http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/5432 Recent articles about Eric Staal en-us With the Canes 5-16-5 and last in the NHL, there's more than enough blame to go around. General manager Jim Rutherford says to blame him for his offseason decisions. Coach Paul Maurice has said he must accept responsibility for the team's performance. The players are the ones on the ice and have said they need to play harder, play smarter, be tougher. Certainly injuries, notably to Eric Staal and Cam Ward, have hurt this season. But no one expected this. Question: where shoul... Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:01:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Monday_debate_the_blame_game/1652410 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Monday_debate_the_blame_game/1652410 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Monday_debate_the_blame_game/1652410 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/1/a155deddb16292b0427954deb15aced49afd23e6/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_1b0a.jpg From a physical standpoint, Eric Staal had no complaints about his first game back. After sitting out 10 games with an injury to his abdominal area, the Canes center returned Wednesday against the Anaheim Ducks and had 16:50 in ice time in the 3-2 loss. "It felt great to be back on the ice in a game situation," Staal said today. "I felt fresh, I felt pretty good. I got more confident as the game went on. "That was the biggest thing, just to get that confidence back ... Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:00:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_regains_confidence_in_first_game_back/1639943 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_regains_confidence_in_first_game_back/1639943 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_regains_confidence_in_first_game_back/1639943 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/3/5341dc91d1357166548a2db95453f28b8de0edb1/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92144618.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D017C1DCAD539B9FD05B8875B290022586C9E2F385661DD34E.jpg RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Eric Staal is back in the Carolina Hurricanes' lineup. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:49:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Hurricanes_Staal_activated_off_injured_reserve/1631833 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Hurricanes_Staal_activated_off_injured_reserve/1631833 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Hurricanes_Staal_activated_off_injured_reserve/1631833 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/5/e5a36823af8402075d813b078dd64ab9d7df76cb/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_783f.jpg Eric Staal is back in the Hurricanes' lineup. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:31:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Hurricanes_center_Eric_Staal_activated_from_injured_reserve_to_return_vs_Anaheim_Ducks/1631562 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Hurricanes_center_Eric_Staal_activated_from_injured_reserve_to_return_vs_Anaheim_Ducks/1631562 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Hurricanes_center_Eric_Staal_activated_from_injured_reserve_to_return_vs_Anaheim_Ducks/1631562 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/e/de47362a98153760bae0dfd2e840ef2d9a81b27a/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_936b.jpg Eric Staal is back in the Carolina Hurricanes' lineup. The team said Wednesday it activated the All-Star center from injured reserve and says he is eligible to play later that night at Anaheim. The 25-year-old missed 10 games with an upper body injury sustained Nov. 1 against San Jose. He had three goals and two assists in the Hurricanes' first 13 games before he was hurt. Before he missed a game at Florida on Nov. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:28:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Hurricanes_activate_All_Star_center_Staal_from_IR/1631637 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Hurricanes_activate_All_Star_center_Staal_from_IR/1631637 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Hurricanes_activate_All_Star_center_Staal_from_IR/1631637 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/1/a155deddb16292b0427954deb15aced49afd23e6/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_1b0a.jpg Eric Staal is back in the Carolina Hurricanes' lineup. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:17:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Struggling_Hurricanes_get_Staal_back_from_IR/1631439 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Struggling_Hurricanes_get_Staal_back_from_IR/1631439 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Struggling_Hurricanes_get_Staal_back_from_IR/1631439 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/4/942d520ddbff22159a248202c57039dc3950583d/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_60f7.jpg Carolina Hurricanes center Eric Staal was activated from injured reserve this morning and is expected to play tonight against the Anaheim Ducks (10 p.m., Fox Sports Carolinas). Staal, 25, missed the last 10 games with what the Hurricanes are calling an "upper-body injury." On the season, Staal has three goals and two assists in 13 games. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:02:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_expected_to_play_tonight/1630506 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_expected_to_play_tonight/1630506 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_expected_to_play_tonight/1630506 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/d/8d290e08062fa7db7257a764df7a58472ad202d6/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92183206.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0794E78A1D21C1118524B4FAC5E5CEA3D0AD7F54A0CF1EE33.jpg No. 12 is back. At least, back on the ice with the Canes. Eric Staal is taking part in today's morning skate at the RBC Center but does not appear fully ready to rejoin the lineup. Canes coach Paul Maurice has said the center is expected back next week. But Staal, who has been sidelined with an upper-body injury, has been skating on his own. He has been working with trainer Pete Friesen in the weight room. Today, he did a little wing work on Brandon Sutter's line. He got in s... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:43:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_back_on_ice_with_Canes/1606784 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_back_on_ice_with_Canes/1606784 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_back_on_ice_with_Canes/1606784 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/c/1c4cf38384e8b9b3da0f25a5c4210f6fd060e368/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_7cff.jpg Canes coach Paul Maurice said today that center Eric Staal may be able to return to the lineup next week. Staal has missed the last six games with an upper-body injury. He had played 349 consecutive regular-season games, the second-longest active streak in the NHL, before missing the Florida game on Nov. 4. "We really want to make sure we don't put him back in and this thing get reaggravated," Maurice said. "We can't go through this again. We need him to come bac... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:29:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Maurice_Staal_may_return_next_week/1574719 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Maurice_Staal_may_return_next_week/1574719 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Maurice_Staal_may_return_next_week/1574719 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/4/942d520ddbff22159a248202c57039dc3950583d/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_60f7.jpg Sporting News staff reports Carolina Hurricanes forward Eric Staal is expected to miss a few games because of an upper body injury suffered Sunday against the San Jose Sharks. The injury will end a streak of 349 consecutive regular-season games played for Staal. "When things go wrong, they go wrong," Rutherford told The News & Observer of Raleigh, N,C, "All teams have to deal with injuries. We have enough players to step up but we'll have to do it with con... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:46:41 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Eric_Staal_to_sit_with_upper_body_injury/1488435 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Eric_Staal_to_sit_with_upper_body_injury/1488435 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Eric_Staal_to_sit_with_upper_body_injury/1488435 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/d/ede53770b1eae4f9023a4d4f6591c1f4dda97eca/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_9499.jpg Canes center Eric Staal will miss some games because of an upper-body injury suffered Sunday against the San Jose Sharks, general manager Jim Rutherford said today. Staal has played in 349 consecutive regular-season games, but that streak will end, Rutherford said. He has missed just one game in his career, late in his rookie season. Staal left after the second period of the 5-1 loss to San Jose as the Canes dropped their ninth straight game to fall to 2-8-3. Staal's injury comes ... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:55:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Rutherford_Staal_to_miss_some_games/1484507 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Rutherford_Staal_to_miss_some_games/1484507 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Rutherford_Staal_to_miss_some_games/1484507 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/5/256473261ec948d41cb1213da8e9b0d50cf84e8c/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_a00c.jpg The Hurricanes' Eric Staal took to the RBC Center ice twice Tuesday. The first time was Tuesday morning for the Hurricanes' scheduled practice, and Staal skated and worked hard. But the second time on the ice was decidedly special — and, Staal said, a lot of fun. Staal skated with the Capital City Crew, which allows 32 underpriviledged kids from Boys and Girls Clubs in Wake County the chance to learn the game of ice hockey while also learning life skills. The Canes' star d... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:28:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_and_his_039Crew_039_take_to_the_ice/1445564 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_and_his_039Crew_039_take_to_the_ice/1445564 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_and_his_039Crew_039_take_to_the_ice/1445564 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/c/1c4cf38384e8b9b3da0f25a5c4210f6fd060e368/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_7cff.jpg Center Eric Staal was held out of practice Friday for the second straight day but his consecutive-game streak of 342 regular-season games isn't in jeopardy. Staal has been hampered the past week or so by some lower-body muscle tightness. He had 22:22 in ice time Wednesday against the Penguins and will be in the lineup Saturday night in New Jersey against the Devils. ”This is maintenance. We’re trying to get him back to 100 percent,” Canes coach Paul Maurice said today. “Could he hav... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:18:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_misses_practice_for_maintenance/1381644 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_misses_practice_for_maintenance/1381644 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_misses_practice_for_maintenance/1381644 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/5/256473261ec948d41cb1213da8e9b0d50cf84e8c/small/Carolina_Hurricanes_v_a00c.jpg BOSTON -- Forgive Eric Staal if he's a little tired today. The Canes center did have 26:39 of ice time Friday in the opener against the Flyers. The breakdown: 13:35 at even strength, 10:27 on the power play, 2:37 short-handed. Staal logged more ice than in any regular-season game last year -- his high was 26:16 against Detroit in the third game. "It's the first one of the year, so I had to have a lot of jump," a smiling Staal said today. "We had a lot of power pl... Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:42:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_ready_for_more_ice_time_tonight/1299308 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_ready_for_more_ice_time_tonight/1299308 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_ready_for_more_ice_time_tonight/1299308 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/8/a8faf66fd209a33292f7e0204b9f3ed65fbbcf2b/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f91241286.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D0D019A1EAB664C79F777A5CA79CBAC26C3261B560AD86ABE2.jpg Now on the left wing for the Carolina Hurricanes, Eric Staal ... Don't expect that to happen. Staal was used on the wing at Canada's Olympic orientation camp last week in Calgary and said he enjoyed it, but certainly not enough to tell Canes coach Paul Mauirce he'd like to make a shift this season. "It's different," Staal said today. "You're used to playing center most of your life. But in the end, it's still hockey, and it's still a game... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:46:13 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_enjoys_winging_it/1092866 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_enjoys_winging_it/1092866 http://www.yardbarker.com/nhl/article_external/Staal_enjoys_winging_it/1092866 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/4/743ec997ef1171ef63a7594b4913d46e9c5355db/small/Pittsburgh_Penguins_v_94c4.jpg