The 4th Pick is in and it was pretty much a runaway. The Canes Country voters have selected Ryan Murray at #4 for the New York Islanders. The Isles get one of, if not the safest picks in the...
Good morning & Happy Father's Day to the Dads out there. Sorry I missed posting last Sunday, but I was out of town for the weekend and wasn't able to put anything together. But Sunday Speculation...
The 3rd Pick is in and the voting process was nowhere near as close as the 2nd Pick. So with the 3rd Pick in the 2012 Canes Country NHL Draft, the voters have selected Alex Galchenyuk for the M...
The 2nd Pick is in and man it was a battle! At one point during the voting process, 4 of the 5 options each had the lead. And the final tally (at least when I called it) was single digit...
Well, the 1st Pick is in and to no one's surprise, the readers at Canes Country believes that Edmonton will take Nail Yakupov 1st Overall. The Oilers add another young, skilled, point producer to...
Two years ago I did a series of FanPosts called "Canes Country 2010 NHL Draft". In that series, I gave the readers a couple of options and they voted on who they believed should be selected by...
Well, we've finally come to the end of the UFA list. This last article will focus on the Pacific Division UFA's plus I will give my overall summary of what the Canes need and some of the UFA's...
I think most people in the hockey world would say that Steven Stamkos is one of the top 5 players in the NHL and would also say with confidence that he is the top player in the Southeast Division. ...
We're getting close to the end, next up is the UFA's from the Northwest Division. The Northwest Division was the only division to send only 1 team to the Playoffs this past season. The Canucks...
So far this summer there has been plenty of speculation as to what the Canes should do regarding their roster for next season and beyond. We have heard from Jim Rutherford that the Canes might...
After a little delay, we get back it with a look at the Central Division's UFA's. The Central Division could be considered one of the best in hockey, has some of the NHL's better players, and a...
During every offseason there is always some discussion about a particular RFA receiving an offer sheet. While this rarely happens, it is always an option. And with this summer's UFA market so...
Now we come to the UFA's in our own division, the Southeast. There are a number of potential UFA's from Southeast Division teams and they range from some that are very intriguing to standard role...
As promised, here is the second group of UFA's, guys from the Northeast Division. There are virtually no big names in this group, but there could still be a few good role players that might be...
So far this offseason, we Caniacs have been treated to a couple of juicy rumors. We have heard that the Canes are expected to make pitches to Zach Parise & Ryan Suter and we also have heard that...
I know it's still early, but I thought it might be fun for us to start looking at some of the UFA's that might be available come July 1st and discuss which one's might be right fit for the Canes...
While the offseason is still relatively new, we have already experienced plenty of rumors involving our Hurricanes. Jim Rutherford has pretty much stated that Canes are looking for a top line...
A couple of weeks ago, I did a small post describing how a couple of Playoff teams acquired their players. I thought it was interesting and decided to expand on it to all NHL team. So when I...
It's always tough to put much faith in rumors, but this offseason looks to be shaping up to be an interesting one. With the very shallow free agent pool, ways to improve your NHL team are limited...
Two big Game 7's tonight. It's win or go home! The Western Conference's 2nd Round is set, all that is left is the East. So far the Eastern Conference lower seeds have all advanced, can the...
With 5 of the 8 1st Round Series already decided, there is only 1 game on the Playoff calendar tonight. But this series & this game could potentially impact the Carolina Hurricanes more than any...
There are three games on the Playoff schedule tonight and two could mean the end for a couple of Stanley Cup Finals favorites. * New York Rangers @ Ottawa Senators, Game 4, 7:30 pm, CNBC. The...
Note: This article is related to the piece Brian LeBlanc (Commentary: Time for the NHLPA to step up) did yesterday, maybe just a different perspective on the subject. We're only 1 week into the...
(editor's note: We will start moving some of the top Fan Posts to the front page like we have done in the past. This is a good one by PackPride17. In other news, I attended the exit interviews...
Well, we down to the final 5 or 6 games in the NHL regular season and while the playoff picture is starting to clear up, where everyone will finish & their draft position is still up in the air. ...
I somewhat recently got engaged and I have been agonizing about the groomsmen gift I need to get. Some people have told me just to get something small, but I really want to get something that will...
We're now 32 games into the Captain Kirk Era of Hurricanes hockey, so I thought I'd take a look back on how this season's team compares under the 2 coaches. Obviously there are a few...
Yesterday there was a short discussion in another thread regarding the possibility of moving Staal to wing if the Canes drafted another top-level center. Then a comment came up about his point...
The Canes are 3 games into the Captain Kirk era and have yet to record any points. While I think we can all agree that effort level/entertainment value has improved, we are still struggling...
While the Canes have played better over the past 4 games and have 5 points to show for it, I still believe that changes are needed for the long-term success of the franchise. I still believe the...