

4/21/2008 9:28:56 PM

definitely.

4/21/2008 9:37:03 PM

well, he's no hulk-hogan-with-hiv

4/21/2008 9:37:18 PM

^umm, what?

4/21/2008 9:38:25 PM

I too am confused.

4/21/2008 9:42:00 PM

i think he's talking about lindy ruff

4/21/2008 10:16:28 PM

Who would the Hurricanes be able to hire??

4/21/2008 10:41:47 PM

It's so stupid. One more win and people would be talking about Lavi for the Jack Adams. Now they're talking about his job on the line? Nuts I say.

4/22/2008 1:08:28 AM

we're not that far removed from a stanley cup...

the organization definately seems to structure contracts so that we've got a big shot at the title every few years, and I have no problems with that.

4/22/2008 5:52:29 AM

hmm looks like the RBC Center got a new website

4/22/2008 9:15:30 AM

Brindy skating again.

He's a fucking robot, there's no other explanation.

4/22/2008 2:41:51 PM

Brindy has a man crush on me.




No. Wait.
The other way around.

4/22/2008 3:22:21 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/mag/franchiseRanks?sport=nhl&year=2008

I don't understand this, but hooray us I guess. I have no idea why Carolina is #1 among all teams in the title column despite only having one and missing the playoffs last season.

4/23/2008 10:23:53 PM

hmm.. hooray?

TTR (Title Track): Titles already won or expected -- soon

i guess they think we will win more titles soon?

interesting to say the least

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4/23/2008 10:40:26 PM

Go Canes!

4/23/2008 11:11:46 PM

kohl's has canes jerseys on clearance right now. regularly $115, my fiance and i each got one tonight for $45. they're going fast though, we each had to settle for a size too big

4/23/2008 11:18:18 PM

^^^ I'd probably guess that it's because we have 2 conference titles and 1 Stanley Cup title in the 10 years of existence for the team. That's a hell of a percentage that no one else can match. No other team has won their conference title 20% of the time and the national title 10% of the time.

4/24/2008 12:24:17 PM

Ray Whitney lolcat

4/24/2008 12:33:10 PM

I <3 Stanley

4/24/2008 6:01:54 PM

2 overtimes in the book in Albany with the series tied 2-2 and the game tied 2-2. Phantoms have taken 75 shots to Albany's 49. Leighton has stopped 73 of them.

4/24/2008 10:54:18 PM

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

Goalies GA Mins SH SVS PIM
29 Leighton, Michael 2 100:00 75 73 0

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4/24/2008 10:58:25 PM

80 saves now

Up to the 8th longest game in AHL history

82 saves now

6:46 left in triple overtime

Going to 4th overtime now 85 saves for Leighton

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4/24/2008 11:24:30 PM

4/24/2008 11:42:19 PM

Just became the longest game in AHL history

End of 4 overtimes

97 saves on 99 shots for Leighton
64 saves on 66 shots for Munroe of the Phantoms

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4/25/2008 12:15:05 AM

That'll do it

On the 101st shot, Philadelphia wins 3-2, 2:58 into the 5th overtime.

Leighton was the 2nd star of the game with 98 saves....

	SCORING 	1	2	3	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	Total 
Philadelphia Phantoms 	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3
Albany River Rats 	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

		SHOTS 	1	2	3	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	Total 
Philadelphia Phantoms 	9	15	14	20	17	12	12	2	101
Albany River Rats 	15	14	3	11	6	6	11	1	67

4/25/2008 12:41:33 AM