Canes Corner

Morning After being powerless in OT loss in Calgary

23 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Carolina Hurricanes jumped out to a 2-0 lead in Calgary thanks to goals from Sebastian Aho and Calvin de Haan. But, that's where the fun ended. Th...

Morning After McDavid

21 Oct 2022

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The Hurricanes were uncharacteristically sloppy and it cost them in Edmonton. Freddie Andersen gave the puck away for one goal, then the Canes allowed...

E7 Canes 25th Anniversary: The Canes upset the hockey world

19 Oct 2022

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The 2002 run the Cup finals featured a stunning series win over Toronto. Then they put a scare into the Detroit Red Wings, who had almost a dozen Hall...

Morning After a kracking win in Seattle

18 Oct 2022

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Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho each had 3 points as the Canes beat the Kraken, 5-1 in Seattle. Carolina notched their first two power play goals ...

Morning After Aho bites the Sharks

15 Oct 2022

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Sebastian Aho's first goal of the season, with 1:58 left in the 3rd, helped lift the Hurricanes to a 2-1 win over the Sharks in San Jose. Martin Necas...

Morning After the Opening Act

13 Oct 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-1, on opening night. And, Adam Gold chats with Carolina owner Tom Dundon about the team,...

E6 Canes 25th Anniversary: There's no 2006 without 2002

12 Oct 2022

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Lost in the celebration of the 2006 Stanley Cup, the 2002 team laid the foundation for that title. From key trades to stunning wins along the way, the...

E5 Canes 25th Anniversary: How did Raleigh win the Canes sweepstakes?

05 Oct 2022

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Raleigh getting the Carolina Hurricanes was a product of hard work, collaboration, foresight and the salesmanship of Steve Stroud -- and others. A lo...

E4 Canes 25th Anniversary: The Stormy Incident

28 Sep 2022

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Remember the night the Hurricanes almost killed the mascot? Well, it happened during the preseason when they tried to debut "Stormy". We'll tell tha...

The Return of Tripp Tracy

26 Sep 2022

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Tripp Tracy didn't get to finish out last season in the TV/Radio booth. His long battle with alcohol took him off the air with just a handful of games...

E3 Canes 25th Anniversary: Home Away from Home

21 Sep 2022

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After announcing their move to Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes spent the next two seasons in Greensboro. It was a situation that was not conducive to...

E2 Canes 25th Anniversary: The charm and curse of Hartford

14 Sep 2022

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Before we can examine where the franchise was headed, let's take a look back at where they were. What was Hartford like? The market? The fans? The uni...

E1 Canes 25th Anniversary: Whalers Leaving Hartford

07 Sep 2022

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On March 26th, 1997, the morning after the Hartford Whalers lost to the Colorado Avalanche at the Hartford Civic Center, news broke that the Whalers w...

Canes Corner: Where do the Canes rank in a stacked Eastern Conference?

07 Aug 2022

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Which teams got better and which went the other way in a loaded Eastern Conference. Join me and Michael Leboff of The Action Network. We'll discuss th...

Are the Canes willing to take a hit to make a play?

14 Jul 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes responded to the losses of Vincent Trocheck and Tony DeAngelo by acquiring former Norris Trophy winner Brent Burns from San Jo...

Bye bye, Tony D and a draft recap

11 Jul 2022

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The Hurricanes didn't have a 1st round pick. But, that doesn't mean they weren't one of the teams everyone was talking about at the draft last week. T...

Down on the farm

06 Jul 2022

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Let's take a glimpse into the (near) future for the Carolina Hurricanes. A chat with Jack Drury, who should man one of the center spots this season. T...

How did Rod Brind'Amour get snubbed for the Hockey Hall of Fame -- again?!?

02 Jul 2022

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Adam Gold is joined by Carolina's legendary voice Chuck Kaiton to discuss how Rod Brind'Amour missed out on the Hall of Fame. Plus, updates on the pre...

What's next for the Hurricanes?

25 Jun 2022

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Adam Gold and Luke DeCock discuss the Hurricanes' roster, where they need to improve and even where the head coach can take a step forward.

Wrapping it up with Civ and Lav

10 Jun 2022

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How Chuck Kaiton helped educate a new generation of NC hockey fans

07 Jun 2022

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We'd like to share a new podcast from 99.9 The Fan. We think you'll enjoy this episode of "A Brief History of Triangle Sports," hosted by Joe Ovies a...

Morning After the final curtain

31 May 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes had the best penalty kill in the NHL during the regular season. In the playoffs, however, they allowed 13 power play goals and...

Morning After the pattern continues

29 May 2022

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For the first time in the playoffs the Hurricanes lost because of their goaltender. Antti Raanta allowed a pair of soft goals in the first period and ...

Morning After the home cookin' continues

27 May 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes scored shorthanded, at even strength and on the power play as they beat the Rangers, 3-1 at PNC Arena. Carolina takes a 3-2 se...

Morning After the road woes continue

25 May 2022

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The Hurricanes got off to a bad start in New York and it led to a 4-1 loss in Game 4. The Rangers got the first two goals of the game to lead 2-0 afte...

Morning After getting Shesterkin'd in Game 3

23 May 2022

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The Hurricanes put 44 shots on Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin. But, only Nino Niederreiter's got through. And that is the anatomy of a playoff los...

Morning After killing the Rangers' power play

21 May 2022

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Carolina's penalty kill has helped them win a lot of games this year. It won them Game 2 tonight. Brendan Smith banged home a Sebastian Aho pass for a...

Morning After highway Raabery in Game 1

19 May 2022

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Ian Cole's 1st postseason goal in 6 years, at 3:12 of overtime, gave the Hurricanes a 2-1 win over the Rangers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference s...

Canes Round 2 preview: Here come the Rangers

18 May 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers open up their second round series Wednesday night at PNC Arena. Let's preview the series and talk playoff...

Morning After moving past Boston

15 May 2022

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Max Domi picked a great time to score the first two postseason goals of his career as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Boston Bruins, 3-2, to take Gam...

Morning After making a mess of Game 6

13 May 2022

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Canes' self-inflicted wounds send opening round series to a deciding seventh game on Saturday night. Carolina goes scoreless on 4 2nd period power pla...

Morning After turning the ship back around

11 May 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes got back in the fast lane and beat the Boston Bruins, 5-1. Carolina now leads the best of seven series 3 games to 2 heading to...

Morning After a postseason parade to the penalty box

09 May 2022

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It was all going so well late in the 2nd period. The Carolina Hurricanes held a 2-1 lead on the strength of Brett Pesce and Jordan Staal goals. But, t...

Morning After Boston got up off the matt

07 May 2022

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Charlie Coyle's shorthanded goal in the first period sparked the Boston Bruins to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3. David Pastrnak and...

Morning After the Canes got stronger

05 May 2022

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The Bruins tried to rattle the Hurricanes' cage in Game 2. Early in the 1st period David Pastrnak skated into Antti Raanta, injuring the Carolina goal...

Morning After Raanta answered the bell

03 May 2022

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Antti Raanta held the Bruins at bay for the first 36 minutes, then Carolina's offense took over in a 5-1 win to take Game 1 of their Eastern Conferenc...

Morning After a big Finnish

29 Apr 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes closed out the regular season with a 6-3 win over the New Jersey Devils. Jesperi Kotkaniemi had a goal and two assists and Ant...

Morning After putting a bow on the Metro

27 Apr 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes rode their 22-year old rookie to a 4-3 win at Madison Square Garden. The 2 points puts the Canes over the top in the Metro, t...

Morning After another "next man up"

25 Apr 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders Sunday, running their winning streak to four games and opening up a 4-point lead in the Metropolit...

Morning After the New Jesey Rally

24 Apr 2022

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Morning After the Canes fly past the Jets, 4-2.

22 Apr 2022

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After the first 38 minutes, the Hurricanes were down 2-0. But, Teuvo Teravainen's late second period power play goal ignited a 4-goal rally as the Can...

Morning After getting out of Arizona with 2 very important points

19 Apr 2022

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With Jordan Staal sitting out the game against Arizona, Max Domi filled in and picked up where Jordan left off. The newcomer filled Staal's spot cente...

Morning After losing more than a game

17 Apr 2022

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The Hurricanes fell behind 4-0 22 minutes into their game with Colorado. However, behind a pair of second period goals from Jordan Staal, the Canes ac...

Morning After being haunted by an old friend

15 Apr 2022

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Alex Nedeljkovic made 46 saves as the Red Wings beat the Hurricanes, 3-0, at PNC Arena. Carolina's lead in the Metropolitan Division is trimmed to 2 p...

Morning After closing the door (for now) on the Rangers

13 Apr 2022

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The Hurricanes yielded the first goal in their showdown with the Rangers. But, they scored the next three and now 4 points separate Carolina and New Y...

Morning After the hats come out for The Captain

11 Apr 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes needed a bounce-back effort after Friday's loss to the Islanders. And, they could use some confidence heading into Tuesday's M...

Morning After being deflated by the Islanders

09 Apr 2022

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Carolina wasn't good enough to beat the Islanders. But, they were less than 20 seconds from sneaking out at least one point after Vincent Trocheck's 1...

Morning After the Captain steered his team into the playoffs -- again.

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It seemed like it was going to end up as it did Tuesday in Buffalo. The Hurricanes were a bit of a mess, The Sabres were making them pay for their mis...

Morning After snoozing through the second in Buffalo

06 Apr 2022

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Carolina fell to Buffalo, 4-2, missing a chance to clinch a fourth straight playoff spot. Carolina led 1-0 after the first period, but mistakes hurt ...

Morning After getting beat by a Hall of Famer

03 Apr 2022

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Carolina threw a lot of rubber at Marc-Andre Fleury. But, there's a reason he's headed to the Hall of Fame as soon as he's eligible. 37 saves later, t...

Morning After stepping on Montreal early

01 Apr 2022

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Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen each had a goal and an assist. Andrei Svechnikov scored twice, including into an empty net and Freddie Andersen ste...

"Gassed" Canes squeeze a point out of Tampa, fall 4-3 in OT.

30 Mar 2022

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The Hurricanes lost to the Lightning for the first time this year. Tampa scored 3 power play goals in a 4-3, OT win. But, the Canes got something out ...

Morning After storming the Capitals, 6-1.

29 Mar 2022

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The Hurricanes led 2-0 after one period, Then, after the Caps cut the lead in half, Carolina reeled off 4 unanswered to take the season finale from Wa...

Morning After busting out all over St Louis

27 Mar 2022

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It had been 13 games since the Hurricanes had scored more than 3 goals in a game. Well, it took Carolina less than 25 minutes to get to three and they...

Morning After getting the least out of the most

25 Mar 2022

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Carolina lost to the Stars, 4-3, in a shootout Thursday night at PNC Arena. For what seemed like the umpteenth time in March, the Canes dominated the ...

Morning After getting back on the (goal scoring) wagon

23 Mar 2022

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After dropping 4 in a row, including a shutout at the hands of the Rangers, the Hurricanes needed a positive result. Well, Carolina was excellent agai...

Morning After a goose egg

21 Mar 2022

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In spite of a 44-18 edge in shots on goal, the Carolina Hurricanes dropped their 4th straight game, 2-0, to the New York Rangers. The Canes did everyt...

Morning After getting Ovechkin'd -- again!

19 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Carolina Hurricanes dropped their third straight game, losing to Washington, 4-3, in a shootout. On the bright side, Seth Jarvis scored twice, his...

Morning After a Toronto power outage

18 Mar 2022

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Four the second straight game the Carolina Hurricanes got the least out of their chances and came away with a 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs. Carolina ha...

Morning After coming up empty in Pittsburgh

14 Mar 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes were probably the better team in Pittsburgh. But, hockey games are not judged like figure skating. Most goals wins and the Pen...

Morning After grinding one out over the Flyers

13 Mar 2022

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It was one of THOSE games. The kind where nothing really comes easy. And, in those games, it's the grinders who often come through. Steven Lorentz' 7t...

Canes Corner: "Adam offers an apology"

11 Mar 2022

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Adam Gold is joined by Canes radio host Alec Campbell and EJ Hradek of the NHL Network as they pay homage to Antti Raanta of the Carolina Hurricanes f...

Morning After Raanta was Antti allowing goals

11 Mar 2022

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In a battle between the best teams in each conference, the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Colorado Avalanche, 2-0, at PNC Arena. Antti Raanta stopped 36...

Morning After Marty remembered how to score

07 Mar 2022

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Martin Necas hadn't scored a goal in nearly two months. But, his whirling shot past a sprawling Philipp Grubauer put the Hurricanes in front 3-2 and t...

Morning After riding on Staal Bunyan's back

05 Mar 2022

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Coming off the 4-0 snoozer in Washington the Hurricanes needed a quick start against the Penguins. Well, that isn't what they got. But, from the secon...

Morning After...forget it, let's hear from John Forslund

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Carolina Hurricanes stunk on ice in DC Thursday night. There's nothing good to really say about it, so...A few thoughts on the game and then an ex...

Morning After a mOTown loss

02 Mar 2022

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Morning After the Canes' dynamic duo owns the Oilers

28 Feb 2022

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Frederik Andersen stops 29 shots. Carolina's top line combined for 5 points. And the Hurricanes top-ranked penalty kill was perfect in a 2-1 win over ...

Morning After undressing the Blue Jackets

26 Feb 2022

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The Hurricanes dominated the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 4-0 win. In spite of a great first period, the Canes and Columbus were scoreless through the ...

Morning After an OT win in Philly

22 Feb 2022

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The Hurricanes were sluggish. Less than 24 hours after an emotional win in Pittsburgh, the Canes came out flat against a Philadelphia team that is bur...

Morning After hanging on in Pittsburgh

20 Feb 2022

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The Hurricanes picked up their second straight win, 4-3 in Pittsburgh and grabbed hold of sole possession of the Metropolitan Division. Four different...

Morning After the response against Nashville

19 Feb 2022

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Morning After another OT loss to the Panthers

17 Feb 2022

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Morning After barely coming up short in Minnesota

13 Feb 2022

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It was an entertaining game. But, the Hurricanes came up a goal short in a 3-2 loss in Minnesota. Carolina made two mistakes early in the third period...

Morning After completing the Boston purchase (Canes own Bruins)

11 Feb 2022

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The Hurricanes battled through a really tough first period with a 1-0 lead. Then they hit the accelerator and raced away from Boston, 6-0. The Canes s...

Morning After sleeping through the start in Ottawa

09 Feb 2022

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Morning After falling to the Leaves in OT

08 Feb 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes opened up the second half of their schedule with a 4-3, OT loss in Toronto. Nino Niederreiter, Tony DeAngelo and Derek Stepan...

Morning After closing the first half in style

31 Jan 2022

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Freddie Andersen get primed for the All Star Game with a stellar, 27-save performance in a 2-1 win over San Jose. Vincent Trocheck scored his 11th goa...

Morning After Antti Raanta made the Devils say 'uncle'

30 Jan 2022

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Antti Raanta helped the Hurricanes steal two points from the Devils. Half of his 24 saves came in the 2nd period, including 3 absolute gems, as the Hu...

Canes shootout their way to two points in Ottawa

28 Jan 2022

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The Hurricanes weren't bad, but after the first they probably weren't the better team. But, they ARE the better team and Nino Niederreiter got them ev...

Morning After a wild OT Finnish

26 Jan 2022

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Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov are going to be cornerstones of the Carolina Hurricanes for a long time. Tuesday night, they combined to spoil the...

Morning After hanging the college kid out to dry

23 Jan 2022

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The Carolina Hurricanes gave rookie goaltender Jack LaFontaine the start in New Jersey. They got off to a fast start with a pair of goals in the first...

Morning After parking the Rangers, 6-3

22 Jan 2022

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If the game against the Rangers was in any way a mid-term exam, the Carolina Hurricanes aced the test. Dominant through two periods, the Canes led 5-1...

Morning After a Tsnuami of 1st period Hurricanes goals.

19 Jan 2022

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Carolina exploded for five 1st period goals en route to a 7-1 win over the Bruins in Boston. Jaccob Slavin came back from a 2-game Covid break to scor...

Morning After rediscovering the mojo

16 Jan 2022

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Morning After getting trucked by Columbus

14 Jan 2022

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Turns out that playing just 5 times in nearly 4 weeks isn't a recipe for continued success. Canes had managed to get 7 points out of the previous four...

Morning After at least pulling out a point against Florida

09 Jan 2022

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Canes stomp Flames, 6-3.

08 Jan 2022

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Canes ring in New Year with ridiculous rally in Columbus

02 Jan 2022

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Morning After the 12 Days of Christmas

31 Dec 2021

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Morning After a Fast start leads to an easy finish

19 Dec 2021

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Morning After literally winning shorthanded

17 Dec 2021

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Morning After falling short in Vancouver

13 Dec 2021

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E8 The best deals in Hurricanes history

12 Dec 2021

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What were the best trades or free agent signings in Carolina Hurricanes history? We discuss with News & Observer columnist Luke DeCock and Hurrica...

The Morning After Aho drives the getaway car out of Calgary

10 Dec 2021

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Morning After grounding the Jets

08 Dec 2021

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Morning After slicing up the Sabres

05 Dec 2021

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Morning After coming up empty to Ottawa

03 Dec 2021

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Morning After being Roope'd and (not) tied in Dallas

01 Dec 2021

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Morning After wasting the comeback

29 Nov 2021

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