Canes could move up in NHL draft, but will they?
The men who spend their hockey seasons trying to figure out which 17-year-olds have the promise and potential to become 24-year-old NHL players met this week at the RBC Center, sketching out the draft-day priorities for the Carolina Hurricanes.
You didn't have to be in the room to know who was 1-2 on that list: center
Tyler Seguin , who plays for Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos' junior team, the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League; and
Taylor Hall, a left wing who plays just across the border for the Windsor Spitfires.
No word on Whitney The biggest piece at the NHL trade deadline is at a standstill. While Carolina Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford wants to move Ray Whitney before the 3 p.m. tomorrow, the club is in a holding pattern.
Trades coming for the Hurricanes? Rutherford indicated Monday that trades and other transactions will be coming, noting, "Things are starting to open up now as far as moving players."
"It's not like we're giving up on the second half, but there are some players we are developing who are closer to playing here," he said. "We won't just move someone out just to move someone out. We will try to build assets, whether it's trading for a player or for drafts picks or getting a spot open for a player from Albany."
Hurricane Warning For Eastern ConferenceThe Carolina Hurricanes made a surprise showing in the Eastern Conference final, eventually losing to the champs, the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Whether they can sustain this success and take it to thre next level remains to be seen. However any team with star power in the name of Eric Staal and Cam Ward will be dangerous.
The team did overacheive a bit, but were a rejuvenated bunch under a new coaching staff and with such a veteran laden group, they know time is not on their side.
Brind'Amour's not going to retire yet The News and Observer is reporting that “Brind'Amour says there will be a 21st (season for him to play in and ), that he hasn't given any thought to retirement.”
Peter Laviolette Fired?TSN.ca is reporting that the Carolina Hurricanes have fired head coach Peter Laviolette and in a strange twist of direction have hired former Hurricane and Maple Leaf coach Paul Maurice.
Eric Staal (not Stall) blows the bank.Eric Staal, the leading scorer of the Carolina Hurricanes last season, has just signed an extension with the team. The contract is 7 years long, worth 57.75 millions. The cap hit will be 8.25 millions.
