HURRICANES RUMORS & GOSSIP

Whenever you are a team that is out of playoff contention near the trade deadline, most people consider said team to be in "sell mode" and the "logical" thing to do is to trade all of their players with expiring contracts for pieces they can use to rebuild with. Being last place in the Eastern Conference, the Hurricanes are one of these teams in "sell mode...

When Jim Rutherford traded Philippe Paradis for Jiri Tlusty back in 2009, not that much was made of it. Tlusty was known as one of the many "busts" of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the John Ferguson Jr. Era and it didn't look like he would be more than a fringe-NHL player. Fast forward to 2012 and Tlusty is on-pace for a career high 17 goals and has shown some of his...

Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford is sorting through his roster, deciding which players are part of his nucleus and which ones are not.Center Eric Staal and goaltender Cam Ward clearly are keepers. Rutherford decided defenseman Tim Gleason belonged in the nucleus, too, so he negotiated a four-year, $16 million extension with him.Now Rutherford wants to work a similar...

Last we heard, Jim Rutherford was hoping to sit down with pending UFA Tuomo Ruutu in hopes of finding common ground on their mutual future. The discussion took place and many fans were pleased to find out that there is a mutual respect and interest in Ruutu staying in Carolina. The next step, Rutherford admitted, is finding common ground on the money and terms. Ruutu is 29 years...

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...

During the Hurricanes-Ducks telecast on FS-Carolina the other night, the announcers mentioned that Carolina defenseman Justin Faulk should be considered in the Calder Trophy race for the NHL's best rookie. If you watch the Hurricanes every night or follow them at all, you can certainly make a case for Faulk being one of the NHL's top rookies. He plays 20+ minutes a night...

With the early season movements of Tomas Kaberle and Alexei Ponikarovsky and the Hurricanes placing Anthony Stewart on waivers Monday, all signs point to the Hurricanes making noise at the trade deadline at the end of February. Jim Rutherford has already set the bar high on the price tag for forward Tuomo Ruutu and plenty of teams are biting at the offers. Here is some early expectations...

Quick programing note: I was planning on writing a bit after the Gleason signing but the site appears to have been down for a few days. Since that signing I kept hearing of other possible trades for the Hurricanes ready to strike. My plan was to write an all encompassing piece once something went down… as we all know it was a week of ‘hurry up and wait,’ though...

The Hurricanes are approaching the final two-plus months of the season with an attitude that they must keep improving. It might be a stretch of positive thinking to suggest they can work their way into the playoff picture. Thursday night's 3-0 victory at Boston helped matters as the Hurricanes began a stretch of six road games across an eight-game period. So the big-picture...

When the Carolina Hurricanes upset the Boston Bruins 3-0 Thursday, no fewer than 12 NHL teams were represented in the press box.Scouts are tracking several potential trade targets on the ‘Canes, including pesky forward Tuomo Ruutu – who scored one of the Carolina goals during a showcase performance.“I've heard rumors I'm going to every team in the NHL,” Ruutu told...

Wow. Did not see that one coming. After three games of struggles against the Carolina Hurricanes, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that the Bruins would right the ship and finally take care of business on Thursday night. That was not the case. Cam Ward surprised everyone with his great play again, and for that, NESN Nation's Dan Duquette is awarding Ward our "Cambushed...

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Tim Gleason to a four-year contract extension worth $16 million. The team said Monday that the deal keeps Gleason under contract through the 2015-16 season. He could have become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He will make $3.5 million in the first and last years of the deal, and $4.5 million in both 2013-14 and 2014-15. General...