Someone posted on HF that the president of the AHL says that a team is coming to Charlotte. The contract with Albany as our affiliate is up after this season, so I'm crossing my fingers that a Raleigh/Charlotte affiliation is in the works.

1/16/2010 10:32:37 AM

I've heard that as well. Does anyone know what Jeff Daniels status would be though? I hope this mean he'd stay in Albany, I'd love for him to remain with the Canes. I really like Albany and a lot of their fans that have made their way to the Canes message board, but a Charlotte team would make a hell of a lot more sense.

1/16/2010 10:54:42 AM

Daniels is under contract with the Canes.

1/16/2010 10:55:48 AM

I have to leave after the 2nd and normally I'd save this ticket for another game, but I can't miss an NHL debut.

BOWMAN!

1/16/2010 5:08:49 PM

Free Section 338 Ticket Roll Call! Holla!

1/16/2010 5:21:17 PM

stream?

1/16/2010 8:06:50 PM

No TV that I can tell?

1/16/2010 8:10:09 PM

There is a stream on atdhe.net but you have to install something in order to see it so do so at your own risk.

1/16/2010 8:16:46 PM

Im watching it on

http://www.ndsportstalk.com/sop2.html

1/16/2010 8:18:10 PM

tomorrow night

Quote :

" CHAD LAROSE BOBBLEHEAD"

1/17/2010 8:05:52 PM

work will be a cluster

1/17/2010 8:17:11 PM

I will be there tomorrow

FO

SHO

1/17/2010 8:47:09 PM

Cant wait to add to my bobblehead family!

1/17/2010 11:14:47 PM

1/17/2010 11:17:27 PM

Larose and Thamthonov might play tonight

1/18/2010 11:45:23 AM

Larose activated, Bowman sent back down. Looks like the higher-ups favor Tlusty and Dwyer then Boychuk/Bowman/Samson. Should be interesting to see who makes the team going in to next year. I'm sure any one of Hall/Seguin/Fowler would be in the mix too if we get a top-3 pick.

1/18/2010 12:20:27 PM

Dwyer is on a whole different level from the rest of the kids, but of course Mo loves Slutsy. He's Mo's boy from back in TO.

Speaking of draftees, Canada's WJC captain Patrice Cormier won the dirtiest hit of the year award last night (@1:01):

1/18/2010 12:24:33 PM

holy shit, that's leading with an elbow! is the kid that got hit dead?

1/18/2010 1:03:00 PM

i don't think that its a case of people favoring dwyer and tlusty over bowman and boychuk


but the kids will be just fine going back to Albany and getting top line minutes for a while longer. they'll be back. at least now they are gone we'll have a lower effort label and we can add back to our lead on the #1 pick :p

1/18/2010 1:12:40 PM

Quote :

"From what CanesNow has learned, five Canes are considered "untouchable" by management and will not be on the table during trade talks. CANESNOW UPDATE: The five "untouchables" are said to be Eric Staal, Cam Ward, Tim Gleason, Brandon Sutter and Tuomo Ruutu. "

1/18/2010 1:32:48 PM

Sounds about right to me.

1/18/2010 1:33:49 PM

i'm in agreement with that list.

1/18/2010 1:41:19 PM

I'd add Jussi and Joni to that list. Jussi gives us so many things in the way of he can play center or wing, is scoring a lot this year and is a great penalty shot guy. Also Joni does SO much for the offense and his outlet passes.

1/18/2010 2:07:57 PM

I agree, definitely about Pitkanen, at least

1/18/2010 2:11:33 PM

Joni makes as many mistakes as he does good plays. I think he'd be next on the list if we were to have six untouchables, but for the right deal there's no reason not to move him.

1/18/2010 2:14:40 PM

The one player I'm most interested in seeing what we do with is Matt Cullen. I know his contract is up and all at the end of the year, but I wonder if contract talks have even occurred with him. If we can't sign him now, might as well trade him (and Whitney if we can - stupid NTC) and get something and hope they sign back here in July. Cullen in my opinion (disagree if you want) has been one of the 3 best players all year and I'd hate to see him go, but if we can profit off of it might as well. There isn't a clause in the CBA that says we can't trade him before the deadline and sign him in July and I think that's what we could do with Whitney too if possible.

Since Eklund's website always has ridiculous trade proposals, I'm going to do my own.
Whitney + Cullen to Chicago for Versteeg and Barker. Salaries nearly line up as Versteeg and Barker are each 3.083 million and Whitney is 3.550 and Cullen is 2.800 million. So those numbers would work, but of course numbers aren't everything. But hey I can dream.

1/18/2010 3:49:52 PM

Quote :

"There isn't a clause in the CBA that says we can't trade him before the deadline and sign him in July and I think that's what we could do with Whitney too if possible."

This is the second time you have mentioned this as either a "hole" in the CBA or as the absence of a clause in the CBA.

It's unrestricted free agency, players used in this specific way are called rent-a-players, and it's been around for quite some time.

1/18/2010 6:42:38 PM

I call bullcrap on the refs for not calling a slash before the goal

1/18/2010 7:54:23 PM

Aaron Ward <3's Taylor Hall lol

1/18/2010 8:30:55 PM

1/18/2010 8:57:15 PM

I know Joni makes some mistakes too, but that is why I think he'd have an amazing plus minus if we could finally find a shut down defender to pair him with. Ward was supposed to be the guy who did the dirty work behind Joni this year, but as we've seen this year Ward has been the worst defender on the team. I mean tonight he went to clear a puck on the boards.......and ran into the boards allowing TB to gain possession again.

I think we'll trade both of Cullen/Whitney for either young players on teams looking for a playoff push or for picks and then sign one of them back. I really like Cullen, but with Sutter and Staal likely to be 2 centers next year and a top flight winger ready to be drafted at year's end I think we may need to go into the FA market looking for a number 2 center, however this all hinges on Staal's potential move back to center. I think we sign a center, draft a big time winger, call up or keep some talented Rats like Samson/Boychuck/McBain/Carson and maybe sign another defender depending on how much Karmanos is willing to spend.

1/18/2010 9:41:30 PM

The only reason Staal isn't playing center is because he's hurt, so don't worry about a move back to the middle for him; it's coming.

1/18/2010 9:59:10 PM

Quote :

"3 SHOTS ON 4 PPs"

1/18/2010 10:07:47 PM

The race for Hall/Seguin/Fowler:

TEAM		GP	W	L	OT	PTS	STREAK
Carolina 	48	14	27	7	35	Lost 3
Edmonton 	47	16	26	5	37	Lost 7
Toronto 	49	16	24	9	41	Lost 1
Columbus 	51	19	23	9	47	Won 1

1/18/2010 10:14:04 PM

Quote :

"EDMONTON OIL TANKERS "

1/19/2010 9:13:21 AM

Edmonton is going to finish last, we can hope for 29th at best and a lucky draw in the lottery to get the #1.

1/19/2010 9:37:16 AM

via CC:



lol

1/19/2010 4:39:06 PM

ahahaha

1/19/2010 4:48:42 PM

I thought it said "Music by Enrico Ciccone"

1/19/2010 5:08:11 PM

it's enrico palazzo

1/19/2010 5:35:12 PM

ENRICO CICCONE!

1/19/2010 5:44:43 PM

props to patty eaves for this fight. takes a good shot or two, but lands quite a few himself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY3mY4Qlcrg&feature=popt00us06

[Edited on January 19, 2010 at 9:01 PM. Reason : oops, meant to post in nhl thread.]

1/19/2010 8:57:15 PM

i have never really respected eaves but he acquitted himself well

1/19/2010 9:09:20 PM

that untouchables poster is classic

1/20/2010 2:03:47 AM

ROD BRIND'AMOUR HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF HIS CAPTAINCY. ERIC STAAL NAMED 13TH FRANCHISE CAPTAIN.

1/20/2010 11:00:16 AM

OH SHIT

Quote :

" The Canes have named Eric Staal as the 13th captain in franchise history. Rod Brind'Amour will remain an alternate captain for the team. “The time has come now for Eric to assume the top leadership role for his teammates," said Jim Rutherford. "This is part of the rebuilding process for the Hurricanes, as Eric is the player around whom the team will be structured. We feel confident in Eric’s ability to lead his teammates and are excited to begin this next era.”"

1/20/2010 11:00:31 AM

I feel for Roddy but this was long overdue. Wonder how he feels about this going down now instead of at the end of the year?

Also:



Edit from Chip Alexander's twitter:

Rutherford said he talked with Rod Brind'Amour and that Brind'Amourt could have vetoed the decision.

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 11:26 AM. Reason : a]

1/20/2010 11:07:08 AM

gotta be an awkward locker room today

1/20/2010 11:07:53 AM

wow. just wow.

1/20/2010 11:31:02 AM

I suggest reading the comments on facebook if you want some entertainment.

1/20/2010 11:35:18 AM