UNSUNG HEROES:  THE IMPACT OF OBTAINING WHITE, CARTER, AND BODIE

            For whatever reason, the Hurricanes won/loss record has been outstanding since Jim Rutherford obtained Ian White, Ryan Carter, and Troy Bodie.  I think they have made significant positive contributions to the team.  Carter and Bodie added a desperately needed size with speed and physicality element to the team. 

            I think Bodie is a diamond in the rough and that there is much more to his game than merely being a fast, big, physical fourth line forward.  Carter, too, has been outstanding on the penalty kill.  Due to the depth on the Hurricanes team, and perhaps the reluctance of the Hurricanes coaches to throw its highly skilled, young forward prospects into the top nine,  Carter and Bodie have been playing at times with Tlusty, Samsonov, and now Boychuk.  The fourth line with Carter and Bodie have consistently put pressure on the opposing team and always seem to get the  pucks in the corners.

            Ian White is a fast, excellent skater who thinks the game well.  He seems to be very adept in staying in sync with Pitkanen.  Pitkanen is such a fast, powerful skater than he waits for no one.  His style of play puts tremendous pressure on the other defenseman on his line as well as the high forward.  I think Pitkanen takes the approach, either run with the big dog or stay on the porch.  It makes for exciting hockey, but it takes a defenseman who can skate beautifully, think quickly, and maintain tremendous conditioning to keep up with Pitkanen.  Ian White was done an excellent job for the Hurricanes.

            The statistics below show the Hurricanes records with White, Carter and Bodie on the team.  White, Carter, and Bodie can rightly be proud of their role in the success of their Hurricanes since their addition to the team.  They are not the only reasons the Hurricanes have been successful; but they do play a large role in that success.

IAM WHITE FIRST GAME AS A HURRICANE NOVEMBER 19

Ian White  13 games as a Hurricane: 

6 WINS 3 LOSSES IN REGULATION  4 LOSSES IN OVERTIME/SHOOUTOUT

POINTS IN 10 OF 13 GAMES

16 OUT OF 24 POSSIBLE POINTS

Dec 18 '10   ANA @ CAR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.0 28 17:46 0 Dec 16 '10   CAR @ ATL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.0 25 19:59 0 Dec 15 '10   CAR @ FLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 15:19 0 Dec 11 '10   CAR @ STL 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0.0 27 19:07 0 Dec 10 '10   CAR @ DAL 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 24 20:00 0 Dec 04 '10   CAR @ NSH 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 23 22:01 0 Dec 03 '10   COL @ CAR 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 21:03 0 Nov 29 '10   DAL @ CAR 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 1 0.0 24 22:01 0 Nov 28 '10   CAR @ WSH 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 5 0.0 25 25:06 0 Nov 26 '10   CAR @ BOS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 25 21:17 1 Nov 24 '10   WSH @ CAR 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 26 19:18 0 Nov 20 '10   NSH @ CAR 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 27 25:41 0 Nov 19 '10   CAR @ PIT 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 0.0 33 27:36

RYAN CARTER FIRST GAME AS A HURRICANE NOVEMBER 26

Ryan Carter 10 games as a Hurricane

6 WINS 2 LOSSES IN REGULATION 2 LOSSES IN OVERTIME/SHOOTOUT

POINTS IN 8 OF 10 GAMES

Game G A P +/- PIM PP SH S S% Shifts TOI FO% Dec 18 '10   ANA @ CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 20 10:58 52.6 Dec 16 '10   CAR @ ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9:03 25.0 Dec 15 '10   CAR @ FLA 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0.0 15 9:52 50.0 Dec 11 '10   CAR @ STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11:02 37.5 Dec 10 '10   CAR @ DAL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0.0 16 12:19 41.7 Dec 04 '10   CAR @ NSH 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 16 8:53 73.3 Dec 03 '10   COL @ CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 14 8:35 50.0 Nov 29 '10   DAL @ CAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 15 10:14 66.7 Nov 28 '10   CAR @ WSH 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 10 6:33 66.7 Nov 26 '10   CAR @ BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 17 12:56 50.0

TROY BODIE FIRST GAME AS A HURRICANE NOVEMBER 19

Troy Bodie 13 games as a Hurricane. 

6 WINS 3 LOSSES IN REGULATION  4 LOSSES IN OVERTIME/SHOOUTOUT

POINTS IN 10 OF 13 GAMES

16 OUT OF 24 POSSIBLE POINTS

Canes Record

1.  Fri Nov 19, 2010 Hurricanes Penguins
7:00 PM FINAL CAR (4) - PIT (5) SO OVERTIME LOSS

 2.  Sat Nov 20, 2010 Predators Hurricanes
7:00 PM FINAL NSH (2) - CAR (1) SO     SHOOUTOUT LOSS

3.  Wed Nov 24, 2010 Capitals Hurricanes
7:00 PM FINAL WSH (3) - CAR (2)    LOSS

4.  Fri Nov 26, 2010 Hurricanes Bruins
12:00 PM FINAL CAR (3) - BOS (0)    WIN

5.  Sun Nov 28, 2010 Hurricanes Capitals
5:00 PM FINAL CAR (2) - WSH (3) SO   SHOOUTOUT LOSS

6.  Mon Nov 29, 2010 Stars Hurricanes
7:30 PM FINAL DAL (4) - CAR (1)   LOSS

December 2010

Date Visitor Home Time (ET) TV Network/Results

 7.  Fri Dec 3, 2010 Avalanche Hurricanes
7:00 PM FINAL COL (1) - CAR (2) OT  WIN

8.  Sat Dec 4, 2010 Hurricanes Predators
8:00 PM FINAL CAR (2) - NSH (5)   LOSS

 9.  Fri Dec 10, 2010 Hurricanes Stars
8:30 PM FINAL CAR (1) - DAL (2) SO   SHOOTOUT LOSS

10.  Sat Dec 11, 2010 Hurricanes Blues
8:00 PM FINAL CAR (2) - STL (1) SO   WIN

 11.  Wed Dec 15, 2010 Hurricanes Panthers
7:30 PM FINAL CAR (4) - FLA (3)   WIN

12.  Thu Dec 16, 2010 Hurricanes Thrashers
7:00 PM FINAL CAR (3) - ATL (2) SO    WIN

13.  Sat Dec 18, 2010 Ducks Hurricanes
7:00 PM FINAL ANA (2) - CAR (4)  WIN