MAKE IT SO

New Faces

Anthony Stewart #13 6'3" 230. Older brother of Chris Stewart, and a motherfuckin Twitter machine (@EhStew13). Improved his game dramatically last year, and could be a hell of a bargain at $900k


Alexei Ponikarovsky #23 6'4" 226. He's a big, Ukrainian fuck. Another potential JR reclamation project, he's had 2 shit storm years since leaving the leafs. There's a trend of people who missed the playoffs under Mo in TO coming to town.


Tim Brent #37 6'0" 188. "Hey, you guys need someone to kill a 5 on 3? I got this" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHn_XET11tk


Tomas Kaberle #51 6'1" 214. Tell me, does that face inspire confidence?


Notable Losses

Erik Cole. Thank everything holy that we didn't match Montreal's absurd offer for this guy. Fans talked a lot about who's going to be Cole's replacement, failing to remember all the times he missed the goddamned net from the top of the crease. Adios, motherfucker!

Odds and Ends
-Stillman retired and is with Florida's front office
-Francis is no longer behind the bench, and is being replaced (sometimes) by Brind'Amour
-First round pick, Ryan Murphy is talented as shit, but a bit of a midget. He might make the team, but will only cause JR to sign some GRITTY VETERANS
-Corvo was traded to Boston for something that doesn't circle his own net on every possession.
-We have organEYEzational depth on D (Faulk, Dumoulin, Murphy, Sanguinetti, and Levi)

Possible Lines (from practices to date; likely to change as Mo gets bored during a game):
Ponikarovsky-Staal-So Sexy
Stewart-Ruutu-Skinner
LaRose-Sutter-Dalpe
Dwyer-Brent-Tlusty/Bowman

Gleason-Pitkanen
Mcbain-Kaberle
Harrison-Allen

Ward
(Does it matter?)













[Edited on September 20, 2011 at 6:36 PM. Reason : thx]

9/20/2011 6:30:12 PM

It's Ryan Murphy but, hey Cory is a hockey player, but in Switzerland I think.

Also this needs more:

9/20/2011 6:35:14 PM

iop1

GO CAINS

9/20/2011 7:10:32 PM

Quote :

"PUMPED AS SHIT"

9/20/2011 7:46:49 PM

can't wait...go canes!

9/20/2011 7:51:41 PM

season tickets bought

jersey laundered

pumped for opening night!

9/20/2011 8:02:00 PM

iop1 BEAP BEAP

9/20/2011 9:15:43 PM

I will see you at the Verizon Center.

9/20/2011 9:17:37 PM

CANES!!! ...fucking right

9/20/2011 10:30:11 PM

iop1

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LET'S GO. GET HYPE.

9/20/2011 11:33:00 PM

I really hope LaRose gets dropped to the 4th line... other than that, pumped for the season.

Anyone think Boychuk gets significant time in the show this year? If not, he may want out.

Charlotte should be fun to watch this year, so I will probably go to a good many of those games.

9/21/2011 8:29:28 AM

if Boychuck can't cut it this year, we'll all get tired of the trade rumors by January.

9/21/2011 9:28:25 AM

iop1

PUMPED AS SHIT FOR FUN HOCKEY

9/21/2011 9:43:04 AM

OH WE BACK

Moved over to 324 for this year after a couple fun years in 328. Pumped to get back to the RBC on friday night.

9/21/2011 11:58:40 AM

Goalie info correction: I completely forgot we signed Boucher as a backup!

9/21/2011 12:29:08 PM

iop1

also, the more I look back at it, that playoff game against Boston where Jussi did his little "shuffle" mightve been the greatest sports event I've ever witnessed in person. Had great seats too

9/21/2011 12:50:03 PM

9/21/2011 10:38:17 PM

We've locked up the PIMP HAND for another four years

Quote :

" Peter Karmanos, Chief Executive Officer, Owner and Governor of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has re-signed President and General Manager Jim Rutherford to a four-year contract extension. The new contract runs through the 2015-16 season. “Jim is one of the premiere general managers in all of sports,” said Karmanos. “In the 14 years since the Hurricanes arrived in North Carolina, his leadership has allowed our franchise to host two Stanley Cup Finals, the NHL All-Star Game and the NHL Draft, bringing tremendously positive attention to the team and the area. This contract will take him through his 30th year with our hockey organization, and I am proud to have been associated with Jim for that long.” "

http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=589361


woooooooooo

9/22/2011 10:18:47 AM

Long live the pimp hand.

9/22/2011 10:40:29 AM

How many times would the Canes have to make the playoffs in those 4 years for him to get another extension?

9/22/2011 11:12:22 AM

0

9/22/2011 11:14:17 AM

^ yeah pretty much.

9/22/2011 11:51:45 AM

what does the final roster count have to be?

[Edited on September 22, 2011 at 12:24 PM. Reason : ?]

9/22/2011 12:13:27 PM

23 is the maximum active roster.

9/22/2011 7:15:54 PM

I'll say it. Peters sucks.

9/24/2011 1:59:24 AM

I fear this is true. Even Patrick DesRochers looked okay at first.

EDIT: Patrick DesRochers' Hurricanes' SV% is higher than Peters'. Yeesh.

.....aaaaand that brings me to this page, because I fucking love the obscure goaltending history of this team. http://www.goaliesarchive.com/hurricanes/index.html

Nineteen goaltenders have worn the Hurricane uniform in an official NHL game, and only two of them (Ward & Irbe) have made significant contributions in more than two seasons. For instance, I had completely forgotten that Sean Burke only played in 25 games before hit his wife and we swapped him for Martin GUHHHHLEEEENUSSS, handing the reins to TREVOR FUCKING KIDD.

And that shit doesn't even list the guys who never dressed, like Jason Muzzati or Jean-Marc Pelletier.

9/24/2011 3:38:46 AM

[Edited on September 24, 2011 at 10:55 AM. Reason : nobody likes a sidescroller]

9/24/2011 4:03:53 AM

Peters has been to camp how many times? He's been a sieve every time.

I just hope to god they dont ride him in Charlotte. I would much rather see murphy get the experience.

9/24/2011 11:19:51 AM

yeah, Peters really brings nothing to the table. Murphy could have a bright future though.

9/24/2011 12:54:14 PM

welp cristobal huet is about to be waived

9/24/2011 1:31:13 PM

and what in the blue hell does that have to do WITH THE CAINS??!!??

9/24/2011 2:44:32 PM

JR loves goalies and reclamation projects?

I'm quite content with boucher, though.

9/24/2011 2:51:35 PM

a guy who went 5 and a half games without being scored in Phoenix is certainly someone I'm good with as a backup.

9/24/2011 2:55:43 PM

Fun facts:

1. Brian Boucher was one of the original twelve McFarlane Sports Picks figures that existed even before McFarlane had an NHL license.

2. One of Boucher's five shutouts during the famous streak came at the RBC Center.

3. Brian Boucher was the inspiration for the Bobby Boucher's speech impediment.

9/24/2011 3:15:53 PM

Quote :

"JR loves goalies and reclamation projects?"

this, and i forgot about boucher

[Edited on September 24, 2011 at 3:19 PM. Reason : /]

9/24/2011 3:19:28 PM

^^I'm not buying #3.

9/24/2011 3:23:02 PM

Anyone else going to the game in Charlotte tomorrow?

9/24/2011 4:26:16 PM

I'll be there. Just saw staal, ward, and skinner at the epicenter

9/24/2011 4:33:21 PM

Misha and I will be there. Sitting in 117.

9/25/2011 11:01:38 AM

Got a puck from a linesman at the end of the 1st. Woot 2nd row from the ice, couldn't see shit on the other end of the ice, but got my puck!

9/25/2011 11:46:35 PM

Yeah, TWC has absolutely horrible boards. Don't know what the actual difference is, but they are 10x worse than those at the RBC Center. Can't see shit at the other end if you're in the first 10 rows.

9/26/2011 4:06:01 PM

I could be very wrong, but I think TWC's slope is less than that of RBC. I have noticed that you can't see much when sitting in the lower bowl at TWC.

9/26/2011 4:07:50 PM

http://www.canescountry.com/2011/9/27/2451633/q-a-with-mac-mccaughan-of-superchunk-and-merge-records

9/27/2011 8:50:01 AM

Just got tickets to the home opener. Who's up for tailgating?

9/27/2011 2:34:31 PM

Just got tickets to the home opener as well

9/27/2011 2:48:45 PM

In shitty news: LaRose might start the year on the second line with Ruutu and Skinner.

9/28/2011 9:18:29 AM

Skinner comes down to his talent level. 35-38 wins. 10th in the East.

maximus enjoys his free season tickets...again

9/28/2011 10:49:54 AM

this is what I hope our final roster will look like.

21 DRAYSON BOWMAN
11 ZACH BOYCHUK
37 TIM BRENT
22 ZAC DALPE
29 CHRIS DURNO
39 PATRICK DWYER
36 JUSSI JOKINEN
59 CHAD LAROSE
18 JON MATSUMOTO
20 RILEY NASH
23 ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY
15 TUOMO RUUTU
71 JEROME SAMSON
53 JEFF SKINNER
12 ERIC STAAL "C"
13 ANTHONY STEWART
16 BRANDON SUTTER "A"
42 BRETT SUTTER
58 CHRIS TERRY
19 JIRI TLUSTY I honestly don't know why we've invested so much time into this guy.

5 BRYAN ALLEN
28 JUSTIN FAULK
6 TIM GLEASON "A"
44 JAY HARRISON
27 DEREK JOSLIN
51 TOMAS KABERLE
31 JUSTIN KRUEGER
4 JAMIE MCBAIN
38 RYAN MURPHY
25 JONI PITKANEN
7 MATHIEU ROY
24 BOBBY SANGUINETTI

33 BRIAN BOUCHER
70 MIKE MURPHY
60 JUSTIN PETERS
30 CAM WARD

[Edited on September 28, 2011 at 12:23 PM. Reason : my thing with Tlusty is wishful thinking but I know Maurice has a soft spot for him FOR SOME REASON.]

9/28/2011 12:22:08 PM

Methinks the reason we keep ol' cock pics around is because we traded a 1st round pick for him. Granted, paradis shouldnt even be a first rounder in a QMJLH draft, but that's another story

9/28/2011 12:34:46 PM

setemup

[Edited on September 29, 2011 at 12:17 PM. Reason : ]

9/29/2011 12:16:37 PM