CAROLINA HURRICANES NEWS

Flyers hire Laviolette

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A year and a day after he was fired as head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, Peter Laviolette was hired to coach the Philadelphia Flyers. Laviolette is taking Carolina assistant coach Kevin McCarthy with him. "We would like to thank Kevin for his contributions and time with the...
>> blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/f...
 

Flyers shake things up: Stevens out, Laviolette in

The rumors that he would be fired that have seemingly surrounded Flyers coach John Stevens finally caught up with him today. Stevens, who coached the Flyers for just over 3 seasons, was fired by the Flyers and replaced with former Hurricanes and Islanders coach Peter Laviolette.Stevens...
>> allthingsphillysports.blogspot.com/2009/12...
 

Maurice: Legace will start, Rodney adds to power play

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The Carolina Hurricanes had 19 skaters at practice at the RBC Center this morning Adding to the growing ranks over the last three days were forwards Chad LaRose and Jussi Jokinen and defenseman Bryan Rodney, who was recalled (again) from the Albany River  Rats. Coach Paul Maurice...
>> blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/m...
 

Canucks-Hurricanes Preview

STATS Senior Editor The Vancouver Canucks have dominated the first two opponents on their road trip. A meeting with the NHL-worst Carolina Hurricanes should enable them to keep up that strong play.
>> www.sportingnews.com/nhl/art...
 

Friday Morning NHL Papers (Eastern Conference): Flyers hold closed-door meeting, reaction to the Leafs/Hurricanes trade and Vincent Lecavalier lacks confidence

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This morning in the Eastern Conference, the Devils are put through the paces, Sidney Crosby is on fire, Brian Elliot needs to play better according to his coach, the Habs' 100th year anniversary tonight, Cam Ward is back on the ice and much more after the jump.
>> illegalcurve.com/2009/12...
 

Cam Ward Feels Close To Being Game Ready

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from Javier Serna of the News & Observer, Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward faced practice shots from his teammates Thursday for the first time since the freak injury that sidelined him on Nov. 7. Before even seeing a puck, Ward spent the two previous days working solely...
>> www.kuklaskorner.com/index.p...
 

Maple Leafs trade Tlusty to Hurricanes

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The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forward Jiri Tlusty (tuh-LOO-stee) from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Philippe Paradis in a swap of former first-rounders. Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford says Thursday's deal brings his team someone "who is further along in...
>> www.pheedcontent.com/click.p...
 

Toronto Maple Leafs trade Jiri Tlusty to Carolina Hurricanes for Philippe Paradis

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The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forward Jiri Tlusty (tuh-LOO-stee) from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Philippe Paradis in a swap of former first-rounders.
>> sports.espn.go.com/nhl/new...
 

Hurricanes swap former first-rounders with Leafs

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The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forward Jiri Tlusty from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Philippe Paradis in a swap of former first-rounders.
>> feeds.cbssports.com/click.p...
 

Maple Leafs send Tlusty to Hurricanes

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RALEIGH, N.C.(AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forward Jiri Tlusty (tuh-LOO-stee) from the Toronto Maple Leafs for Philippe Paradis in a swap of former first-rounders...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Jiri Tlusty Traded To Carolina

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via the Twitter of Bob McKenzie, Toronto trades Jiri Tlusty to Carolina. Details to follow. update 3:31pm, Bob has updated his Twitter, Tlusty to Carolina.- 2009 first rounder Philippe Paradis to Toronto. added 3:45pm, via TSN, The Toronto Maple Leafs have shipped...
>> www.kuklaskorner.com/index.p...
 

Bodies returning, Ward faces shots

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A day after the Carolina Hurricanes had only 13 skaters at practice, the team got a few bodies back and goalie Cam Ward took shots with the team for the first time since an injury on Nov. 7. "We're closing in on 20," Carolina coach Paul Maurice said. "When we get...
>> blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/b...
 

Ovechkin supension; Tarik El-Bashir chat at 2

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A few quick thoughts on Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin getting suspended for a knee to knee hit on Carolina Hurricanes Tim Gleason. Ovechkin was going for the check, but Gleason pulled up and the collision included both knees hitting. A five minute penalty and game misconduct...
>> www.yurasko.net/wfy/200...
 

McPhee disagrees with Ovechkin suspension

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The aftermath. (By Gerry Broome - AP) When Bruce Boudreau was asked this week about Alex Ovechkin's two-game suspension for that knee-to-knee hit on Tim Gleason, he sort of punted. Apparently the whole "reckless" thing had already given Boudreau enough headlines for the...
>> feeds.voices.washingtonpost.com/click.p...
 

Dana Wakiji: Caps' Alex Ovechkin won't change because of incident

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Ovechkin received a five-minute major and a game misconduct for his knee-on-knee hit against Carolina's Tim Gleason.
>> www.detnews.com/article...
 

A mix of bad luck and not scoring

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We just can not catch a break, can we?Canes lost 3-2 to the C[r]apitals. Because I am now in the viewing area for Washington, I was able to catch the third period of the game.Which, of course, meant that I missed all of the interesting bits.The most important part that affects our...
>> caniac26.blogspot.com/2009/12...
 

Carolina Hurricanes: Are They Looking To Deal?

Written By: Mark “The Hard Hitter” RitterThe landscape for the Carolina Hurricanes does not look good. Marred in a five game losing streak, the Hurricanes have looked out of sync, out of breath and outclassed...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 

Canes short in practice, Ward pushed back

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A day after the Carolina Hurricanes had a day off, the team was shorthanded at practice on Wednesday. "We had the day off yesterday with the idea of putting as many guys [on the ice] and we still had 13 skaters," Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice said. On Tuesday, general manager...
>> blogs.newsobserver.com/canes/c...
 

'Pretty reckless' Ovechkin is suspended

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The news regarding Alex Ovechkin's injured right knee was good Tuesday. The same can't be said for his wallet. Ovechkin was suspended for two games by the NHL for his knee-to-knee collision Monday night with Carolina's Tim Gleason. He will miss games Thursday against...
>> www.washingtontimes.com/news/20...
 

Corvo out 8-12 weeks

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Carolina’s top pairing defenseman Joe Corvo suffered a freakish injury on Monday night and will miss a significant chunk of the rest of the season.  While his injury was nowhere near as freakish as the one that Tomas Vokoun suffered, it was much more severe.  Corvo bumped...
>> www.kuklaskorner.com/index.p...
 

Ovechkin suspended for two games.

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I have to admit that I am actually shocked and relieved that the league FINALLY stepped in and suspended Alex Ovechkin for kneeing Tim Gleason. In the past Ovechkin has escaped punishment when it was warranted. Unforunately it would have been better if the suspension had come with...
>> ndgoon.blogspot.com/2009/12...
 

Instant Karma's Gonna Get You...

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Now anyone who has read The Show for any extended period knows I don't like it when ANY player gets hurt - ever. But I couldn't help but see a measure of poetic justice in the following incident involving none other than A-hOle™ himself. Here's the video of the deliberate...
>> sidcrosby.blogspot.com/2009/12...
 

Ovechkin gets 2 game suspension; next time, 'repeat offender’

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The NHL announced today that Alex Ovechkin(notes) has been suspended two games for his knee-on-knee hit against Tim Gleason(notes) of the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. His statement, released by the team:"I regret that this has happened. I'm glad that Tim wasn't...
>> sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blo...
 

Caps' Ovechkin suspended for knee-to-knee hit

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Alex Ovechkin has been suspended for two games for his latest on-ice indiscretion. The NHL disciplined the Washington Capitals star Tuesday, a day after his knee-to-knee hit on Tim Gleason in a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The league's reigning two-time MVP hurt...
>> www.pheedcontent.com/click.p...
 

Did NHL Go Too Far With Ovechkin's Suspension?

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After a knee-on-knee collision with Tim Gleason of the Carolina Hurricanes, Alex Ovechkin has been suspended for two games. He was also issued a five-minute major and game misconduct for kneeing...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
>> bleacherreport.com/article...
 
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