Ruutu accepts the qualifying offer. 1 year, 2.25 million

[Edited on June 24, 2008 at 12:23 PM. Reason : Page ]

6/24/2008 12:21:24 PM

RUUTU SIGNED????

WITH THE CANES????

6/24/2008 12:35:43 PM

that's a bit high for Ruutu, but I'm alright with it.

6/24/2008 1:11:11 PM

6/24/2008 3:35:51 PM

6/24/2008 3:57:37 PM

Quote :

"Jeff Hamilton's buyout is official. David Tanabe's buyout, as reported here, is being challenged by the NHLPA. The Canes have removed both players from the roster page on their web site. That may have been done when they put the two players on waivers Monday, but I just checked now and they're gone. "

Also, Brind'amour is doing great with his workouts and skating and stuff.

6/25/2008 5:47:34 PM

Quote :

"The Calgary Flames began their house cleaning on Thursday, placing defenceman Rhett Warrener and Anders Eriksson and forward Marcus Nilson on waivers. ............ Eriksson is set to earn $1.5 million next season, the final year of a two-year contract. The 6'2", 220-lb defenceman has played 552 NHL games with Calgary, Detroit, Chicago, Florida, Toronto, and Columbus. "

If he drops to us I think JR pulls the trigger.

6/26/2008 1:23:06 PM

Quote :

"Scratch defenceman Jean-Michael Liles from the list of available free agents. Sources tell TSN that Liles and the Colorado Avalanche have agreed to terms on a four-year contract worth an average of slightly more than $4 million per year."

Well fuck me sideways

6/29/2008 9:31:36 PM

Lame.

6/30/2008 12:03:57 AM

I'm sure that throws off Rutherford's plan a little bit. I would imagine that could spark a trade now for someone else.

6/30/2008 12:32:12 AM

pitkanen is the only solid one available that the canes could afford

6/30/2008 12:55:55 AM

Everyone's favorite hockey rumor guy has Pitkanen going to Ottawa or here.

6/30/2008 1:48:41 PM

so doesn't that mean we aren't getting him?

6/30/2008 2:15:19 PM

http://www.wral.com/sports/story/3129243/

Quote :

"Jim Rutherford, the President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, told WRAL in an exclusive interview Monday afternoon that team defense will be the focus of what he feels will be a "busy week." "Our biggest goal is to rebuild our defense, really change our defense and make it a lot younger," Rutherford said. "With [Glen] Wesley and [Bret] Hedican leaving...we'll be active. We won't be into the big name guys, the big money guys, but we're going to make some changes on Tuesday through free agency and also maybe make a trade." It sounds like the changes are happening sooner, rather than later, for a Canes team that desperately needs to re-energize their back line. "We might have two or three new defensemen by Wednesday.""

6/30/2008 3:45:42 PM

6/30/2008 5:02:47 PM

Dear Erik Cole,



Love,

vinylbandit

6/30/2008 6:17:00 PM

BABCHUK

HAS

RETURNED

6/30/2008 6:43:37 PM

ZOMG

6/30/2008 6:44:18 PM

Maybe.

6/30/2008 6:48:25 PM

SOMEBODY SET UP US THE BABCHUK

6/30/2008 7:08:19 PM

6/30/2008 7:26:31 PM

i hope i get to see the wings come to the rbc center this year

6/30/2008 7:33:38 PM

i hope they die on the way

6/30/2008 11:34:45 PM

this would prevent an embarrasment on ice for the canes

6/30/2008 11:39:41 PM

LIKE LAST TIME THEY PLAYED IN THE RBC


WOOOOOAHHHHHHH

6/30/2008 11:41:00 PM

yea like the last time they played in the rbc with half their team out of the game 3 years ago whoooooaaaaaaa

or like the time the canes kicked their ass in the cup finals.................................









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oh wait

6/30/2008 11:43:12 PM

Carolina Hurricanes payroll: $33.0 million

Detroit Red Wings payroll: $64.4 million

Ron Francis silencing 20,000 in Hockeytown: Priceless

6/30/2008 11:56:30 PM

there is a cap, so there's no one to blame but your management

you know enough about hockey not to have to resort to that lame copout

[Edited on July 1, 2008 at 12:54 AM. Reason : id also like to mention that at no point was i trolling the canes in my initial post]

7/1/2008 12:48:11 AM

There is a cap? In 2002?

7/1/2008 7:09:44 AM

WITH THE CANES????

7/1/2008 8:32:48 AM

RALEIGH, NC—Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has agreed to terms with defenseman Anton Babchuk on a one-year contract. The deal will pay Babchuk $1 million in 2008-09.

7/1/2008 12:08:38 PM

BREAKING NEWS:The Edmonton Oilers have traded defenceman Joni Pitkanen, a restricted free agent, to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Erik Cole. Details to follow.

7/1/2008 12:09:45 PM

Thank you Canes for making the deal that had to be made.

I will take the rest of this day or week to morn the loss of one of my all time favorite Canes, and wish him the best in Edmonton.

Now, we still have to get Pitkanen under contract.

7/1/2008 12:14:43 PM

ZOMG!!!....bye colesy

7/1/2008 12:15:56 PM

Good move, Canes

NOW LET'S WIN SOME HOCKEY GAMES

7/1/2008 12:18:19 PM

Cole leaves the Hurricanes having skated in 418 career regular-season games in six seasons, ranking him seventh all-time in games played by a Carolina player. He ranks third all-time among Hurricanes skaters in goals (129) and shorthanded goals (7), fourth in penalty minutes (406), and sixth in assists (151), points (280) and power-play goals (32).

7/1/2008 12:21:52 PM

I am not pleased

7/1/2008 12:46:25 PM

WITH THE CAINS?

7/1/2008 12:56:56 PM

with the canes.

7/1/2008 12:59:49 PM

Does anybody think we will go after Commodore?

7/1/2008 1:00:12 PM

nah

7/1/2008 1:01:30 PM

Time to start coming up with some Pitkanen catchphrases

7/1/2008 1:02:06 PM

PIT CANNON

7/1/2008 1:06:07 PM

I guess that works, but we've already got the Babchuk Cannon

7/1/2008 1:07:28 PM

JONI

PICK-YOUR-NOSE

http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=5i6Is-yhxFU

[Edited on July 1, 2008 at 1:08 PM. Reason : HONG KONG YOOOOTOOOB]

7/1/2008 1:07:55 PM

would rather have gotten a more defensive defenseman

i guess jr is counting on getting a lot of power plays

jacques martin is laughing at this plan due to the lack of the diving erik cole

[Edited on July 1, 2008 at 1:22 PM. Reason : -=-]

7/1/2008 1:17:41 PM

Yeah but now he can't use it as an excuse for losing to us

7/1/2008 1:25:50 PM

Quote :

"Ryan Bayda, Wade Brookbank and Tim Conboy have all re-signed, Bayda and Brookbank for one year each and Conboy for two. Bayda and Brookbank will each make $475,000 next season. Conboy has a two-way deal next season ($475,000 and $100,000 in the AHL) and a one-way deal in 2009-10 at $500,000. "

ONE WAY DEALS WTF?

This sounds like writing on the wall for LaRose to me

7/1/2008 1:31:54 PM

we still have to sign Pitkanen to a contract, right? I wonder how much would that take.

7/1/2008 1:44:00 PM

LaRose is safe, we qualified him and I dont see him getting an offer sheet. I dont know what in the hell we would trade him for.

7/1/2008 1:45:14 PM