tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26826469191961913432024-03-19T09:02:27.662-04:00Bleed Black and RedBleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-18174670847594386112009-03-11T11:55:00.003-04:002010-10-21T15:49:57.620-04:00What does the media have against us?All of a sudden the hockey media is just dogging Carolina? Umm. Why? Is it that we are in "redneck" North Carolina? Do you think we can't win games here? How about you go back to 2006, Do you still think we can't win games? I am not sure the media's reasoning for this but it infuriates me. I know that not everybody in the world is for the same thing but right now it is really anti-carolina. <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/What-We-Learned-Deconstructing-the-inscrutable-?urn=nhl,146690">Puck Daddy and his gang are fueling that fire</a> but <a href="http://www.canescountry.com/2009/3/11/789210/debunking-puck-daddy-and-t">Bubba at Canes Country has some sense about this one.</a> Anyways I just wish we could get some credit for our recent 23-6 combined goal performance. Whatever. <div><br /></div><div>If your looking for some funny Bobblehead creativity, check out the <a href="http://carolinaonice.blogspot.com/2009/03/coming-soon-to-ebay-store-near-you.html">experts of photoshop at Carolina on Ice.</a> "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 20px; font-size:13px;">Concussion - Shaky head. Concussion - Shaky head." Haha!</span></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-33124219372312104082009-03-09T11:45:00.003-04:002009-03-09T11:58:25.885-04:00Wow a lot has happened since I've been awayHonestly this past month has been chaos for me and I could not get to posting well a post. First was the Albany bus crash that left four players and a broadcaster in the hospital as it crashed into a guardrail. That was truly a sad moment. In the past week, we have traded Justin Williams for Erik Cole. Unfortunately, the deal also involved the only NHL player ever from North Carolina, Patrick O'Sullivan, to be sent to Edmonton in a 3-way deal. I know we don't need another small, fast player like him but it would be cool to see someone from our own state skate around out there. Since my last post we have gone 9-5 but in our last three games we have won by a combined score of 20-6. 20-6, that's not a number you see everyday. Everybody on the team has really started to make a push for a playoff spot. Staal finally looks as if he deserves his paycheck as he has 12 points in the last 5 games. Brind'Amour is still at a -28, but i can deal with that (maybe). I will try and get some more stories up as the come available.Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-18757918928637543362009-02-07T19:33:00.005-05:002009-02-07T19:48:34.945-05:00Canes acquire Jussi JokinenMy first reaction to this was what the hell? I know Jussi Jokinen is a good player and he will add depth to our team but really think about. We lost our major enforcer, Wade Brookbank and another D-man Joe Melichar to a division rival. On paper this trade looks good, but I'm interested in how it will actually play out. In the 46 games Jokinen has played this season, he has six goals and ten assists. Yes, I know we have dumped to players taking up space for some scoring depth and for only 400K more than those two combined. This is JRs two cents:<div><br /></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">“Jussi is a skilled, two-positional player that can be used in all situations,” said Rutherford. “He will add depth to our team at an important time of the season.”</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div>We certainly seem to be interested in Finns in the past year, as we've acquired Ruutu, Pitkanen, and now Jokinen. Maybe MOron can send out a team finland line.</div></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-57858648164636212162009-01-24T19:27:00.003-05:002009-01-24T19:54:24.772-05:00Our Favorite All Star GameIt is that time of the year again. The NHL is showcasing its "top" players in a game that may be just a bit over the top. Of course since Montreal is the home city it only makes sense for them to have FOUR (yes, four) starters in the line-up. On Saturday night we begin with the Super-skills competition. The best part of this is watching Oven Chikin take the shootout competition to the next extreme. I don't know what he will do but it is sure to be interesting. Tomorrow night, the actual game takes place. I don't find much interest in watching a 10-10 game. What's fun about that? Maybe, our only representative, Eric Staal, will win another car!<div><br /><div>Canes Country has released some information that we may host the NHL all-star game in 2012. The NHL is sending representatives to scout out the area and see if Raleigh is high enough class to hold it. Due to our previous success hold high-name events here before. (College Basketball tourneys, Stanley Cup, 04 Draft). If we get more high-end buildings, I'd expect an All- Star game in the near future.</div></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-42574427086349211342009-01-19T11:03:00.004-05:002009-01-19T11:24:18.527-05:00Tailgate Special<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I've been away a while, but I've come back to a Hurricanes tailgate. That is what it seems like with, Harris Teeter releasing sandwiches "designed" by players, and PEPSI is releasing cans with 6 different players on them. I'll start with the sandwiches because I am a bit hungry. Harris Teeter, is releasing a new sub every month through March. Scott Walker started it off about 5 days ago with the "Walker 24". Next month, Wade Brookbank is "designing" the "Brookbank's Power House. Maybe that one will have a punch. Ryan Bayda is releasing the last one, "Rhino", in March. When I put designing, in italics, I am really questioning if the actually designed it or they just picked from a list of cheap sandwich ideas. <div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Sometimes you want to take a more fan spirited refreshment to the Hurricanes games, PEPSI has released just that. Ben Aycock, our Marketing Director, announced the "PEPSI - Win a taste of the 'Canes" sweepstakes, and 6 different drinks. Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Staal, Cam Ward, Tim Gleason, Joni Pitkanen, and Ray Whitney will be featured on Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Sierra Mist, Diet Pepsi Max, and Diet Mountain Dew Respectively. Over 28 million cans will be distributed state-wide, so there will be plenty more. For the Sweepstakes you can win 6 Hurricanes themed vending machines. I don't know why you would want 6 but go ahead. Hopefully, this will boost our marketing so we don't become the least popular team in the NHL. <br /></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-88889834057596593802009-01-10T05:17:00.002-05:002009-01-10T05:18:02.164-05:00Will Be out of town for the next weekI may or may not get some new posts up because I will be on the slopes. I hope to get a few up though.Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-35038995784410744672009-01-07T14:50:00.007-05:002009-01-07T15:15:03.664-05:00MMM... I am hungry!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dVLBUToVM4w&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dVLBUToVM4w&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Now, maybe he didn't eat anything all day... I don't know if he was just starving but Jarkko Ruutu, come on, Why do you like Andrew Peters' gloves? Yes, I know both Carolina's Tuomo and brother Jarkko Ruutu are enforcer but I am just disappointed. It was like a NHL version of </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i0Ltfz5sTA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mike Tyson's famous ear biting</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. Jarkko Ruutu is a bit of a dirty player anyways. It was so bad in fact the </span></span><a href="http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=262261&lid=sublink01&lpos=headlines_main"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">NHL is having a hearing about it. </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Andrew Peters' Side:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"It's a pretty stupid thing to do, regardless of who you are, it's just not part of the game of hockey," said Peters, whose thumb was cut. "I've never had anyone bite me before, I didn't know that happened. The refs didn't see it. That's unfortunate. I saw a replay of it and it's pretty evident that he did bite me and I have a lot of confidence that the league will take the proper procedures and go about it the right way. I'm not going to say anything that's going to get me in any trouble. Like I said, I'm going to let the league deal with it."</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jarkko Ruutu's Response:</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">He had his finger in my mouth, but I didn't bite him."</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Really? </span></span></span></div></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-72709639875158660412009-01-06T08:22:00.006-05:002009-01-07T06:23:59.430-05:00World Juniors: Canada wins (again), Checking up on our U18s<div>As I thought, Canada won <em>AGAIN! </em>Its quite annoying how good they are because they always thromp (Is that a word?) all the other countries. After 5 straight titles, Canada seems to have the best prospects of the 21st century. Here are the three Carolina prospects playing.</div><br /><div> </div><br /><div>Drayson Bowman - This 3rd round draft pick played extremely well for himself. He scored 2 goals in a rout of Germany and also had a few other nice plays. Overall he had 3 goals and four points before losing to Slovakia. He has definatley proved himself as the best steal of the draft as he becomes more internationally recognizable. In his 30 games for the Spokane Chiefs he has a respectable 15 goals and 18 assists. </div><br /><div> </div><div>Zach Boychuk - He continues to lead an impressive season as he helps Canada win another gold. He kept Canada in the running during the seven games he played. Unfortunately, he sprained his ankle after Ted Ruth laid him out. Good News is, he came back to play again in the final. In his 21 games for the Lethbridge Hurricanes this season, he has 12 goals and 14 assists. His determination to get back on the ice was a great example of his aggressiveness.</div><br /><div> </div><div>Michal Jordan - Not much news came out about this guy. He helped the Czech Republic reach #6 in the World Junior Standings registering one assist. In his 29 games this season for the Plymouth Whalers, this defenseman has 3 goals and 15 assists.</div><div><br /></div><div>If your looking to catch up on many of our other players in the NHL and AHL, Canes Country has some <a href="http://canescountry.com/blog/2009/01/06/tidbits-%E2%80%94-jan-6/">tidbits.</a> </div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-57526273528729517952009-01-03T15:34:00.003-05:002009-01-03T15:45:41.749-05:00Pat Dwyer Recalled<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUW1W15Lv0OEhcP7aL9uaHInadLcQ9_JSvW5Pu2KyHgRTvmhUY_SoNQlkp5TASzla4oR25HqAdh7P7Ch9VuJeMPKujmFzU3CCBjiCay3jUnY0_0rbawJIUeQxYjv9N6JRyakVl-DbJmA/s1600-h/1102081636jpg-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUW1W15Lv0OEhcP7aL9uaHInadLcQ9_JSvW5Pu2KyHgRTvmhUY_SoNQlkp5TASzla4oR25HqAdh7P7Ch9VuJeMPKujmFzU3CCBjiCay3jUnY0_0rbawJIUeQxYjv9N6JRyakVl-DbJmA/s200/1102081636jpg-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287171310328825442" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My camera phone is not very good!</div><div><br /></div>Lord Stanley's Blog or shall I say Canes Now is reporting that the canes have recalled Pat Dwyer from Albany. This comes after we lost Mr. Hurt (Eaves) to an upper body injury. Dwyer has played 37 games this season, 12 of which were for Carolina. He has a goal for the Canes and seven for the Rats. Who said we were actually getting healthy?Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-55170160913509562122008-12-29T17:56:00.004-05:002008-12-29T18:12:42.633-05:00Frank Kaberle Waived<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOd9LFKnfsPyjvdquzdWBJZrVBzbywx1X-hVsq6GtBbOcmQsA4FNNVhYW-jLJqvtRZ1VfAXOM27o7Biw3U3KsU6-Qmy763DtlKBaaKX1W0kqX7GWmH6y8pyrLT6_BqdwotmpGHYLJeRdQ/s1600-h/02132007_c-09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOd9LFKnfsPyjvdquzdWBJZrVBzbywx1X-hVsq6GtBbOcmQsA4FNNVhYW-jLJqvtRZ1VfAXOM27o7Biw3U3KsU6-Qmy763DtlKBaaKX1W0kqX7GWmH6y8pyrLT6_BqdwotmpGHYLJeRdQ/s320/02132007_c-09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285353932127137186" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Now the season is getting interesting. Several sources have reported that Frank Kaberle is in the process of waivers. Franky has a huge chunk o' change at $2.2 million for his mediocre efforts. I really doubt a team will be willing to pay that price. If no team picks him up we have the option to assign him to Albany. Of course the seasonal flu bug is going around, so we may have to call up several players. Whatever decisions JR makes from now on could effect if we make the play-offs. Jim Rutherford must of had his reasons for clearing 2.2 mil. off the cap. Will the crystal ball foresee some sort of trade or free agency pick-up? Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-17416298360883047362008-12-24T13:41:00.004-05:002008-12-24T13:45:51.821-05:00Happy Holidays<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFw4pwGmlQELMG0lrWAxb2CZfJtTWab-R3DZWXWdnbJolUCCzokdqiCoaIQ37T7G4y3RBnDhYJtsG6L0ViY3A-sEN1fyOkRog3tih6NIhkTd6hQ8o3d4TQGT_0H8RJE9MVT2UvOgzsUA/s1600-h/ChristmasHockey.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFw4pwGmlQELMG0lrWAxb2CZfJtTWab-R3DZWXWdnbJolUCCzokdqiCoaIQ37T7G4y3RBnDhYJtsG6L0ViY3A-sEN1fyOkRog3tih6NIhkTd6hQ8o3d4TQGT_0H8RJE9MVT2UvOgzsUA/s320/ChristmasHockey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283429286817501266" /><br /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Holidays to all of our readers!</div></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-71180065784411417322008-12-21T18:33:00.003-05:002008-12-22T14:49:29.234-05:00Week in ReviewI have not been blogging in a while, but let me catch you guys up on what happened this past week. In a 2-1 OT win over Florida, we got back a newly recharged Frank Kaberle. Joe Corvo, one of our best players as of late, had a goal and assist and Rod Brind'Amour notched his 700th career assist. Our power play finally looked as if it is doing some as we scored in the first period off a Justin Williams shot. It was 1-0 until late in the third when ex-cane Cory Stillman intercepted one of Williams's passes and scored on Ward. Joe Corvo pulled one of the coolest moves I have ever seen him do on our 37th shot, and he knocked in the puck backhand. Both Tim Gleason and Brandon Sutter got in fights. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW1GAn_HIjw">Brandon Sutter's fight</a> was his first in the NHL and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlobOmHcG5w&feature=related">Tim Gleason pummeled</a> his guy. Seidenberg deserved the 32+ minutes of ice time he got as he blocked 5 shots. <div><br /></div><div>On Saturday, we lost 4-2 against the best team in the East. They gave us our first loss in 6 games but we put up a fight keeping the game within one goal for a long time. We got our first goal from Joni Pitkanen as he received a nice pass from Rod Brind'Amour. Boston tied it about halfway through the game when Marc Savard did some nice moves and scored. Dennis Seidenberg laid a big hit on Patrice Bergeron and he has a concussion. After, David Krejci and Shawn Thornton added on to the score, Ray Whitney had a nice goal. We tried hard for the extra goal, but they got an empty netter. Ward looked sharp in net except on the Thornton goal. I also noticed Pitkanen played decently the entire game. <a href="http://blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/lacouture-to-stay-with-river-rats">According to LSB, Dan LaCouture told Jeff Daniels he is staying in Albany. </a></div><div><br /></div><div>In a 3-2 Overtime win vs. Montreal, the Ruutu-Staal-Samsonov line dominated the game with 7 total points. Each had a goal and during their average 19:21 of ice time they all made nice plays. Neither team completely dominated the game, but there was a lot of nice plays and big hits. Roman Hamrlik and Matt D'Agostini each had a goal for Montreal. Chad LaRose got more playing time but we saw less of Brandon Sutter and Patrick Eaves. Who said Maurice is that bad at 4-2-3 since he has gotten here? <br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-3114212650896003142008-12-18T12:53:00.007-05:002008-12-18T13:22:16.645-05:00LaCouture to KHL<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi4b1kN0opEJNXSoJDZAigjFuNUrutfzJgVet3vW4W79aPLbtW7niuKdyrADq8P7L54LDaks13qf8B2aNIfb7gdNOrTvfGVI5cd9yXqpnG4hZWzkdTA0DRxB6ze_KDIzNL-nWhyFveQQ/s1600-h/2964459443_4ccaf5bcbb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVi4b1kN0opEJNXSoJDZAigjFuNUrutfzJgVet3vW4W79aPLbtW7niuKdyrADq8P7L54LDaks13qf8B2aNIfb7gdNOrTvfGVI5cd9yXqpnG4hZWzkdTA0DRxB6ze_KDIzNL-nWhyFveQQ/s320/2964459443_4ccaf5bcbb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281196261514641458" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Russians are taking all of our hockey players. First Matt Murley, now Dan LaCouture. The great TSN reports:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial;font-size:11px;"><p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 105%/160% Arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Carolina Hurricanes forward Dan LaCouture is believed to have left the team for Russia, however, the Hurricanes remain unclear as to which Kontinental Hockey League team LaCouture is attempting to join.<br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 105%/160% Arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Hurricanes intend on suspending LaCouture, who was signed as a free agent in October, if he doesn’t have an immediate change of heart.</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 105%/160% Arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If LaCouture walks away from his contract with the Hurricanes this will fuel the ongoing feud between the KHL and the National Hockey League as, once again, the Kontinental Hockey League would have apparently abandoned its policy of respecting NHL contracts."</span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 105%/160% Arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-weight: inherit; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; font: normal normal normal 105%/160% Arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">I really liked watching LaCouture play. He had two goals in the eleven games he </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">played for us. I think he deserved a better chance to play than he actually got and he must of felt like he was only going to play in the minors.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> This is probably the reason for him to leave for Russia. Plus, every sportsperson in Russia gets monster salaries. LaCouturov (My new nickname for him), as previously mentioned, will be the second player to leave the Canes this year as Matt Murley is currently playing for Amur. LaCouturov, is accustomed to playing as he has played in 43 games for the Swiss league. If he does play in Russia, I wish this 31 year old luck. </span></span></span></span></span></span></p></span></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-89187628452976918602008-12-17T13:55:00.002-05:002008-12-17T14:02:02.360-05:00Kaberle is back, Conboy sent downFrank Kaberle was taken off Injured Reserve today. By doing this we send Timmy Conboy the agitator, back to Albany. Kaberle has been injured for so much time this season (and pretty much all of his career), I don't know why we still have him. The unfortunate thing about sending Conboy down, is his willingness to stand up for the team will be gone. I will miss him! Canes Country makes a good point on several interesting subplots <a href="http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/12/17/kaberle-off-ir-conboy-reassigned/">here.</a> Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-35721729717380009992008-12-17T11:18:00.004-05:002008-12-17T12:56:34.050-05:00Canes get a sloppy winWe got a sloppy win. When the other team gets 11 penalties, I'd expect a win. It is pretty sad that we had 22 minutes of power play time and we were only leading by one late in the third. Eric Staal had two great goals but was driven head first into the boards in the 2nd period. He was already bobbling his head. Made those bobble heads are like voodoo dolls. Fortunately, he was back on the ice in one or two shifts. Both goalies had a few nice saves and a few easy goals. It was a sloppy win, but a win.<br /><br /><br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="289" frameborder="0" src="http://www.nhl.tv/team/embed.jsp?hlg=20082009,2,448"></iframe>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-78616094636299176382008-12-15T11:18:00.001-05:002008-12-15T10:31:12.630-05:00Roddy: Either step up your game or retire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatAQKGXLy4Hqd1zh5JI_9KY_ZMJvA8sgoiHaw15FlvL4VaBnRE06zIha-Q8llj08i-iZG0FUe4CtLeiL-dncYtEl-OcqkoiicmWe2WVW2s6OPPbHCKMjJw7q2sUcXZhsBrZrHrbYhufo/s1600-h/015661411.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatAQKGXLy4Hqd1zh5JI_9KY_ZMJvA8sgoiHaw15FlvL4VaBnRE06zIha-Q8llj08i-iZG0FUe4CtLeiL-dncYtEl-OcqkoiicmWe2WVW2s6OPPbHCKMjJw7q2sUcXZhsBrZrHrbYhufo/s320/015661411.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280038172673963554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Is he actually paying attention to the game?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In the last 3 seasons Rod Brind'Amour has been +15 and he has won two Selke trophies, for best defensive forward. In 30 games this season Roddy is -21 (Yes, you read right) and his defense looks 10 times worse. How do you go from one of the best in the league to the WORST in the league. Dmitri Kalinin, The next lowest +/- in the league, is at -16 and Ray Whitney the next lowest on the Canes is at -7. Rod is our captain and he uses a lot of our salary cap up. If something does not change, we may need to move him or force him to retire. Please leave your comments on what we should do with him.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-25716416334300383512008-12-13T21:36:00.004-05:002008-12-14T17:12:34.048-05:00Rangers 3, Canes 2<div>As expected the Carolina Hurricanes lost. It was a lot closer than I thought going to a 5th round of shootouts proved to much for the Canes. We definitely had our chances and the Rangers definitely had theirs. We still didn't score on the power play but we looked better. The goaltending was a work of art and that made the game much more nerve-racking. A few thing I noticed:</div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li>Thank god Cam Ward is back. He played SO much better than Michael Leighton (especially on the shootout) </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Joe Corvo is the king of Penalty Killing. He is undeniably our last line of defense.</li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Justin Williams, played without question his best game this season. His 15:34 of game time allowed him to make nice passes and creative plays. </li></ul></div><div><ul><li>Is Chris Drury a figure skater also. On that game winning shootout goal he skated the entire way on one foot. Nice shot, by the way.<br /></li><li>Did we lose our away jerseys? Why are we wearing our alternate jerseys to away games?</li></ul></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-63875042447397513432008-12-12T16:33:00.003-05:002008-12-12T16:44:00.421-05:00Cam Ward is backTSN has announced that the Carolina Hurricanes have activated Cam Ward from injured reserve. This is sort of a thank god moment because at least he won't flop on a shootout (See highlights below). This means we have returned Justin Peters to Albany. I would have loved to see Peters play (especially after Philly caught up yesterday) but we stayed with Michael Leighton. Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-31329114708278649232008-12-11T21:56:00.006-05:002008-12-12T10:46:55.039-05:00Uhh.. Yeah...<div style="text-align: left;">OK. There is only one thing that sums up this game. WTF? I mean seriously how do you blow a 5-1 lead? Was it because Mo-ron did not pull Leighton? Was it because our defense looked like they were high (Maybe because we were actually winning)? Who really knows? When you are completely dominating a game you keep playing hard not try and keep them from scoring. It is just ridiculous. For the first two periods we were stellar after that, not so much. That #12 finally showed up, I don't remember his name but he wasn't playing that bad. We passed and did almost everything right until the third period. When we lost the Casey Borer fight (I did not know he was a fighter) I was becoming mad. When Scott Hartnell got a hat trick, all it did was make me furious. Below the highlights are my reactions to each goal.</div><br /><iframe width="480" height="289" frameborder="0" src="http://www.nhl.tv/team/embed.jsp?hlg=20082009,2,414"></iframe><br /><div><br /></div><div>1-0: "WHOA! Staal did something productive! I wish I got my Canes Country Points though." </div><div><br /></div><div>2-0: "Matt Cullen? I put him as number one to be traded."<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2-1:"Ahh! Jeff Carter stop being so good. Let someone else score. At least we are still winning. Oh it was Hartnell. OK."</div><div><br /></div><div>3-1:"SERGEI SAMSONOV! What a goal! Right off the face-off too."</div><div><br /></div><div>4-1:"This game is looking to be a blowout. If we keep scoring like this, I should have a fun blog post tomorrow" </div><div><br /></div><div>5-1:"Staal showed up to play tonight. That's a first."</div><div><br /></div><div>5-2:"@#$%. Hartnell. Again? Come on!"</div><div><br /></div><div>5-3:"What the @#$%. Hartnell got a @#$%in Hat trick! Oh @#$%!"</div><div><br /></div><div>5-4:"NO! Why? They are gonna catch up! Why the @#$% have we not pulled Leighton?"</div><div><br /></div><div>5-5:"Really, they just scored? Are you kidding? Hello Mo-Ron call your @#$%in timeout or something. We cannot go to a shootout or we are dead."</div><div><br /></div><div>6-5:"Gaaah! You @#$%in @#$%head. What kind of bull@#$% was that? Michael Leighton stop trying to do the worm. Damit. </div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-41539900789487017692008-12-11T18:41:00.002-05:002008-12-11T18:50:47.494-05:00Canes recall Bryan Rodney<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeVvHSOrDtMUZEIEbYKDvhsjFEG4L9XoHSHCo09ReihYn84XziFvawkha2e5T-rU8dw-Bjq_OQ2zGrZqvlbA-dfdvxAo1rPo-CmKINDs0NmasQFooHEMYNoPnprvNPQ1NcabW5if4Fes/s1600-h/2005_pic5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeVvHSOrDtMUZEIEbYKDvhsjFEG4L9XoHSHCo09ReihYn84XziFvawkha2e5T-rU8dw-Bjq_OQ2zGrZqvlbA-dfdvxAo1rPo-CmKINDs0NmasQFooHEMYNoPnprvNPQ1NcabW5if4Fes/s320/2005_pic5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278684087108368290" /></a><br /><div>Apparently Seids is not doing great. The Carolina Hurricanes announced they have recalled Bryan Rodney. Rodney did very well in training camp, outlasting Casey Borer and Brett Carson. Bubba at Canes Country, made an interesting point. He pointed out that Pitkanen and Corvo have 670 combined games of NHL experience while the other 4 defenseman called up have a total of 35 games played. I hope we win! <br /></div><div><br /></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-29418572380176572902008-12-11T16:52:00.004-05:002008-12-11T18:58:16.993-05:00Trade Bait 101<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUM3PRviSgkzap0_JnWCYqfgSKGEZ94wBIQ5ov_6FywMARDjY6Ky-yxDoU5XaIDP3QLZrXO69WMrgDoDE6BX8JrFsGveWDFkZ65Gta65m4pJi2sa5iQy3ufbew7k-ZL9j-4ZMHxSfs7M/s1600-h/matt-cullen-188-200.jpg"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Maybe you want to know who is worth trading. I have decided to make a list of 5 players you could get some one decent in exchange for. It was a pretty tough decision but hope you enjoy it. </span><div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5. Brandon Sutter </span>(1G, 3A, 4p) In his first 20 NHL games he has looked phenomenal. He does not get huge amounts of Ice time but he does play well on Special Teams. He is worth trading because he may take some time to reach his full potential as he only has 4 points. His face-off skills are not too hot as he his only 39.4% off the draw. He has the ability to make plays he just seems too lanky at times. If he could improve his 3.1 scoring percentage, he would be a much better player and a good player for a team in the future.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4. Tuomo Ruutu </span>(9G, 6A, 15P) He is probably one of the best players we have right now, but because he is so good we could get a lot in return. With 69 hits he is 20th on the list. He will throw his body around, stick up for his teammates, and he can score. He is averaging a point every 30:12 of ice time and his scoring percentage is 17.6. His stats are so good we could get several great players because he is in such high demand. When he was with Chicago he seemed to have some injury issues with his back and ankle. That may just be because he was with a bad organization like the Blackhawks. He is a Restricted Free Agent at the end of the year, the way he is playing could mean either a huge salary increase (He is currently paid $2.25 million) or he will leave for another team. He would be hard to lose but if we got some great players in return it wouldn't be that bad. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3. Chad LaRose </span>(7G, 2A, 9P) He is not really a bad player for any team. With an average of 13:02 of ice time per game he has about one point every 3 games. For a fourth line player this is not that bad. Rosey does seem a little inconsistent when he is moved up to the third line, though. He works really hard when he gets the chance and probably deserves more than he is paid. His $875,000 salary expires after this season and he will want more. "The Chuck Norris of Hockey" is a team morale booster and crowd morale booster because of the constant energy he has. (That would be greatly missed). I doubt we could get much in return but some teams may be looking for this kind of player. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2. Cam Ward </span>(8W, 7L, 2OTL) There is not much I could say about Wardo other than the fact that is VERY, VERY inconsistent. His goals against average is a mediocre 2.68 and his save percentage is ironically the same number I would call when he is having a bad night, .911. For his $2.5 million salary, that is not up to par. Sometimes he seems as if he is not concentrating about the game (Have you ever noticed, since he got married he has been much more inconsistent). He is a good guy but I think it is time for him to be moved on so we can get a goalie that can play at least a half-a$$ game. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUM3PRviSgkzap0_JnWCYqfgSKGEZ94wBIQ5ov_6FywMARDjY6Ky-yxDoU5XaIDP3QLZrXO69WMrgDoDE6BX8JrFsGveWDFkZ65Gta65m4pJi2sa5iQy3ufbew7k-ZL9j-4ZMHxSfs7M/s200/matt-cullen-188-200.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278675473273506450" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 200px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1. Matt Cullen </span>(7G, 3A, 10P) Yeah, he was<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">good during our cup run, but he is just not playing well anymore. He used to excel in his creativity and he could always make a play. He also has had to deal with a larger amount of injuries which has slowed down his style of play. If a team is looking to pay the $2.8 million he makes he would be a good third line center. Maybe he can play somewhere where he he can have a bigger role. He is just not needed around here anymore.</span><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Here is 5 players that would fit in well with our team. If you disagree feel free to leave a comment.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">5. Niklas Backstrom </span>(Goalie: 14W, 8L, 1OTL). Honestly, we could use either Niklas Backstrom but the Minnesota Wild Goalie would do better for us. He is much more consistent than any goalie we've had since the lockout. With his 2.26 Goals against average and his .925 save percentage he is worth every cent. He has the 4th spot on the GAA list and the 3rd spot on the save percentage list for all goalies who have played 15 games or more. He performs great under pressure and he relies almost too much on technique and positioning. He is coming off a hot streak with a 1.01 GAA and .962 save percentage in the last two games. Worth trading Ward and a few prospects or draft picks. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsJY9vw9c_E">Watch him here.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">4. Devin Setoguchi </span>(13G, 17A, 30P) This player would add the speed and goal-scoring instincts we lost in Erik Cole. He is just coming into his prime at age 21 and looks to be an excellent player for years too come. He can be used whenever, wherever you want. This is a skill hardly any of our players have. According to <a href="http://sportsnet.ca/">Sportsnet</a> he has the potential to be a top-six forward. He score a point every 14:27 of ice time and at $850,000 he is a steal. He has scored 16 points in his last 11 games played. I would love too see this guy on our team as it would definitely increase our game speed. Worth trading Ruutu with maybe a draft pick in return. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wk5A_pRjo8&feature=related">Watch him here. Yes that's John Forslund.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3. Mikael Samuelsson </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">(5G, 16A, 21P) The Canes need some leadership. At age 31, Samuelsson would provide the leadership and passing abilities to maximize this teams effort in winning. He plays great in all three zones and would compliment Brind'Amour's Selke trophy winning style of play. He does not have the size some players possess, but he can make the play. His injury issues could be a problem, but his 2-way style of play is always interesting to watch. Maybe worth trading Cullen. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNBIuJ42nus">Watch him here.</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">2. Milan Lucic </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">(8G, 10A, 18P) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWqgizAD4FA">Well you cant say he doesn't hit hard</a>. With 113 Hits, he leads the league. His 220 pound 6'4" frame allows him to lay bone crushing hits. He stands up for his teammates and also has a little scoring touch. At age 20, and with only a $585,000 salary he looks to be a future all-star. His contract does not expire until 2010 which gives us a little breathing room. There is not much more I can say, he has 4 power play points, he is +12 and he has a point about every 24 minutes of ice time. If I were Jim Rutherford, I would definitely try and get this guy. I don't what to trade for this guy but damn we need him. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjZbNtzsQFY">TKO!</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-weight: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFAlJfLhyfsmYWqhBKzqycmORSC6EENKUjoho27P5IqbP8nzdicQbgQ84TARyHDPgYr0kTXNJj-hCcqWiBfee2MRUcBfuj4kCKuu7m8XuBDbYuRZhu8qJVaRAnkPZoJ0IIDJat2q5oCjw/s200/ellen_blanchard2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278675027608899746" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 145px; height: 200px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">1. Alex Semin </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="">(13G, 15A, 28P) The other Alex for Washington. He seems to have the same level of skills for half the money. In only 17 games he had 28 points. He has 6 power play points, he has scored on 25.5% of his shots, and he scores every 11:35 of ice time. He does all this at age 24. He can score many goals and he has the offensive wizardry to make you say "Did that just happen". His skills can make you wince they are so good. Those 7 points in 2 games against us. Yeah you know what I'm talking about. He is one hell of a player, he would fit in great with almost any line, and and he would make us more of a division powerhouse over Washington. I'd trade Staal and maybe I could get someone else in return. Maybe Brashear :)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DgEeGyXuTk&feature=related">Check this out.</a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/In-the-battle-of-snowblower-vs-Joe-Sakic-snowb?urn=nhl,128200">As long as we don't trade for Joe Sakic.</a> Or as long as we don't trade for a guy that spreads his legs when he sees other guys. (That could be a problem)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpEinUbh_cosHs_-5Jq0S91Eea4FS1RSzvH6d1UZ853N-hLDzc_qqkS5WXBbYDSie9I16JMOhh7byF2hyphenhyphenfqE5Hm1qD7vIEa8NWLRffLBDESGKwoovS0ISuJ-I8G1dbwjZ9UCSvJKMjFM/s200/ept_sports_nhl_experts-733839643-1229027003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278674620199219554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 158px; " /></span></div></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-79020716865717499602008-12-10T18:51:00.004-05:002008-12-11T10:02:59.025-05:00Role Model down the road<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ6sWSIrrAVcsBtLPa51OHTtaYoPyCv-DAVTarr1v4uUiQDtHq_E7BcjkSdrttkBv0Cxr4o2rg6RFGeAwNM4cDDB390XGEI2uKdyuAiqlTuBPbfH9c20WIvmAMdVqXWnXH9FmlY1Pro8/s1600-h/081210_trade_inside.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ6sWSIrrAVcsBtLPa51OHTtaYoPyCv-DAVTarr1v4uUiQDtHq_E7BcjkSdrttkBv0Cxr4o2rg6RFGeAwNM4cDDB390XGEI2uKdyuAiqlTuBPbfH9c20WIvmAMdVqXWnXH9FmlY1Pro8/s200/081210_trade_inside.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278548145810942290" /></a><br />A role model for the Canes just appeared about 175 miles southwest of Raleigh. Just recently the Arizona Republic reported the Cats shipped off one of their top players, in Jason Richardson for Boris Diaw, Raja Bell, and Sean Singletary. The Bobcats also sent off Jared Dudley and a 2nd round draft pick. If the Canes noticed what our local neighbors can do, maybe they can make a transaction. That would be interesting. Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-35753204262366787172008-12-10T09:52:00.002-05:002008-12-10T10:26:07.903-05:00If you are looking for a good read...Check out the story <a href="http://canescountry.com/blog/2008/12/09/improved-drafting-makes-team-deeper/">"Improved Drafting Makes Teams Better"</a> at <a href="http://canescountry.com/">Canes Country</a>. Cory does a great job keeping up with our prospects and I enjoy reading his articles. He follows almost everyone we have drafted since we've been in North Carolina and he explains how are prospect system is filling up (FINALLY). <div><br /></div><div>Sorry, things have been a little dry around here lately but I should have a post up soon. </div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-17492608147747587852008-12-08T11:23:00.010-05:002008-12-08T11:37:03.954-05:00I am actually very happy today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-UvAHgAZK5b-xpHStcPKyYBewh0_rR-PCJqZ1OGpbvX4_CO_vDbylvwaBKBmMvCO0VoyCb4AnjutoHo4f8y98TOhQe_1yqlLOoA0gu3_0t40bwInMEkHPJTqC01ttNR8ONLx50oMm6E/s1600-h/R1126~Have-Fun-Bowling-Posters.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-UvAHgAZK5b-xpHStcPKyYBewh0_rR-PCJqZ1OGpbvX4_CO_vDbylvwaBKBmMvCO0VoyCb4AnjutoHo4f8y98TOhQe_1yqlLOoA0gu3_0t40bwInMEkHPJTqC01ttNR8ONLx50oMm6E/s200/R1126~Have-Fun-Bowling-Posters.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277457783226218434" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmjJecaV8N98e1ax_jAmA_SykD5BUJpo-VFUy-GYDmUuNDTKbimLcc58IarLxpZylUZShsI1nm1jEkp2QmQ_arcnlCLmAishRChdcMFNLaLVOJdnwWKnwDNv57BR9ooj6-a8ER45VkaI/s1600-h/oranges.gif" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img style="text-decoration: underline;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 140px; height: 164px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmjJecaV8N98e1ax_jAmA_SykD5BUJpo-VFUy-GYDmUuNDTKbimLcc58IarLxpZylUZShsI1nm1jEkp2QmQ_arcnlCLmAishRChdcMFNLaLVOJdnwWKnwDNv57BR9ooj6-a8ER45VkaI/s400/oranges.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277457706346574962" /></span></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmjJecaV8N98e1ax_jAmA_SykD5BUJpo-VFUy-GYDmUuNDTKbimLcc58IarLxpZylUZShsI1nm1jEkp2QmQ_arcnlCLmAishRChdcMFNLaLVOJdnwWKnwDNv57BR9ooj6-a8ER45VkaI/s1600-h/oranges.gif" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ll Look</span></span></a></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgmjJecaV8N98e1ax_jAmA_SykD5BUJpo-VFUy-GYDmUuNDTKbimLcc58IarLxpZylUZShsI1nm1jEkp2QmQ_arcnlCLmAishRChdcMFNLaLVOJdnwWKnwDNv57BR9ooj6-a8ER45VkaI/s1600-h/oranges.gif" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> at that Guess who is in the Orange Bowl. My Virginia Tech Hokies won the ACC and received the chance to play in the Orange Bowl. To the left represents our favorite snack, to the right, all you teams that thought you were good (uh...Carolina) have fun in the Meineke Car Care Bowl or whatever you are in. We'll see who really is a repetitive ACC champion. </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682646919196191343.post-42128749787612809182008-12-08T10:43:00.004-05:002008-12-08T10:50:59.531-05:00Hey we scored firstWell we scored first and we won. You know what I want to say to that. OMG! With a final tally of 3-1 the Canes got a long awaited win and the first win under coach Paul Maurice. Ray Whitney had 2 goals and he played spectacular. Even call-up Brett Carson seemed to know what to do out there. Leighton played well too saving 38 shots and making a nice on Ovechkin when he had a penalty shot with 1.2 seconds left in the first.Bleed Black and Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04476358752420472331noreply@blogger.com0