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Bryan Allen bolsters Carolina’s blueline
by David Lee on 02/28/11 at 06:03 PM ET
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On trading deadline day, the Carolina Hurricanes made a pretty big move that should make their defense much better, and they didn’t give up much to do it. They traded the mercurial winger Sergei Samsonov to the Panthers for gritty stay-at-home defenseman Bryan Allen. Allen had to wiave his no-trade clause to make the trade happen, and is under contract through the 2011-12 season with a cap hit of $2.9M. Samsonov, on the other hand, is set to become an UFA this summer.
Samsonov has had a rough go this season and, with the addition of Cory Stillman, he became an expendable left wing.
As fate has it, Carolina and Florida will play each other tomorrow night in Raleigh.
We like this very much because it addresses an immediate need heading down the stretch and into the playoffs. It also takes care of the “defensive defenseman” need for next season.
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Canes lose in Montréal
by David Lee on 02/26/11 at 09:42 PM ET
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On Saturday night, Carolina went to la belle province, where they have had success in the past. They didn’t have success tonight, falling 4-3 in regulation. It looked like the Canes were going to earn at least a point, but Andrei Kostitsyn scored the game-winning goal at 16:07. Meanwhile, the Sabres earned one point in a shootout loss to the Red Wings. Now, the Sabres are just two points behind the Hurricanes for the eighth and final playoff spot in the east, with two games in hand. The only saving grace there is that the Sabres had a lead in their game with less than a minute to play, but gave it away and only earned the single point. Watching the post-game interviews, neither Ryan Miller nor Lindy Ruff was happy with the single point.
For about the millionth time in a row, Carolina’s power play was an area of concern. They were 0-4 on the power play, including a four minute double minor. On the other side, Carolina was only penalized once and les Habitants cashed in with the game-winner in that scenario.
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Will Stillman help Carolina to the playoffs?
by David Lee on 02/24/11 at 06:00 PM ET
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The rumours and unconfirmed reports are official now. Cory Stillman has been traded back to Carolina in exchange for the injured Ryan Carter and a fifth round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Stillman, 37, whose salary this season was $3.5M, is slated to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He has 23 (7/16) points in 44 games this season, including a goal and an assist against Carolina on January 3. He has six (1/5) points on the power play.
When Carolina dealt away defenseman Ian White’s $3M contract, basically in exchange for Derek Joslin, I suspected that something was up Jim Rutherford’s sleeve. Frankly, I expected something a little younger, but I think this will work just fine. In that magical 2005-06 season, Stillman was a huge cog in the wheel during the regular season with 76 (21/55) points. Then he pitched in with 26 (9/17) in 25 playoff games, helping the Canes win the Cup.
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Carter for Stillman
by David Lee on 02/24/11 at 05:47 PM ET
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According to an unconfirmed report, the details of the Cory Stillman-to-Carolina trade are:
Florida gets the injured Ryan Carter and a fifth round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft.
Carolina gets Stillman,
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Stillman back to the Canes
by David Lee on 02/24/11 at 05:37 PM ET
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According to a reliable source about a minute ago, the Hurricanes have made a deal that will bring Cory Stillman back to Carolina. No details yet.
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Canes blow late lead, then lose in shootout
by David Lee on 02/22/11 at 10:19 PM ET
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On Tuesday night, the Hurricanes had a great chance to leapfrog the New York Rangers in the standings and move into seventh place in the East. With two minutes left in the game, they had a 3-2 lead, and it looked they were indeed going to claim the regulation win and seventh place. Instead, they gave up a late goal, then were beaten in the shootout. The single point is pretty cool, but it isn’t at all what the Canes were hoping for.
Carolina defenseman Jay Harrison scored his second goal of the season in the first period, but he inadvertently tipped the game-tying goal into his own net at 18:10 of the third. Wojtek Wolski was credited with that goal, and he also “scored” the game-deciding goal in shootout.
Jussi Jokinen scored two third period goals for the Canes and Cam Ward made 43 saves.
Carolina will be off until Friday, when they host the Penguins.
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Huge game for Canes/Rangers
by David Lee on 02/22/11 at 07:35 AM ET
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Tonight in Raleigh, the Hurricanes and Rangers will meet for the final time this season, and there’s quite a bit on the line. If Carolina can win in regulation, they will move into a points tie with the Rangers, as both teams will have 66 points. The first tiebreaker is games played, and since Carolina has a game in hand, they would move into seventh place in the East.
So far this season, the Hurricanes have gone 2-0-1 against the Blueshirts, and the only other game at the RBC Center resulted in a 4-1 win for the Canes.
Both teams have been struggling a bit of late, and now the Rangers are beset with injuries. The biggest injury is the concussion symptoms that star Marian Gaborik is having. He didn’t even accompany the team to Raleigh, so he’s likely to be out for a while.
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Ward’s glove save on Carle
by David Lee on 02/19/11 at 03:57 PM ET
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During the second period of play on Friday night, Cam Ward made a sensational glove save against Matt Carle of the Flyers. He seemed like he was down and out, but he snared Carle’s shot which was marked for the top shelf. It was absolutely Ward’s best save of the season and should be, at season’s end, one of the best by any goaltender:
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Brind’Amour night a big success
by David Lee on 02/19/11 at 01:46 PM ET
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On Friday night, the Hurricanes sent Rod Brind’Amour’s sweater to the rafters, where it will hang alongside Ron Francis and Glen Wesley. New NHL regulations dictate that sweater retirement ceremonies must take place before the pre-game skate, and the pre-game skate can be no more than 30 minutes before puck drop. So the ceremony was at 7:00 and the game at 8:00.
The ceremony was excellent and Roddy handled it very well. He doesn’t enjoy being the center of attention, but he handled himself and the spotlight quite well. During the pre-game skate, every player from both teams wore special sweaters with Brind’Amour’s name and number. It was appropriate since Brindy played all but a handful of games for the two franchises. Still, I thought it was a display of tremendous class from the Flyers.
Carolina had great jump coming out of the gates, and they got off to an early 2-0 lead. Philly pushed back, killed a ton of penalties, climbed back in it and got an equalizing goal late in the third. It looked like the game was headed to overtime, but Erik Cole brought the over-capacity crowd to its feet with his second game-winning goal in the last three games.
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Carolina and San Jose swap pieces
by David Lee on 02/19/11 at 12:23 AM ET
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The Ian White question was answered on Friday afternoon, and it was a bit of a surprise. The Hurricanes and Sharks orchestrated two separate deals, and it was they instead of the Canucks who were the Ian White suitor. One deal sent White to San Jose in exchange for the Sharks 2012 second round draft selection. The other sent defenseman prospect Derek Joselin to Raleigh in exchange for “future considerations”. I don’t think Jim Rutherford is done just yet.
I figured that the Canes would get something more substantial than a draft pick for White, but the fact that it amounts to a salary dump makes it look like JR could have a lot more up his sleeve. I don’t want to speculate any more, but I do think that the Canes could use a scoring winger. There’s only ten days left before the deadline, and anything could happen.
There were other more high-profile trades around the league on Friday, and Carolina had some much bigger things going on in their own barn. They retired Rod Brind’Amour’s sweater and hosted the Philadelphia Flyers in a thoroughly exciting game that felt like a playoff matchup.
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David Lee is a restaurant manager with an unused degree in political science. He can be found at Carolina Hurricanes games, Scrabble tournaments and indie-rock shows. Sometimes, all in the same day.
David has contributed to CBC.ca for their Stanley Cup playoff coverage in 2006 and to the New York Times Slapshot blog for theirs in 2008. Red and Black Hockey was founded in July of 2005.
