Yardbarker: Matt Cullen

Another third period implosion.

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:22:04 -0500

On Saturday night, the Hurricanes stuck with their game plan from the previous game, and the result obviously wasn’t good. Carolina had a tenuous 1-0 lead going into the third period, but Ryan Miller was playing an absolutely other-worldly game. Something didn’t feel right about it, and it didn’t take long for the third to be all Sabres. Matt Cullen converted a horrible turnover by Tyler Myers into a goal early in the first, but after that it was all about #30. He made ...

Thrashers 6, Hurricanes 4

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:30:27 -0500

Rich Peverley's goal with 6:03 left in the third period gave the Atlanta Thrashers their fourth goal of the period and a 6-4 comeback victory over the Hurricanes. Trailing 4-1 entering the third period, the Thrashers tied it with three goals in the first nine minutes of the period. Slava Kozlov and Ilya Kovalchuk scored in a 48-second span to make it 4-3, and Maxim Afinogenov tied it at 11 minutes of the third. Peverley scored from the slot, with Marty Reasoner adding an empty nette...

Short sequence sums up Canes' season

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:38:04 -0500

It was only a 85-second sequence in a 60-minute game, but in a way it encapsulated the Canes' season. With 1:35 left in the second period Wednesday in Anaheim, the Canes led the Ducks 1-0 as Jussi Jokinen controlled the puck near the offensive blue line and passed to an open Matt Cullen in the slot. The referee ruled offside. Jokinen was visibly angry when the whistle blew, believing the play was onside. "The games are so tight and calls like that can be the difference in the g...

Canes try to take another step forward

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:11:39 -0500

Five steps forward, then two back. That has been the last seven games for the Canes, who had earned points in five straight games before the road losses to Dallas and Anaheim. How big were the steps back? "In terms of quality and style of play, our last seven games have been pretty even," Canes coach Paul Maurice said today after the morning skate for the Thrashers game. "They've all been tight games, one-goal games. We either found a way to win it or found a way to l...

Canes @ Islanders

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:31:30 -0500

Matt Cullen's power-play goal at 5:34 of the second has tied the score 1-1 for the Canes. Cullen scored on a shot from the goal line extended that appeared to hit defenseman Brendan Witt in front of goalie Dwayne Roloson. It came after Sergei Samsonov and Rod Brind'Amour had good scoring chances in a power play that had Eric Staal and Joe Corvo on the points. The Islanders led 1-0 after the first period on a Matt Moulson goal and outshot Carolina 13-8. Moulson scored from his k...

Hurricanes 7, Panthers 2

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:24:10 -0500

The Hurricanes rolled to a 7-2 victory over the Panthers at the RBC Center. Matt Cullen's goal early in the third period pushed the Canes ahead 5-1. But Carolina wasn't through, adding goals by Rod Brind'Amour and Jay Harrison — the first career goal for Harrison. Ray Whitney got his first goal of the season as the Canes led 4-1 after the second. Tom Kostopoulos' first goal as a Cane gave Carolina a 1-0 lead and Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen have scored for a 3-0 cush...

Tough timing for Cullen

Fri, 29 May 2009 10:44:00 -0500

Talk about bad timing. Right when Matt Cullen’s left foot started feeling good, the Hurricanes’ season was over. “It got better and better as the playoffs went on,” Cullen said. “Especially the last series, it was really disappointing, because it was finally starting to get to the point where I felt good again.” Cullen missed the final nine games of the regular season after taking a shot off the foot and didn’t practice until the second round of the playoffs. But he was on the ice every ...

Broad Street Bulletin - Bruins Trailed Series 3-1, But Force Game-7 With 4-2...

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:20:54 -0500

Boston Bruins @ Carolina Hurricanes - Game-6: Bruins Win 4-2The Hurricanes had a 3-1 series lead over the No.1 ranked Bruins, looking as though they might pull off the upset that would put them in the Eastern Conference Finals. They would not prevail in game-5, but they would get a chance to finish it off on home-ice in game-6. As the game clock wound down, the reality would hit. With a 4-2 loss, Carolina's 2-game lead was gone, and the series will now come down to 1-game...against the...

Cullen Is Safe For Now

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:33:51 -0500

Since Souray has been taken off the market trade talks for Cullen between the Rangers and Hurricanes have broken down. 'I would have thought that this would have been brought to a head this week, but it's a tricky process and it hasn't,' Hurricane's GM Jim Rutherford told the Raleigh News & Observer. The Rangers may still attempt at adding a top-of-the-line defenseman in order to fill what they view as their last hole, but with the free-agent market now picked clean there is less of a rush.

Cullen Could Land Back in Carolina

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:39:32 -0500

Via John Dellapina of the Daily News: "The Daily News also has learned that Sather is shopping center Matt Cullen, with a trade back to the Carolina Hurricanes very much on the front burner. Should the Rangers shed Cullen's contract (three years left at $2.8million per), they'd trim nearly $3million from this season's cap hit." Paul Mara could also be a candidate to be moved if the Rangers seek to free agent Sheldon Souray to the blueline.