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Ward's injury has surreal feel to it
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It's not good.
You could tell by the somber looks on the faces, the tone of voice, the frowns around the Canes' locker room after Saturday's game. Cam Ward's leg injury against the Columbus Blue Jackets was serious -- certainly serious enough...
Ward in stable condition after "significant" injury
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Cam Ward, who was taken to a hospital Saturday after being injured during the game with the Columbus Blue Jackets, received stitches and is expected to return to Raleigh on Sunday.
Ward suffered a laceration to his left leg in the first...
Blue Jackets 3, Canes 2
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Carolina Hurricanes went into the game with an 11-game winless streak and without forwards Eric Staal and Ray Whitney.
And after the first 7 1-2 minutes Saturday, they were playing without goaltender Cam Ward, who suffered that coach Paul Maurice called a "...
Canes@Blue Jackets
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Canes in pregame have no line changes from the Leafs game, and the defensive pairs remain the same. Cam Ward in goal.
Here are some numbers to ponder: since the start of last season, the Jackets are 15-3-3 against Eastern teams and have outscored them 62-39...
Hitchcock: Canes a hard team to figure
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Maybe Ken Hitchcock was being nice. Or coy. Or, perhaps, truthful.
The Columbus Blue Jackets coach said today he had watched tape of some of the Canes' recent games and has been surprised by what he saw.
"I can't figure it out," Hitchcock...
Boychuk's play earns praise, confidence
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Lost in all the gloom and dejection of the Canes' 3-2 loss Friday to the Maple Leafs was that Zach Boychuk made his NHL debut this season and played well.
Let's just say the winger, called up Friday from Albany (AHL), played well enough to make
coach...
Leafs 3, Canes 2
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RALEIGH -- Good or bad teams, Eastern or Western Conference, American or Canadian, the Carolina Hurricanes do not discriminate when it comes to losing.
The Canes dropped their fifth straight on Friday night, a 3-2 disappointment to the equally generous Toronto Maple Leafs, who are...
In-game: Leafs @ Canes
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RALEIGH -- Brandon Sutter's third goal in four games and a Sergei Samsonov rebound have the Carolina Hurricanes in front of Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1 with 15 minutes left in the second period.
The Canes, winless in the past 10 games, haven't won since Oct. 9, a 7-2 outburst...
Canes-Leafs prediction: one team has to win
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The Hurricanes, winless in their last 10 games, are 30th in the NHL standings and the Toronto Maple Leafs 29th. So what kind of game will it be tonight at the RBC Center?
"9-8 tonight -- that's the prediction," Canes coach Paul Maurice said today after the morning...
Ruutu, Boychuk ready to play
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Tuomo Ruutu says he's playing tonight. Zach Boychuk says he was told he probably would be playing tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Coach Paul Maurice wasn't as sure, at least in his remarks after today's morning skate. He said the decisions on Ruutu, forward...
Sutter, Boychuk may be Canes' energy source
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Someone else can do the math and the Hurricanes may still be the oldest team in the league, but their average age is dipping.
Brandon Sutter, 20, has been in the lineup five games. Zach Boychuk, who turned 20 on Oct. 4, will be in it Friday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Boychuk called up: Whitney, Ruutu injured
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With the possibility that Ray Whitney and Tuomo Ruutu may miss games with upper-body injuries, the Canes are calling up forward Zach Boychuk from the Albany River Rats (AHL).
General manager Jim Rutherford said Boychuk probably would be on Jussi Jokinen's line with Erik Cole...
Canes can't win for losing
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SUNRISE, Fla. -- When will it end?
Friday, against the Toronto Maple Leafs? The next day, at Columbus? Next week? Later in the month?
The Hurricanes will win another game at some point, but it's hard to guess when. Or how.
For those who may be wondering, the franchise had...
Panthers 3, Canes 0
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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Steven Reinprecht gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead at 5:09 of the third, tipping in a Cory Stillman shot. Stillman then added a power-play goal with 6:16 to play, and with Tomas Vokoun strong in net, Florida had all it needed.
The Panthers, gaining more energy and the...
Canes @ Panthers
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SUNRISE, Fla. -- When the Canes pounded the Panthers 7-2 on Oct. 9, who would have believed they would come to Florida on Nov. 4 looking for their next win?
No changes in pregame lines or defensive pairs. Brandon Sutter was the fourth-line center with Stephane Yelle and Tom Kostopoulos...
Have Canes reached that 'point" yet?
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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Canes defenseman Niclas Wallin has been with the teams long enough to go through a lot of highs and lows.
A nine-game losing streak qualifies as a low. It also appears injured center Eric Staal might be out two-to-four weeks, not just a few games. Another low.
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Panthers' DeBoer has felt Canes' pain
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SUNRISE, Fla. — Florida Panthers coach Peter DeBoer says he's wary of the Hurricanes and worried about tonight's game.
Coachspeak? Do a degree, yes. The Canes have lost their last nine games and will be playing tonight without center Eric Staal for the first time since...
Rutherford's free pass for Maurice baffling
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You would think that with how awful the Hurricanes have been to start the season, there would be no shortage of blame to go around -- players, management, coaching staff, everyone.
So it’s interesting that in general manager Jim Rutherford’s surprisingly critical self-analysis...
Harrison shipped to Albany
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Defenseman Jay Harrison, whom the Carolina Hurricanes picked up in free agency in July, has been reassigned to the Albany River Rats, the team’s AHL affiliate.
Harrison, 27, had scored a goal and two assists in 10 games this season with 27 penalty minutes and was -4 while averaging...
Back to basics
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The players stood in their spots and listened, and Paul Maurice lectured, and then they would try to do what he was telling them to do. Then he would correct them, and the players would switch places, and they would start again.
It was the kind of practice common during training...
Staal to miss at least three games
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Eric Staal has been a constant in the Carolina lineup for all but one game of his career, but he's going to miss at least the next three games.
Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice described the "upper body" injury that knocked Staal out of Sunday's loss as a "...
Rutherford accepts blame for poor start
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Jim Rutherford said he accepts the blame for the Carolina Hurricanes' stumbling start.
With the Hurricanes 2-8-3, 14th in the Eastern Conference and winless in their last nine games, the general manager said today that he still believes in his coaching staff and players. But...
Rutherford: Staal to miss some games
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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...
Monday debate: the losing streak
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The Canes' losing streak now is nine games after the San Jose Sharks' 5-1 victory Sunday at the RBC Center.
The Hurricanes players and coaches seem hard-pressed for answers. What about you?
What's the biggest problem with this team? And, to go one more step, what...
Sharks 5, Hurricanes 1
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Make it nine losses in a row. The Carolina Hurricanes were beaten 5-1 by the San Jose Sharks on Sunday at the RBC Center.
The Canes (2-8-3), who have not won since Oct. 9 against Florida, led 1-0 early in the second on Brandon Sutter's second goal in as many games, then quickly...
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