the headline on NHL.com is semi-ironic

"Thrashers slip past 'Canes in OT"

1/3/2008 12:34:50 AM

yep, walker should have won it

but how pretty was kovalchuk's goal?

1/3/2008 2:35:44 AM

It was good for sure, but commodore and seidenberg should have put him on his ass before he could think about making it

1/3/2008 3:26:36 AM

It was a pretty goal, but basically like running a drill around 4 pylons since that's about how useful the Canes players were on that PK, and have been on most PKs lately.

1/3/2008 3:43:03 AM

John Grahame on waivers per Eklund

1/3/2008 1:05:41 PM

oh joy... Walker and Ladd are doubtful for tomorrow's game.

Ladd had the orbital bone surgery today, and Walker finished last night's game despite straning his knee in the 2nd.

[Edited on January 3, 2008 at 1:40 PM. Reason : fuck injuries]

1/3/2008 1:36:46 PM

^^ Please be true, at least then leighton might give ward something to think about

1/3/2008 1:42:07 PM

i honestly doubt we see leighton if it is true. someone will snatch him up on re-entry, and wouldnt we have to pay half his salary? no way rutherford takes that chance

1/3/2008 1:44:11 PM

the interesting part of the Grahame on waivers rumor is that CuJo comes to Raleigh

1/3/2008 1:45:06 PM

im pretty sure if you guys werent in the southeast, you would be in last or next to last in any other conference. Every once in a while I watch yall play great, but that is usually followed by 2 games of absolute shit

1/3/2008 1:45:34 PM

as much as I'd like to, i can't disagree

1/3/2008 1:49:26 PM

FREE AT LAST FREE AT LAST

1/3/2008 2:04:21 PM

great move

1/3/2008 2:08:14 PM

Okay, so maybe no CuJo (yet at least), but maybe even better. Michael Leighton has officially received the call that he has deserved for months.

Quote :

" Thursday, January 3, 2008 Grahame on waivers, Leighton gets call The long-awaited goaltending shake-up is here. The Canes have placed John Grahame on waivers and will recall Michael Leighton from Albany (AHL) later today. Leighton has been, arguably, the best goalie in the AHL this season, while Grahame has allowed 33 goals in his past seven starts. "Leighton has played pretty well and deserves the opportunity," Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said. "We have to, in the second half, get to a level of more consistency in goal so he's going to get his chance." Leighton's 2.14 goals-against average is fourth in the league, his .928 save percentage is second and he leads the AHL with five shutouts. NHL teams have until noon tomorrow to put in a claim for Grahame. They would have to pick up the remainder of his $1.4 million salary this season. Grahame doesn't have enough appearances to qualify for the NHL's goals-against rankings, but his 3.83 GAA would be the worst in the league by a wide margin. (Johan Hedberg's 3.19 is currently last among the 41 qualifying goalies.) "

1/3/2008 2:17:25 PM

'bout time they did this, grahame's played what, one good game so far this season?

1/3/2008 4:05:12 PM

well he is a 3/4 goalie

1/3/2008 4:05:58 PM

YAY YAY YAY

1/3/2008 4:07:37 PM

Haha the old 25% rule. Maybe Tortorella was onto something.

1/3/2008 4:09:22 PM

Quote :

"well he is a 3/4 goalie"

You have piqued my curiosity - what does this mean translated from hockey speak to noob?

1/3/2008 4:09:36 PM

he only stops about 3 out of every 4 shots he sees

his own coach said that about him when he was with tampa

1/3/2008 4:14:24 PM

Quote :

""Three goals on four shots," fumed Tortorella after Grahame was ventilated by the Sens in the second period of Game 4. "I'm tired of the 25% rule. It's deflating. A save would be nice.""

1/3/2008 4:20:18 PM

Quote :

"During the second period of Friday's game, the teams will swap announcers, with Eliot working with Forslund and Tripp Tracy working with Atlanta's J.P. Dellacamera."

aha looks like Atlanta gets the shitty end of the deal.

also looks like Friday's game will be seen internationally too.

1/3/2008 7:09:50 PM

Aha. So Carolina gets the duo from the Versus broadcast on Wednesday, and Atlanta gets... shit.

1/3/2008 7:23:15 PM

Leighton Starts tonight

1/4/2008 12:23:24 PM

I'm down with that.

1/4/2008 1:53:40 PM

I really hope he plays well tonight and helps us pull out a win in ATL tonight. That would be sweet.

1/4/2008 2:58:09 PM

Quote :

"The Hurricanes arrived in Atlanta at about 4:15 p.m. Thursday. Jeff Hamilton didn’t stay long. As soon as the bus got to the hotel, Hamilton went back to the airport for a 5:20 p.m. flight back to Raleigh, where his wife Jane gave birth to a boy, Michael Donahoe, a 7:20 a.m. today. Hamilton returned to Atlanta this afternoon and was in the lineup against the Thrashers — tired, but exhilarated. “I got a half-hour of sleep on a hospital futon, but it was worth every minute of it,” Hamilton said."

[Edited on January 4, 2008 at 6:48 PM. Reason : damn]

1/4/2008 6:48:02 PM

congrats to the Hammer!

1/4/2008 6:51:10 PM

Stillman/Brindy/LaRose
Whitney/Staal/Cole
Adams/Aucoin/Hamilton
Brookbank/Letowski/Nolan


...wow

1/4/2008 7:09:53 PM

32 seconds in... are you fucking kidding me!?!?!

1/4/2008 7:39:42 PM

this...could be an issue.

1/4/2008 7:41:03 PM

wow... Tripp just said that Lavi had to tell Grahame that he was getting waived. I could have sworn that's the GM's job.

1/4/2008 7:41:54 PM

goddamnit, don't let commie be injured too.

1/4/2008 8:00:28 PM

sweet motherfucking jesus

1/4/2008 8:01:27 PM

can we refuse the PP? I know we're still #9 in the NHL on the PP, but damn it's been ugly the last month-ish.

1/4/2008 8:04:51 PM

this is heinous

1/4/2008 8:05:55 PM

Firesale plz

1/4/2008 8:19:39 PM

that's more fuckin like it!

1/4/2008 8:33:12 PM

again, I echo my sentiments about the power play. bastards.


whooops... PP goal. WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

1/4/2008 8:41:34 PM

dude, sweet

please to keep borer around

[Edited on January 4, 2008 at 9:05 PM. Reason : ]

1/4/2008 9:04:51 PM

congrats Casey for goal #1!

1/4/2008 9:05:05 PM

Call up the entire Albany defense

1/4/2008 9:10:02 PM

Good job Borer (and to Aucoin for the assist)

1/4/2008 9:11:26 PM

this game is more frustrating since the COD4 servers are down and I can't take out aggression by shooting people.

1/4/2008 9:17:04 PM

if we don't score here i'm killing myself

ESPECIALLY IF WE DON'T SCORE HERE

1/4/2008 9:50:57 PM

omg

1/4/2008 9:54:38 PM

please to score here

1/4/2008 9:54:56 PM

STILLER!

1/4/2008 9:57:01 PM

woot, stiller

1/4/2008 9:57:06 PM

BEAP BEAP

1/4/2008 9:59:03 PM