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Yelle waived, Sutter likely to be moved to wing
by David Lee on 10/26/09 at 03:26 PM ET
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On Monday, the Hurricanes announced that they have waived veteran forward Stephane Yelle. If he isn’t claimed, he’ll clear waivers at noon Tuesday. Being placed on waivers doesn’t necessarily mean anything. Frantisek Kaberle was placed on waivers at least 37 times last season. He was never claimed, he was never re-assigned to Albany, and he was only bought out this last summer.
Unlike Kaberle, though, Yelle is cheap. His salary this season is $550k, and if a team claims him off re-entry waivers, they’d only be on the hook for half of that. This might be attractive to a team like the New Jersey Devils, who just learned that Jay Pandolfo will be out of the lineup for up to six weeks.
Depending on what happens with Yelle’s waiver situation, it could make a permanent spot for Brandon Sutter in the lineup. The 20-year old has been called up to fill a spot while Tuomo Ruutu is serving a three-game suspension. If Sutter stays, he’ll most likely be shifted to a wing position.
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Canes keep losing, Rats keep winning
by David Lee on 10/25/09 at 01:08 PM ET
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The Hurricanes four game road trip came to a close on Saturday, and they didn’t have much to show for it. They lost a rollercoaster 5-4 game in Denver on Friday, then lost 3-2 in overtime at Minnesota on Saturday. On the four game trip, the Canes only managed two standings points and have yet to win on the road. For the third time this season, they will now have three days off before their next game. Wednesday night, they’ll be back in the RBC Center against the Blues. While they’ve been lousy on the road, the Canes have grabbed five out of eight standings points at home.
While the Canes are struggling, the Albany River Rats are doing well. They have a record of 5-3-0 and sit atop the Eastern division. More importantly, they beat the Adirondack Phantoms 3-2 on Saturday to grab a two games to none lead in the 12-game season series with the hated rival.
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Sutter presents dilemma
by David Lee on 09/23/09 at 08:28 AM ET
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The Hurricanes have trimmed their training camp roster to 27 players, and they will need to get it down to 22 for opening night. Of that number, twenty are already NHL regulars. The player who is standing head and shoulders above the rest is Brandon Sutter. Sutter already has 50 NHL games under his belt from last season, when he made the roster not because he was ready, but because the Canes needed him whether he was ready or not.
A little piece on the team’s official website highlighted Sutter’s off-season improvements, his strong showing at the prospects tourney in Traverse City and his quest to make the big club this fall. I haven’t been to a practice or to a preseason game, so I’ll have to take Jim Rutherford’s word when he says:
”Brandon Sutter’s camp has been outstanding. He leads the pack, and it’s not even close.”
While he might be having a great camp, it might not be the best thing for him to make the final roster in Raleigh.
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Injury updates from Saturday, Helminen recalled
by David Lee on 10/26/08 at 08:11 PM ET
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On Sunday afternoon, we learned a few details about the injuries on Saturday.
Defenseman Joni Pitkänen suffered a meniscus tear in his knee. He’ll undergo surgery in Raleigh on Monday and is expected to miss three to four weeks.
Center Brandon Sutter suffered a concussion and was released from a hospital on Long Island. He will spend some time with his family in New Jersey before coming back to Raleigh sometime next week.
Meanwhile, the Islanders are exercising their right not to disclose injury information, but they have reported that goalie Rick DiPietro will visit a doctor to have an undisclosed injury examined. It’s unknown how long he’ll be out, but they’ve called up a reserve goaltender. It’s an ongoing saga there with Ricky and his health, and here’s the latest.
Carolina will recall Dwight Helminen from Albany to replace Sutter.
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On the Doug Weight hit
by David Lee on 10/26/08 at 12:48 PM ET
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A lot has been made of the devastating hit that Doug Weight laid on Carolina rookie Brandon Sutter last night. There are a lot of different opinions out there, and I thought it would be appropriate to offer my opinion. Not just as a Carolina Hurricanes fan, but a hockey fan.
What happened happened. Sutter was trying to make a fancy move, playing the puck off the boards to himself. He reached for the puck and put his head down for half a second. That’s all it took. He never saw Weight coming, and Weight had no way of anticipating that Sutter would lunge, lowering his head. Add the speed of the play into the equation, and it’s just a really unfortunate play.
In just about any other league, a penalty would have been called. Regardless of intent, a player has to be responsible with his shoulders and elbows, and he must not hit a player above the shoulders. The NHL doesn’t have any specific rules on blows to the head. By the letter of the law, this was a clean hit. It wasn’t interference, it wasn’t charging. It was just a huge open ice hit.
Some Canes fans, including one prominent blogger are upset with Doug and wish there would have been some form of frontier justice. I can’t board that train. Then again, some folks still haven’t let go of the Orpik/Cole incident.
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Hurricanes win rough game on the Island
by David Lee on 10/25/08 at 11:31 PM ET
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On Saturday, the Hurricanes needed some big-time heroics from goaltender Cam Ward to hang on to a 4-3 victory. Although he was on the bench for the two previous games, he wasn’t the least bit rusty. He made 57 saves, including a stop on a penalty shot with less than one second to play in regulation. He was easily the game’s first star by anyone’s account. Except, of course, the Islanders radio network, which picks the “official” three stars. Somehow, they left Ward off the card entirely. Although the game ended well, it wasn’t all pie and cake for Carolina.
The Hurricanes got off to a good start, pushing off to a 2-0 lead early in the first. The last time the Hurricanes led a game 2-0 was March 28 of last season in a 7-1 win over the Thrashers. Throughout the second and third periods, the Canes committed one penalty after another, putting themselves perpetually on the PK. The good news is that the defense responded well to that, killing seven of eight penalties. But there was bad news They gave up a shorthanded goal, and they lost two players to injury.
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Canes down Ducks
by David Lee on 10/20/08 at 01:43 AM ET
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On Sunday night, the Hurricanes needed some heroics from goaltender Michael Leighton in order to squeak out a 3-1 victory in Anaheim. The Canes took three of a possible four points in California, getting the six game road trip off to a good start.
Michael Leighton got his second start of the year, and he was much better than he was in his win against Tampa. Partial credit on that goes to better defense in front of him, denying second chances. Mostly, though, the credit is his for having better rebound control and better awareness.
Rod Brind’Amour and Eric Staal got key goals late in the game, and Ryan Bayda continued his impressive campaign by scoring his second goal of the season.
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Canes lose, but look like ninjas doing it
by David Lee on 10/13/08 at 11:15 PM ET
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On Monday, the Hurricanes lost their first game of the season 3-1 to the Red Wings. Even though they lost the game, the Hurricanes can take some good things out of the game.
They also debuted their new alternate third sweater, which is actually a whole uniform. They looked stealthy and ninja-like with their black socks, black pants, black gloves, black sweater and black lids. I like the uniform in action even more than I thought I would. I wasn’t in the building tonight, but they looked sharp on teevee.
Unlike the first two games, Carolina actually looked good in all three zones in the first period. Like the first two games, they were scored upon first. Unlike the first two games, they were unable to come back.
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Tags: Brandon+Sutter, Cam+Ward, Carolina+Hurricanes, Detroit+Red+Wings, Ryan+Bayda, Ty+Conklin,
Carolina opens with wild ride, win
by David Lee on 10/10/08 at 10:10 PM ET
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Carolina opened their 11th season on Friday with a wild game against division foe Florida and a 6-4 win. It wasn’t pretty, but two points in the standings look good any day of the week.
The Hurricanes stumbled out of the gates, giving up two goals in the first six minutes of the contest, but settled in nicely with goals from six different players and assists from seven different players. At the end of it all, Tim Gleason earned the game’s first star with three assists.
Recap and notes after the jump
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Tags: Brandon+Sutter, Carolina+Hurricanes, Florida+Panthers, Frantisek+Kaberle, game+recap, Joni+Pitkanen, Tim+Gleason,
Canes close preseason with win
by David Lee on 10/05/08 at 06:16 PM ET
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After losing the first three exhibition games (and looking bad doing so) the Hurricanes rattled off three straight wins to finish the preseason. Carolina will start playing games that count on Friday with a home game against the Panthers.
Eric Staal and Ray Whitney scored today for a 2-0 shutout over the Preds. Cam Ward went the distance, making 31 stops with both teams pretty much fielding the “A team”.
For the first time all preseason, Rod Brind’Amour played. He skated 19 shifts for a total of 15:04 of ice time. He took just 13 of the faceoffs, compared to 17 taken by Brandon Sutter. This was pretty much the plan: to use him sparingly.
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Canes expect to sign top pick today
by David Lee on 10/04/08 at 12:07 PM ET
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The Hurricanes are expected to make an announcement today about their 2008 first round pick (and birthday boy) Zach Boychuk at some point today. Chip Alexander of the News & Observer has been reporting all week that negotiations have been ongoing and that they are very close to signing a deal that is identical to the contract 2007 top pick Brandon Sutter signed back in March. Today is Boychuk’s 19th birthday, which means he is ineligible for the AHL. His options will be to play under contract on the big team, or go back to junior hockey.
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