HURRICANES RUMORS & GOSSIP

Is there any way for the Carolina Hurricanes to get better during the off-season without trading a valued asset away? We’ll see soon. For the Carolina Hurricanes, putting together a winning roster that can succeed on the ice consistently is something that fans haven’t seen in a long...

A big time decision is looming for a head coach in Bill Peters as to whether he’ll decide to stay with the Carolina Hurricanes into 2018-19. The time for the head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes Bill Peters to make his decision to his status with the team seems to be coming soon....

Who can the Carolina Hurricanes rely on the most come the start of the 2018-19 season? We’ll tell you based on how some defensemen finished 2017-18. It was another up and down season for the fans, players, and coaching staff of the Carolina Hurricanes, in 2017-18. The Canes missed...

It’s been widely reported that Carolina Hurricanes coach Bill Peters has an out clause in his current contract, that could allow him to take another coaching job around the league instead of returning for the final year of his deal. The details of the clause though were unclear until now. Chip Alexander of the Raleigh News & Observer reports that Peters has until Friday to make...

There were many times this season where it appeared that the Carolina Hurricanes defense loafed on goaltender Scott Darling. More times than I can recall I read fans voicing their observations that said, “The defense is hanging Darling out to dry.” To be honest, at times it did look like the effort being expended on the ice when Darling was in-between-the-pipes was not nearly as...

The Bruins are on the verge of having some lineup decisions to make in advance of Game Three of their first-round series against Toronto. The team announced (via Twitter) that center Riley Nash could be ready to return from concussion-like symptoms sustained on an ear laceration while winger Tommy Wingels skated and is very close to returning as well.  Nash put up a career-best 41...

During the Carolina Hurricanes end of season media availability with the players last week, I had the opportunity to address the team’s two-headed captaincy directly with the two players who comprise it, Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk. Both said they were fine with it, but one admitted it was a little weird. With the future of Hurricanes head coach Bill Peters currently up in the...

Top plays from the 2017-18 Hurricanes season.

Carolina Hurricanes fans have been eagerly watching Hudson Elynuik’s junior career blossom since being selected in the third round two seasons ago, but they may not get a chance to continue. According to Elliotte Friedman in his latest 31 Thoughts column for Sportsnet, Elynuik may not sign with the Hurricanes and instead re-enter the draft in June.The Hurricanes have until June 1...

Despite being injured for part of the season, Alex Nedeljkovic has been a steadying presence in net all year for Charlotte.

Nicolas Roy has been a big, solid center for the Charlotte Checkers all season, and was rewarded with his first NHL call-up tonight.

A lot of things have changed since the year 2009. It is hard to believe that nine years ago Barrack Obama became the first African-American President of the United States, the world lost the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, and the great recession of 2008 finally came to an end. Yes, 2009 had many noteworthy headlines, but there was one event that would fly under the radar and be cast...

The Carolina Hurricanes are on a bit of a tear right now, but don’t let their recent play influence your impression of how good this team has been in 2018. The Hurricanes sit nine points behind the New Jersey Devils, who hold the second wild-card spot in the East. Just a couple of weeks ago the Canes sat in playoff contention and have somehow misplayed their way back to sixth in...

It is playoff push time in the NHL and teams across the league are either really getting into a rhythm or starting to panic uncontrollably. As you would imagine, the Hurricanes are on the negative side of this ultimatum. The Carolina Hurricanes are in the midst of a five-game losing streak that not only has disrupted their momentum but is really starting to hurt their playoff chances...