ERIC STAAL RUMORS & GOSSIP

Eric Staal and Cam Ward Keeping Hope In Carolina

After the Carolina Hurricanes let another game go in the last few seconds of overtime last night it feels like the Hurricanes season is dwindling down. The Hurricanes earned themselves a point on the road in overtime in Denver, but the Hurricanes are still in last place in the Eastern Conference with 51 points. The Hurricanes need roughly, at the least 90 points to make the playoffs...
Via Rant Sports  |  1 day ago
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Game 53 Preview: Hurricanes at Bruins

Carolina Hurricanes (18-25-9) vs. Boston Bruins (32-14-2) TD Garden, 7 p.m.TV: NHL-Network (US) If you told me at the beginning of the year that the only teams that the Hurricanes would be on the verge of sweeping the Boston Bruins then I wouldn't have believed you. Well, they are 3-0 against the Bruins this year and with a win tonight, they can make me look like a fool. Re...
Via Shutdown Line  |  10 days ago
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Hurricanes' play no longer Staal-ed

Whether it's the new coach or the new year, something has gotten into Eric Staal. Since Dec. 29 -- incidentally, two days after his brother Marc Staal was cleared for contact after suffering a concussion at the hands of Eric -- he has been on a scoring rampage with 16 points in 13 games. Some fans were booing his every shift but after the dismal start it seems that Staal is...
Via Fox Sports  |  16 days ago
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Staal scores twice to lift Hurricanes

In the midst of a frustrating season in which little of what Eric Staal tried has worked, the Carolina captain leaned on his younger brother for advice after the Hurricanes faced Jordan Staal and the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Employing an aggressive approach, Eric Staal scored two goals against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night, including the winner 3:09 into overtime...
Via Fox Sports  |  December 30, 2011
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Staal's OT goal caps Canes' comeback

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Eric Staal scored a power-play goal 3:09 into overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Staal had two goals and an assist, and Zac Dalpe and Brandon Sutter also scored for the Hurricanes. Cam Ward made 21 saves for Carolina, which rallied from a two-goal deficit. It was the Hurricanes'...
Via Fox Sports Carolinas  |  December 29, 2011
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Major Offensive Staal In Carolina

Eric Staal used to be one of the elite goal-scoring centers in the game. He has scored 38 or more goals three times in his career.Carolina still pays him like a star, with a contract running through 2015 with an annual salary cap hit of $8.25 million.He ranks among the biggest NHL disappointments of this season, with just 20 points scored in 38 games and a minus-22 rating. He has...
Via The Hockey Guy  |  December 29, 2011
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'Canes Insider: Muller patient with Staal

There are high expectations for captain Eric Staal, and that won't change just because of a coaching change. The Hurricanes are intent on seeing more production out of the big center. That's where the coaching change comes in because an established former All-Star player such as Kirk Muller might be the remedy that Staal needs. How demanding Muller becomes in regard to Staal remains...
Via Fox Sports Carolinas  |  December 20, 2011
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Reasons to be confident in Eric Staal

The Hurricanes captain has not been having a good season at all and he's fallen under harsh scrutiny from the most of the fanbase, myself included. With only four goals and eight points in 20 games played, everyone is wondering where the spark is from Eric Staal this season and if he's beginning to decline as a player. While I can agree that Staal's start to the year...
Via Shutdown Line  |  November 20, 2011
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Report: Staal’s frustration boils over during Intermission

During the second intermission Wednesday night in Montreal, frustration boiled over for Carolina Hurricanes forward Eric Staal who was seen “throwing a goalie stick” into the locker room area and also seen “storming out of the locker room” on two occasions until being chased down into a separate room and being cooled down by coach Paul Maurice, TSN reported...
Via Rant Sports  |  November 16, 2011
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Eric Staal off to a horrible start

Eric Staal has the 673rd best plus/minus rating in the NHL. In other words he's off to an awful start. Staal is a -14 and has been held to only 5 points so far after 13 games this season. The former 100 point player and the Hurricanes captain is in a huge slump. A week ago Friday, Staal took a stick to his face and suffered a chipped tooth and a cut on his nose. The stick came...
Via Talk Hockey  |  November 05, 2011
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