I may be a Devils fan, but I can still read.

3/7/2010 8:00:59 PM

Then it's a good time to mention how much I love the fact that Marty Brodeur is turning into Marty Turco.

3/7/2010 8:04:15 PM

Don't make me steal your goalie pads!

3/7/2010 8:06:00 PM

Oddly enough in my NHL 10 dynasty Brodeur retired and the Devils signed Turco, who has something like a 3.34 GAA and .885 SV%

3/7/2010 8:08:46 PM

Saw a bunch of the young canes players out tonight (Sutter, Dwyer, Boychuk, Peters, etc.) downtown. they were all pretty cool, laid back guys and a lot of fun to be around

3/8/2010 2:57:09 AM

was boychuk drinking a shirley temple?

3/8/2010 9:39:51 AM

is it for certain that we are 14 wins from a playoff spot?

3/8/2010 10:48:14 AM

no

but if we get 14 more we have a pretty good shot

of course it all depends on how the teams in front of us do, too

http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern/Southeast/Hurricanes.html

i would check this link out



[Edited on March 8, 2010 at 10:53 AM. Reason : well shit, looks like if we get 14 more we are 90% likely to make it]

3/8/2010 10:50:16 AM

Has anyone heard anything about Ward's back?

3/8/2010 5:05:54 PM

Chip posted a blog last week that said Ward could be back skating as early as this week and may be back before the season ends.

Here it is: http://blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/maurice-ward-could-return-this-season

3/8/2010 5:09:08 PM

I'm glad he'll be skating.

I'm glad he'll eventually be seeing pucks.

But I swear to god, if they start playing him (assuming the current tandem is playing decently), I'm marching down there and beating on the door until I get another lunch meeting with JR.

3/8/2010 6:41:24 PM

leave the kid in there and let Ward get some rest+rehab

3/8/2010 7:32:19 PM

http://espn.go.com/nhl/

3/8/2010 8:12:01 PM

So in other words...the doctors are clearing him to skate so he can stress his back because they couldn't figure out the problem

3/8/2010 8:13:23 PM

If anyone wants them, I have two coupons (good for 8 tickets each) for buy one, get one free tickets to the Boston game next week. Look in Classifieds... you have to buy them at the box office tomorrow.

3/8/2010 11:25:48 PM

Just sit Ward for the remainder of the year. PLEASE.

3/8/2010 11:28:55 PM

Hey Fenway die were not getting the first pick so just enjoy the rest of the season

3/8/2010 11:31:03 PM

a top 3 pick should have never been in our minds. what should have happened is somebody should have gotten a handle on shit back in Oct/Nov (and into December this time around) when we pulled the same old "Hurricanes shit" by shitting it up at the start of the season. we should be talking about playoff positioning right now, not lottery picks.

i'm about sick of this early season fuckup/late season push dig out of the hole shit.

3/8/2010 11:40:46 PM

i second that

3/9/2010 12:44:36 AM

^^^ Never said shit about the picks doucebag. I don't want Ward to hurt himself you dick.

But yeah I would love to have a top 3 pick. I love the Canes and know we do this shitty start of the year, ridiculous end of the year all the time, but we aren't making the playoffs and if we do I'd rather have a top 3 pick than get in as the 8 seed.

3/9/2010 12:52:15 AM

^youre not a fan you fuck

3/9/2010 2:28:46 AM

I'd rather get in at 8th than finish 11th.

We're not getting a top three pick.

Cam Ward should only play if we have a decent shot at making the playoffs in the last ten days of the season. Otherwise, shut him down and rest his back.

3/9/2010 2:31:48 AM

^agreed. with his contract, ward has years to play on the team. we are doing fine with manny and justin in the net right now. why not give them some more exposure and see who we are going to bring back next season as backup? in the meantime, take it easy cam.

3/9/2010 11:53:20 AM

I'd rather get finish 8 than 11 as well, but there has been talk of JR trying to flip all these picks to try and trade up. Someone on the Canes message board said that they've heard JR is really enamored with Seguin and would really like to try and get him. Honestly if I'm Boston I wouldn't trade off that #2 pick in a million years because you get the 2nd pick and still can make the playoffs. We'd have to give up a lot more than picks to pry that 2nd pick away from Boston in my mind.

Also I would like to put forth the motion that everyone on the current team gets flaming puck tattoos in an attempt to intimidate. Put them across the center of the forehead for viewing purposes.

3/9/2010 1:35:13 PM

1) I don't think its necessarily JR that loves Seguin so much, I hear the owner of his junior team has some influence with JR...

2)

Quote :

"Honestly if I'm Boston I wouldn't trade off that #2 pick in a million years because you get the 2nd pick and still can make the playoffs."

what the hell are you trying to say here

3/9/2010 1:40:44 PM

I didn't think it was that hard to understand, but I was saying that if you're Boston who still has a shot to make it into the playoffs and who is currently the 8 seed, why would you trade a chance to take Seguin or Hall with the 2nd pick. You can be a playoff team and still pick in the top 3. We'd have to give them a lot to get that pick away from them.

3/9/2010 1:51:07 PM

i think i just got confused by semantics

you are right, no way they trade that pick unless someone way overpays

[Edited on March 9, 2010 at 2:03 PM. Reason : .]

3/9/2010 1:57:05 PM

3/9/2010 4:12:01 PM

http://www.facebook.com/charlottecheckers

3/9/2010 4:19:50 PM

This amuses me greatly: http://gocheckers.com/poochparty/

3/9/2010 6:12:12 PM

Rutherford on head shots, trade deadline, Hurricanes
Tuesday, 03.09.2010 / 4:22 PM / NHL Insider
By Mike G. Morreale - NHL.com Staff Writer
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BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Carolina Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford has built teams that have played in the Stanley Cup Finals on two occasions -- winning it all in 2006.

Tuesday, however, he was looking at the big picture, namely trying to make the NHL a safer place for players. NHL general managers are meeting this week at the Boca Raton Resort & Club to find a way to prevent illegal hits to the head. Rutherford is one of eight GMs assigned to study video and research on the subject.

Rutherford chatted with NHL.com about those issues, in addition to a few other topics dealing with his hockey club.

NHL.com: Will there ever be a clear-cut answer to the question of regulating hits to the head?

Rutherford: It's an issue that we'll continue to talk about. When you look at, it's not as cut and dry as we all think -- otherwise you'd be calling a penalty every shift. It's the big hits we're talking about here, where guys are getting hit in a vulnerable position. There's where we have to narrow it down to. We'd all like to try and fix this issue to eliminate the injuries but, really, you have to continue to look at it and have a lot more discussion so that we can do something to fix part of the problem. I don't think there's guarantee, but I do think we've talked about this for a long period of time, so we'd like to see something done (during the three-day GM meetings). But we have to make sure that when we do something, it's right.

NHL.com: Can you describe what it means for a player to be in a "vulnerable position?"


Rutherford: Vulnerable positions aren't only when you don't see the guy coming at you or from the side. You're in a vulnerable position when you're along the boards and the glass too. In fact, that's where a lot of them happen.

NHL.com: You must be pleased with what you accomplished at the trade deadline. Entering the 2010 Entry Draft, the Hurricanes have 11 picks in seven rounds.

Rutherford: We cleaned up a lot of things and were able to do that and save some money at the same time. We cleaned things up for what we'll do in the summertime and, at the same time, we didn't gut our team because we got players back from injury and have still remained a competitive team. Our priority is to make the playoff race interesting. I expect the team to have the same work ethic as we've had last couple of weeks and continue to play. We probably sit in the strongest position among any team to move up in the draft with those three second-round picks we now have. We're positioned very well for this year's draft.

NHL.com: I know you have gone on record saying you don't like the timing of the trade deadline. Why?

Rutherford: I feel it's way too late in the season, and I'd prefer to see it with one-third of season left instead of one-quarter of the season. It's not an easy day for anybody. As far as criteria, we set out building toward our future and building toward the draft. We did what we set out to do at this year's deadline, but I can't sit here and say I'm happy. I'm happy it's over.

NHL.com: Were you ever close to dealing Ray Whitney?

Rutherford: A number of teams expressed interest in Ray. But, I took the same position all along. He's one of the most popular players on the Hurricanes and one of the best, so if I didn't see a deal that made sense for us, it wasn't going to happen. Ray didn't want to go anywhere. If a player wants to stay bad enough, we'll wait for the proper time to negotiate.

NHL.com: Are you pleased with the way your team has performed down the stretch?

Rutherford: We got healthy. Every year, there are different times in the schedule where you're team is tired and we were going through losing streaks and just couldn't get out of it. Now, I feel we're catching other teams at a time when they're tired. It's just all those things have added up.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=520741

3/9/2010 7:37:13 PM

NHL HURRICANES
The Canes have recalled Oskar Osala from Albany. Erik Cole is out tonight due to illness. http://carhur.com/715

3/10/2010 10:32:27 AM

If there is one thing that is always true about Erik Cole, it is that he sure is reliable. Excited to see Osala though.

3/10/2010 10:34:08 AM

Woo, Osala!

Four Finns out of 18 ain't bad.

3/10/2010 10:43:02 AM

the baby Finn!

3/10/2010 10:50:53 AM

woohoo! so long as he isn't completely fucking horrible in every aspect of hockey, he'll be a step up from Cole.

3/10/2010 11:11:29 AM

I hope Pothier and Osala have stellar nights against the Caps.

[Edited on March 10, 2010 at 11:38 AM. Reason : .]

3/10/2010 11:33:58 AM

Ward plays for Anaheim.

3/10/2010 11:36:38 AM

^wow. I knew that. I was at the game last week. I promise I ain't no bandwagon fan Haven't slept since Monday. Blarrghghh

3/10/2010 11:40:05 AM

I, too, hope Osala plays well. I also hope the Caps win.

3/10/2010 11:54:10 AM

the facebook dipshits are at it again defending Cole.

3/10/2010 12:35:23 PM

i dont know man, its hard to argue with his entire career of clutch playoff scoring

3/10/2010 1:14:51 PM

WOO WOO OSALA

Also, Kyle Lawson signs. Joins Albany for the remainder of the season on a tryout contract, and his deal kicks in starting next season. $500k ($525k in the 2nd year) at the NHL level and $50k at the AHL level, with an $80k signing bonus.

4 years at Notre Dame:

Season 		Team 		Lge 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2006-07 	Notre Dame 	NCAA 	38 	4 	15 	19 	14 					
2007-08 	Notre Dame 	NCAA 	45 	5 	21 	26 	36 					
2008-09 	Notre Dame 	NCAA 	40 	4 	19 	23 	44 					
2009-10 	Notre Dame 	NCAA 	38 	4 	18 	22 	44

3/10/2010 2:44:37 PM

3/10/2010 8:20:21 PM

very entertaining game tonight against the Caps, I'm hoping it doesnt take too much out of their legs going into the Penguins game tomorrow

Staal has looked tired all game, Ruutu looks great, and I'm becoming more and more of a Zack Boychuk fan

funny how Walker and Corvo both gave up penalties in the second period

3/10/2010 9:18:23 PM

What does this do to the Mo Meter?

3/10/2010 9:33:13 PM

fucking shit god damn it fuck

3/10/2010 9:34:19 PM

I see it was an OT loss. At least we picked up a point.

3/10/2010 9:38:37 PM

now can we bring up McBain and Tlusty and Samson????

3/10/2010 9:38:57 PM

Must win tomorrow night.

3/10/2010 9:44:38 PM