Tag: Carolina Hurricanes

NHL Injuries: Bruins, Hurricanes, Penguins, Flyers, Ducks, Kings and Jets

On the Boston Bruins ... Boston Bruins: The Bruins put Ryan Spooner on the IR with a right groin adductor tear. David Backes was activated from the IR. Boston Bruins: GM Don Sweeney said the goaltender Tuukka Rask has a…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Canes, Habs, Devils, Pens, Caps, Coyotes, Avs, Oilers, Wild, Sharks and Blues

On the Carolina Hurricanes ... Cory Lavalette: Defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is meeting up with the team on their road trip. No known if he'll get back into the lineup. On the Montreal Canadiens ... Renaud Lavoie: Defenseman David Schlemko…

Mark Easson

NHL Injuries: Isles, Hurricanes, Habs, Capitals, Ducks, Coyotes, Avs, Wild and Canucks

On the New York Islanders ... Arthur Staple: Forward Jordan Eberle took a hit in practice on Thursday. He said he was sore yesterday but should be okay to play this weekend. Arthur Staple: Forward Cal Clutterbuck said he felt…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference News: Bruins, Islanders, Rangers, Devils, Red Wings, and Hurricanes

On the Boston Bruins ... Joe Haggerty: Center Patrice Bergeron has been ruled out of Wednesday's game as his lower-body injury "isn't responding like we hoped" according to coach Bruce Cassidy. They are hopeful that Bergeron will be able to go…

Mark Easson

NHL News: Panthers, Pens, Jackets, Hurricanes, Sens, Bruins, Stars, Preds, Blackhawks, Wild

On the Florida Panthers ... Bob McKenzie: The Florida Panthers signed Michael Matheson to an eight-year contract extension with a salary cap hit of $4.875 million. Cap Friendly: Matheson has an eight-team no-trade list for the last five years of the…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Avs and Duchene … Senators and Turris

On the Colorado Avalanche and Matt Duchene ... Eric Duhatschek of The Athletic: Expectations for the Avalanche aren't high this season, so GM Joe Sakic won't be on the hot seat right away. He does have time to make a…

Mark Easson

NHL Rumors: Preds, Flames, Blues, Canucks, Penguins, Hurricanes and Flyers

On the Nashville Predators, Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers ... Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet: The Nashville Predators are looking to trade for a forward. They could use a center, and maybe…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference News: Sabres, Habs, Pens, Bruins, Caps, Sens, Wings and Hurricanes

On waivers ... Chris Johnston: Players put on waivers yesterday. Brandon Pirri - Vegas Golden Knights Chandler Stephenson - Washington Capitals Joe Colborne - Colorado Avalanche Eric Tangradi - Detroit Red Wings Patrick Wiercioch - Vancouver Canucks On the Buffalo…

Mark Easson

Eastern Conference News: Sabres, Maple Leafs, Wilson, Senators, Hurricanes, Canadiens and Islanders

On the Buffalo Sabres ... Darren Dreger: The Buffalo Sabres have signed Jack Eichel to an eight-year deal at a salary cap of $10 million a season. John Wawrow: Eichel agent tells the AP that Eichel took less money to…

Mark Easson

NHL Playoffs: Two Eastern Conference Teams That Should Bounce Back

Every season there is plenty of turnover in the playoff picture as usually a couple of teams per conference fail to make the playoffs the year after doing so. This, of course, means the door opens for some non-playoff teams…

Todd Cordell

NHL Rumors: Teams Still Talking To Avalanche About Matt Duchene

As many as eight teams are interested in Matt Duchene ... TSN: Darren Dreger said that there are as many as eight teams interested in Matt Duchene, but there doesn't appear to be anything close. None of the teams that…

Mark Easson

2017-18 Top 10 Carolina Hurricanes Prospects

2017-18 Carolina Hurricanes Top Ten Prospects When Ron Francis took over as GM the Canes were a sinking ship. Their NHL roster wasn’t very competitive, and the prospect pipeline was pretty dry. During his tenure to date, the Carolina Hurricanes…

Peter Harling