Tag: Carolina Hurricanes

Rumors II: Raanta, Hurricanes, and Red Wings

Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! Sports: Antti Raanta lost his backup job to Scott Darling during last year's Stanley Cup playoffs, and he wasn't happy with it according to a readers translation from a Finnish paper. “I was really hoping Nashville…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Kopitar, Lucic, Staal, Ward, and Rakell

Jon Rosen of LA Kings Insider: Don't expect the Kings and Anze Kopitar to agree to a contract extension in the immediate future. Kings GM Dean Lombardi said that they are "not even in the ballpark" when asked if they…

Mark Easson

Rumors and Notes: Red Wings, Hurricanes, Flyers, and Capitals

Ansar Khan of MLive: Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill has indicated that Brad Richards will center their top line with Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader until Pavel Datsyuk is able to return. Datsyuk is expected to be ready anywhere from…

Mark Easson

Rumors and Notes: Ward, Budaj, Cooke, Ballard and Leopold

From Chip Alexander of the News & Observing on Cam Ward and the Hurricanes: Though he is set to become a free agent at the end of the season, Ward has expressed his desire to stay in Carolina. Speaking to…

Sean Tierney

Rumors and Notes: Franson, Berglund, Richards, Lindholm, and Capitals

Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News: Two sources are saying the Sabres are trying to add defenseman Cody Franson on a two-year contract. Franson has been looking for a multi-year deal and has been linked to the Bruins, Penguins and…

Mark Easson

Rumors: Ladd, Staal, Ward, and the Hurricanes

Tim Campbell of the Winnipeg Free Press: Winnipeg Jets captain Andrew Ladd said their hasn't been any progress to report on a contract extension, but he's optimistic from his side of things. "No update," Ladd said on the contract question.…

Mark Easson

Rumors II: Carcillo, Antropov, Stempniak, Kennedy, Phillips, and Tulsky

  Dan Carcillo's NHL career may be over, from Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune: The 30-year-old UFA isn't concerned with finding a new home for the 2015-16 NHL season. As per Kuc, Carcillo hasn't skated since winning the Stanley Cup…

Sean Tierney

Rumors II: Hurricanes, Leafs, Bruins, Wings and Capitals

Craig Custance of ESPN: There was some trade talk surrounding the Hurricanes No. 5 pick leading up to the draft, but when they were on the clock and Noah Hanifin was available, there weren't many calls for the pick. That…

Mark Easson

Rumors and Notes: Ducks, Hurricanes, Blue Jackets and Devils

Eric Stephens of the OC Register: The Ducks were looking to sign Jakob Silfverberg for as many as six years, but his agent didn't Silfverberg to give up too many years of unrestricted free agency. "We had talked a lot before,"…

Mark Easson

2015-16 Carolina Hurricanes Top 10 Prospects

The Hurricanes have one of the weaker prospect pools in the NHL and the main reason why is an inability to draft and develop players. In the last ten years, Carolina has a terrible track record with their draft picks…

Peter Harling

Videos: Hurricanes GM Ron Francis – Three Part Series

Michael Smith of Hurricanes.com sits down with Hurricanes GM Ron Francis in a three part series talking about a variety of topics. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Mark Easson

Top 2016 NHL Free Agents – Part I: Ranking Forwards 6 to 10

With the free agent class mostly settled into new homes, it’s time to start speculating on next year’s UFA group. While the 2014-15 cohort lacked elite impact players, next season’s list of potential free agents offers star power at many…

Sean Tierney