One of the fun things you can do when your team changes coaches about a quarter way through the season is compare how the new guy is performing compared to who is replacing. The general consensus among Carolina fans is that new coach Kirk Muller is doing a fantastic job and is more suited for this team than Paul Maurice. Despite those claims, the Hurricanes performance under Muller...

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...

Ilya Kovalchuk's fists outshined his team's sparkling special teams. Kurtis Foster scored two power-play goals as the visiting New Jersey Devils held on for a 6-4 victory Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers. Kovalchuk, Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parise and Alexei Ponikarovsky also scored for the Devils, who have won three in a row and will play host to the Penguins today.

Kurtis Foster scored a pair of power-play goals, and the New Jersey Devils held on for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. Ilya Kovalchuk, Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parise and Alexei Ponikarovsky also had goals for the Devils, who have won three in a row. New Jersey's special teams scored three times on the power play and once short-handed. Down 6-0...

Kurtis Foster scored a pair of power-play goals, and the New Jersey Devils held on for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. Ilya Kovalchuk, Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parise and Alexei Ponikarovsky also had goals for the Devils, who have won three in a row. New Jersey's special teams scored three times on the power play and once short-handed. Down 6-0 to...

Kurtis Foster scored a pair of power-play goals, and the New Jersey Devils held on for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. Ilya Kovalchuk, Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parise and Alexei Ponikarovsky also had goals for the Devils, who have won three in a row. New Jersey's special teams scored three times on the power play and once short-handed.

PHILADELPHIA — Kurtis Foster scored a pair of power-play goals, and the New Jersey Devils held on for a 6-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon. Ilya Kovalchuk, Dainius Zubrus, Zach Parise and Alexei Ponikarovsky also had goals for the Devils, who have won three in a row. New...

It hasn’t been since 2006 when the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup that the Hurricanes have won the Southeast Division. In arguably one of the easiest divisions in hockey in the past five seasons the Hurricanes have completely struggled. There have been a few seasons where the Hurricanes will muster out hope in the last two months of the season but there have been numerous in...

from Scott Cullen of TSN, Among those getting more power play time, it should be no surprise that some are enjoying breakthrough offensive campaigns. Philadelphia’s Wayne Simmonds played in a checking role with Los Angeles, managing one power play point over the last two seasons, but he’s received a bigger role with the Flyers and nine of his 27 points have come with...

The trade deadline is over a month away but trade talk is starting to heat up.  Sellers like the Carolina Hurricanes have been moving pieces already, including former King Alexei Ponikarovsky, who is now a Devil.  Barring some kind of epic meltdown, the Kings will most likely be buyers come the trade deadline.  Later this week I’ll take a look at the players, or type of...

After winning five of six, the New Jersey Devils have dropped back-to-back games to two of the Eastern Conference's best teams. A home contest against the scuffling Buffalo Sabres may help them head into the All-Star break on a positive note. The Devils look to extend the Sabres' franchise-record road losing streak to 13 games Tuesday night in each team's final contest...

The trade deadline looms nearer each day, and NHL analysts are already tearing apart the rosters of the bottom-dwellers of each conference. The Blue Jackets, the Hurricanes, and the Ducks have been deconstructed and sold off in fantasy draft fashion by pundits nearing February 27th, and that includes the members of this site. But one of the more intriguing deadline scenarios...

Alexei Ponikarovsky makes debut after trade with Hurricanes

Flew with Hurricanes to New York after Friday night's game

The cornerstone Hurricanes are playing very well. Center Eric Staal and goaltender Cam Ward have picked up their game, giving GM Jim Rutherford full confidence they can be part of the solution as the team rebuilds.But Rutherford is busily altering the supporting cast, adding young players and prospects to expedite the turnaround.Carolina traded forward Alexei Ponikarovsky to the...

The cornerstone Hurricanes are playing very well. Center Eric Staal and goaltender Cam Ward have picked up their game, giving GM Jim Rutherford full confidence they can be part of the solution as the team rebuilds.But Rutherford is busily altering the supporting cast, adding young players and prospects to expedite the turnaround.Carolina traded forward Alexei Ponikarovsky to the...

Newcomer Alexei Ponikarovsky will wear No. 12.

Jim Rutherford has been a busy man this week as he made his second trade in four days by dealing winger Alexei Ponikarovsky to the New Jersey Devils for a 2012 4th round pick and defenseman Joe Sova. The timing of this trade may have been a bit weird, but I think it is safe to say that we all saw a move like this coming. Ponikarovsky is a pending unrestricted free agent and signed...

Jim Rutherford has been a busy man this week as he made his second trade in four days by dealing winger Alexei Ponikarovsky to the New Jersey Devils for a 2012 4th round pick and defenseman Joe Sova. The timing of this trade may have been a bit weird, but I think it is safe to say that we all saw a move like this coming. Ponikarovsky is a pending unrestricted free agent and signed...

This deal should be a steal of a rental for the Devils. Last night, they acquired 6-foot-4 winger Alexei Ponikarovsky from the Hurricanes for Albany defenseman Joe Sova and a 2012 fourth-round pick. “He’s got hockey sense. He knows how to play the game,” general manager Lou Lamoriello said...

No. 1 Star: Dustin Jeffrey, Pittsburgh Penguins The Montreal Canadiens jumped out to a 3-1 lead in this game, but they couldn't stop the Penguins' dominant centre. No, not Evgeni Malkin -- Dustin Jeffrey, who scored twice and added an assist to keep the Penguins in the game. Speaking of Malkin though, he eventually went into beast mode and scored the game-tying goal. Rawr...

The Carolina Hurricanes have traded left winger Alexei Ponikarovsky to the New Jersey Devils for minor league defenseman Joe Sova and a draft pick.

The Carolina Hurricanes have traded left winger Alexei Ponikarovsky to the New Jersey Devils for minor-league defenseman Joe Sova and a draft pick.

The Carolina Hurricanes have traded left winger Alexei Ponikarovsky to the New Jersey Devils for minor-league defenseman Joe Sova and a draft pick. The Hurricanes announced the trade Friday night, about 90 minutes after their 3-0 win over Washington. Ponikarovsky logged 12 minutes of ice time against the Capitals while skating on the Hurricanes' fourth line.

Devils give up minor-league defenseman Joe Sova and a fourth-round pick