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...

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...

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...

Tuomo Ruutu a potential free-agent forward of  the Carolina Hurricanes, has perhaps created the most trade buzz ahead of the NHL trade deadline that is at the end of this month. However, Jim Rutherford GM of the Carolina Hurricanes has told  ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun we will try to re-sign Tuomo Ruutu instead of trading him. After a meeting between the two...

Even if they were interested, it looks like the Bruins may come up short in the Tuomo Ruutu trade deadline sweepstakes. In fact, there might not be a Ruutu sweepstakes at all. According to ESPN, the Hurricanes 28-year-old winger is reportedly looking to sign a contract extension with his current team. "Our priority now is to try and re-sign him," Carolina general manager...

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...

As of this moment we have yet to find out if Anthony Stewart has cleared the waiver wire. I personally like Stewart and hope he stays, though I am wondering if he has a role in Mullers system. Of the moves Jim Rutherford made this past summer the Tim Brent and Stewart signings were the ones I felt would truely impact the team. While Stewart is falling short of his performace last...

Ryan O'Reilly scored on a slap shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped a season-high 39 shots in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Gabriel Landeskog, Milan Hejduk and Paul Stastny also scored for Colorado. The Avalanche have won two in a row since snapping a five-game skid. The Hurricanes...

from Chip Alexander of Canes Now, Canes general manager Jim Rutherford said today he has met with forward Tuomo Ruutu to discuss Ruutu’s future with the team, and said a decision should be reached next week. Rutherford said Ruutu, due to become an unrestricted free agent after the season, expressed a desire to stay with the team. “These meetings are to see where the...

The hockey gods giveth and they taketh away. I feel that phrase sums up tonight's game well as the Hurricanes suffered their second consecutive overtime loss and this time the game-winner goal came with less than two seconds left in overtime. To make matters worse, Carolina had a 38-28 even strength shot advantage and controlled this game for a good 40-some minutes but a few...

Pierre LeBrun at ESPN.com reports that the Carolina Hurricanes will attempt to re-sign Tuomo Ruutu rather than trade the forward.Carolina GM Jim Rutherford has had trade talks with other teams about Ruutu, but after meeting with the Finnish forward decided to work on re-signing him.LeBrun adds that Rutherford hopes to have a resolution on the matter before the end of next week. If...

DENVER (AP) -- Ryan O'Reilly scored on a slap shot with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime and Jean-Sebastien Giguere stopped a season-high 39 shots in the Colorado Avalanche's 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Gabriel Landeskog, Milan Hejduk and Paul Stastny also scored for Colorado. The Avalanche have won two in a row since snapping a five-game skid...

One of the bright spots for the Hurricanes this year has been Brandon Sutter's emergance as a shutdown defensive center but I still hear hockey pundits talk about how he has been a "disappointment." Whenever I hear that, I can't help but feel that these "experts" aren't watching the Hurricanes and are only looking at Sutter's 22 points in 54 games...

Carolina Hurricanes (20-25-10) at Colorado Avalanche (27-25-3)Pepsi Center, 9 p.m.TV: FS-Carolinas, Altitude The Hurricanes have faced the Western Conference only 10 times this year and have a middling record of 4-4-2 against those teams. Out of who they have faced in the Western Conference, the division they have had the most success against it he Northwest as they are 2-1-0 against...

SportsNet’s HockeyCentral Trade Tracker panel recently are reporting that there’s been lots of calls made to the Carolina Hurricanes about the availability of forward Tuomo Ruutu ahead of the February 27 trade deadline....

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...

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...

With brother Mikko already in the fold as the team's Finnish scout and having once signed Jarkko to a three-year contract, USA Today's Kevin Allen believes that Ottawa is looking to complete the natural Ruutu hat-trick by trading for Tuomo Ruutu at this year's Trade Deadline, stating, "The Senators are looking for offensive help, and Ruutu seems to be their primary...

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...

All-Star Corey Perry scored at 2:14 of overtime to help the Anaheim Ducks beat the last-place Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Wednesday night for their second straight victory. Jonas Hiller made 31 saves for the Ducks, who have won eight of 11 and closed out a four-game homestand having outscored opponents 34-21. Perry tripped Jussi Jokinen as the Hurricanes left wing was taking the...

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...