what, you mean that 2 + 2 doesn't add to five? the kid just didnt get a decision in one of his games.

6/23/2007 2:39:00 PM

Holy shit.

Michael Leighton is the goalie that Cam fought in the great Norfolk brawl.

6/23/2007 2:50:59 PM

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=8183

Eklund has an Edmonton deal for an Eastern power forward at e5. Saying it is either Cole or Jokinen. would be pretty sweet if they lifted jokinen from the division.

6/23/2007 2:55:30 PM

Maybe I would put a little more faith in Eklund if he actually spelled players names right.

Or ever got anything right.

6/23/2007 2:59:45 PM

hahahahahaha

6/23/2007 3:03:43 PM

So I'm just getting around to watching Smackdown from last night, and someone at ringside has a sign that says:

HOGAN FEARS LAROSE #59

6/23/2007 5:23:08 PM

haha, nice

6/23/2007 6:56:25 PM

Quote :

"Rutherford did openly admit he was looking for a defenseman -- and close to a deal. "We've got something going on right now," Rutherford said. "It's kind of a time-frame thing whether it's going to happen or not. We're working on maybe changing up the mix of our defense. That might be a possibility.""

Quote :

""If something was going to happen in a trade such as what I was suggesting we're working on, it would probably happen in the next few days," he said."

On Babchuk:

Quote :

""We'll leave him in Russia," Rutherford said. "He's a defected player, and he can stay there and we'll keep his rights.""

Quote :

"EDMONTON JOURNAL: Jim Matheson reports the Hurricanes are talking with the Philadelphia Flyers regarding a possible trade of defenceman Joni Pitkanen. Matheson speculated the Flyers might be interested in Niclas Wallin or Mike Commodore in return."

Come on Nic wave your NTC plz.

6/24/2007 10:20:06 AM

Nic Wallin is a rock back on defense He is our best defensive defensman. Never messes up aexcept that one time when he put the puck in his own net

6/24/2007 12:58:51 PM

I agree with you but if it's gonna be Nic or Commodore my vote is for the former.

6/24/2007 1:11:09 PM

^^i hope you're kidding.

6/24/2007 3:21:11 PM

Go watch some tape Wallin is crucial on the back end.

6/24/2007 4:30:22 PM

Amazing how people get Wallin and Wesley confused

6/24/2007 5:07:53 PM

from the philadelphia inquirer...

Quote :

"The Flyers tried to move defenseman Joni Pitkanen and held several trade conversations. According to multiple club executives, they left the draft with a three-way trade possibility with Edmonton and Carolina. In that deal, Pitkanen would go to Carolina, the Hurricanes' Erik Cole to Edmonton and the Oilers' Raffi Torres to the Flyers. "

6/24/2007 9:23:59 PM

new canes uniforms courtesy of NHL 08

6/24/2007 9:53:04 PM

was discussed on pg5

6/24/2007 9:55:17 PM

sorry been away the past few days

6/24/2007 10:44:26 PM

Quote :

"Amazing how people get Wallin and Wesley confused"

srsly... and then its amazing at how many hate wesley too...

wallin is off in la-la land sometimes, thinking about swedish fish or what have you. I mean, like that OT goal on brodeur... WTF. he couldnt even keep his eye on the puck. it worked by some fucking miracle, but it sure wasnt intentional.

6/25/2007 4:15:35 AM

in all fairness to the wesley haters, he is ginger

6/25/2007 10:04:29 AM

gingervitis is a plauge that must be purged

6/25/2007 9:05:31 PM

i really dont want to see cole go to edmonton.

6/25/2007 10:17:49 PM

me either

6/25/2007 10:20:28 PM

cole's not going anywhere

6/26/2007 11:50:55 AM

Quote :

"The Hurricanes are trying to make a swap of defensemen, and general manager Jim Rutherford confirmed Monday that the deal is being delayed while a Carolina player decides whether to waive his no-trade clause. Wallin, who considered returning to Sweden after the 2006 Stanley Cup win, was given a no-trade clause as part of the four-year, $6.9 million contract he signed that summer."

6/26/2007 12:19:35 PM

i'd rather it'd be him and not commodore

6/26/2007 1:52:17 PM

I'd rather it be gleason, Wallin has been with us for a long time now

6/26/2007 9:21:27 PM

Wallin is 31 and is a solid and affordable defenseman but Gleason is 24 with 2 1/2 NHL seasons under his belt, he is only going to get better. Wallin is clearly the more expendable of the two

6/26/2007 10:46:12 PM

Yeah, I like Timmy more than I like Wallin, honestly.

But for Pitkanen, I could stand the loss of Gleason, but clearly he isn't on the block right now.

6/26/2007 10:56:35 PM

saw on hfboards that kevyn adams and nick boynton have been placed on waivers by phoenix. lets trade hedican and pick our fan favorite back up.

6/27/2007 3:17:31 PM

a cheap FA that would at the very least be a reserve forward for us would be Jeff Hamilton. He is 5'11 and is 29. He has been the leading scorer in the AHL in 03-04 and put up 18G 21A last season for Chicago getting an avg 12 minutes a game. At best he is the 3rd line center we need if we miss on white

6/27/2007 4:54:37 PM

Quote :

"I'd rather it be gleason, Wallin has been with us for a long time now"

and that's where you lose, we're in this to win, not trade palyers based on newness. therooster hit on everything perfectly... he's good and only going to get better.

you remind me of apkaufma... after the lockout he was screaming brind'amour needed to be bought out and that rutherford was moron, etc... then brind'amour was named captain (and is one of the most respected in the league), won a Stanley Cup, and won two consecutive selke trophies. i rubbed that shit in his face.

[Edited on June 27, 2007 at 5:21 PM. Reason : ]

6/27/2007 5:20:11 PM

I would rather have pitkanen then wallin or gleason, but i just like wallin better than gleason

6/27/2007 9:09:35 PM

Canes flagship radio is moving to 99.9.

WHICH MEANS

$10.29 seats are now $9.99

w00t w00t

6/28/2007 3:02:06 PM

bEEp bEEp

6/28/2007 3:11:01 PM

i believe you mean BEAP BEAP

6/28/2007 3:13:56 PM

damn it 99.9 doesn't pick up as well in moore county than 102.9

and i already have season tickets anyway so..

boooo.

Quote :

"Beginning with the 2006-07 season, Kaiton’s play-by-play call of every Hurricanes pre-season, regular-season and post-season game will be heard on the Hurricanes Radio Network’s new flagship station, Capitol Broadcasting Company’s WCMC 99.9 FM, “99.9 Genuine Country.”"

editing ftw.

[Edited on June 28, 2007 at 4:08 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on June 28, 2007 at 4:09 PM. Reason : looks like the extras such as streaming video on wral.com was the more reason for the deal]


NEVER MIND I SUPPORT THIS, I WAS GETTING TIRED OF HEARING THE SAME DAMN 5 SECOND CLIPS OF THOSE SONGS AT EVERY GAME........ YAY YAY 99.9


now just don't do the same thing with country.. that would be worse.

[Edited on June 28, 2007 at 4:11 PM. Reason : ]

6/28/2007 4:06:16 PM

Say hello to the Hall of Fame

Quote :

"Mark Messier is headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame along with Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens. "

6/28/2007 4:11:04 PM

nice

6/28/2007 4:12:53 PM

so, do we make a move today, or does rutherford wait and see what happens? i'd love to see a todd white or mike comrie signed today. anything that gets letowski out of the lineup would be great

7/1/2007 11:39:10 AM

If you wait you're fucked. I'm betting on Todd White being under contract before this evening.

7/1/2007 11:41:10 AM

some of the $$$ thats going to be thrown at 2nd tier FAs is going to make me sick. The N&O was talking about the Canes going after Handzus, but he wants $4 mil/yr. No way is he worth that kind of $$.

7/1/2007 11:42:43 AM

Todd White to Atlanta for 4 years at $9.5 mil.



I don't know if we would have given him that many years, but we definitely could have given that much money.

7/1/2007 1:49:33 PM

sucks, come on comrie

7/1/2007 1:54:55 PM

only rumor for the canes all day is that we may sign Jeff Hamilton, reported by Eklund...


http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/bio/?id=2657&hubname=nhl-hurricanes

7/1/2007 5:59:44 PM

ugh

7/1/2007 6:04:09 PM

Not a rumor anymore.

We signed him. $800k a year for 2 years. Shit I don't mind this honestly. He's an under the radar guy but he scored 39 points in 70 games for a shitty Blackhawks team last year.

This leaves us with $1.5 million under Rutherford's budget, so there's more to come on the free agent or trade front.

7/1/2007 6:15:49 PM

Quote :

"Hurricanes agree to terms with C Hamilton July 1, 2007 RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (TICKER) -- The Carolina Hurricanes took a step toward returning to the playoffs Sunday, agreeing to terms with center Jeff Hamilton on a two-year, $1.6 million contract. The Stanley Cup champions in 2006, the Hurricanes failed to qualify for the postseason this past campaign. "

ahahahahaha a step toward returning to the playoffs with signing hamilton hahahahahahahahah

a step towards last place more like it. this is gonna be you guys' premiere free agent.

i actually feel bad for canes fans

7/1/2007 6:42:14 PM

I laughed at that too, but just because some idiot blurb writer wrote some dumb tagline doesn't mean this was a terrible signing. They needed a third line center and got one cheap, and now still have money to work on a defenseman. Possibly Brad Stuart. They didn't miss the playoffs because they didn't have the talent.

7/1/2007 6:59:49 PM

i think we will make the playoffs this year. it'll be tough, as the other SE div teams are looking like contenders too, but i like this signing

7/1/2007 7:00:35 PM

Pitkanen deal is done. But not to us.

Pitkanen/Sanderson to Edmonton for Lupol/Smith

7/1/2007 7:03:41 PM