The off-season is inching closer by the day, with a number of teams facing some truly difficult decisions that could shape their rosters for years to come. A number of those decisions involve Restricted Free Agents, those who are due large qualifying offers that they may not be worth, but would otherwise hit the open … Read more
RALEIGH, NC. – After 15 Carolina Hurricanes players addressed the media Wednesday for their end of season interviews, the remaining eight stepped to the microphone inside the media room at PNC Arena Thursday. As each reflected on their seasons, the overwhelming storyline of the day was uncertainty, being that only Antti Raanta and Seth Jarvis … Read more
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 10: Tony DeAngelo #77 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates following … [+] his first period goal against the Boston Bruins in Game Five of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PNC Arena on May 10, 2022 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) … Read more
The NHL’s final four is set. Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers open the Western Conference final Tuesday night against Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche, and the Tampa Bay Lightning continue their quest for a three-peat against Igor Shesterkin and the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference final, which begins Wednesday at Madison … Read more
RALEIGH, NC. – For the second time in just over two weeks the Carolina Hurricanes find themselves in a win or go home situation. The continuation of their run in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs hangs in the balance of a Game 7 against the New York Rangers, set for Monday night at 8 pm … Read more
Game 6: Rangers 5, Hurricanes 2 | Series tied 3-3 Who was the guy? Filip Chytil gets a lot of credit for his two-goal game. But the star of this one was Igor Shesterkin. The Rangers netminder turned aside 37 of the 39 shots he faced and, according to Natural Stat Trick, saved 2.92 more … Read more
RALEIGH, NC – Gerard Gallant wasn’t buying any of it. “I think it was a lot for us tonight to be honest with you,” the New York Rangers coach said after a 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at PNC Arena. Did the Rangers, who are … Read more
Game 5: Hurricanes 3, Rangers 1 | Carolina leads 3-2 Who was The Guy? One of the biggest stories heading into Game 5 was how quiet Carolina’s second line had been in this series. New York has the bigger stars at every position, but the Hurricanes’ advantage was supposed to be how much deeper they … Read more
Game 4: Rangers 4, Hurricanes 1 | Series tied 2-2 Who was The Guy? Look, it’d be very easy – and accurate – to just give this to Igor Shesterkin for the umpteenth time this postseason. The Rangers goaltender was great again, with 30 saves. But this wasn’t a goalie win for a change; the … Read more
Commercial Content 21+ The final score for Sunday’s Game 3 between the New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes may have looked in line with what we saw from the first two games in Raleigh, but anybody watching would tell you that is not the case. Through the first two games of the series, both Carolina … Read more