Canes Country Points
Canes' defense in good hands
by Lee Phillips on Jun 28, 2011 10:01 AM EDT
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With the selection of defenseman Ryan Murphy during last week's NHL Entry Draft, the Hurricanes not only gained another prospect for the future, they added another cog in the defensive machine that will someday be a force to be reckoned with.
Quality recent drafts combined with smart trading and free agent signings have led many to believe that Carolina GM Jim Rutherford could be stockpiling one of the most deadly defensive systems this franchise has ever seen. The Hurricanes have mixed in depth at forward with the drafts of Zac Dalpe, Zach Boychuk, Riley Nash, Jerome Samson and even the newly-signed Justin Shugg, but the real threat that NHL teams will realize come from the blueline.
Murphy is an undersized, offensive defenseman who was ranked in just about everybody's top-10 this year. He scored 26 goals for the Kitchener Rangers last season and came close to 80 points. His smooth puck-handling and booming shot will make him dangerous every time he goes over the boards - especially on the power play. He needs a little conditioning and coaching on how to improve his overall defensive game, but those things will come with time.
Drafting Murphy wouldn't have look so impressive to the hockey world had it not been for the supporting cast around him as well.
86 commentsCanes Country Points - Rangers at Canes
by Bob Wage on Apr 2, 2009 2:04 AM EDT
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Free tickets return! For the next couple of games, we will be running a dual contest of sorts. Participants who win points for the Rangers game and the Penguins game will have those points go toward two sets of prizes, the sportscards contest, and now also toward free tickets, this time for the Islanders game on April 7th.
Canes Country Points - Canes at Devils
by Bob Wage on Mar 28, 2009 3:56 PM EDT
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Here is another chance to earn points toward the sportscard prize package. For more information, check out this link.
You can get up to 50 points if you guess the answers to the following questions correctly, (10 points for each question). Leave answers in the comment section below.
- Guess who scores first for the Canes.
- Guess who will get the first penalty for the Canes.
- Guess who is credited with the most hits for the Canes.
- Guess who will lead the team in takeaways.
- Guess the winning team and the final score.
Canes Country Points - Sens at Canes
by Bob Wage on Mar 25, 2009 4:00 PM EDT
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Sorry for the delay posting this. It's been a busy one today.
Here is another chance to earn points toward the sportscard prize package. For more information, check out this link.
You can get up to 50 points if you guess the answers to the following questions correctly, (10 points for each question). Leave answers in the comment section below.
- Guess who scores first for the Canes.
- Guess who will get the first penalty for the Canes.
- Guess who is credited with the most hits for the Canes.
- Guess who will lead the team in takeaways.
- Guess the winning team and the final score.
Canes Country Points - Canes at Panthers
by Bob Wage on Mar 23, 2009 2:32 PM EDT
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Here is another chance to earn points toward the sportscard prize package. For more information, check out this link.
You can get up to 50 points if you guess the answers to the following questions correctly, (10 points for each question). Leave answers in the comment section below.
- Guess who scores first for the Canes.
- Guess who will get the first penalty for the Canes.
- Guess who is credited with the most hits for the Canes.
- Guess who will lead the team in takeaways.
- Guess the winning team and the final score.
Canes Country Points - Caps at Canes
by Bob Wage on Mar 21, 2009 12:58 PM EDT
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Here is another chance to earn points toward the sportscard prize package. For more information, check out this link.
You can get up to 50 points if you guess the answers to the following questions correctly, (10 points for each question). Leave answers in the comment section below.
- Guess who scores first for the Canes.
- Guess who will get the first penalty for the Canes.
- Guess who is credited with the most hits for the Canes.
- Guess who will lead the team in takeaways.
- Guess the winning team and the final score.
Canes Country Points - Islanders at Canes
by Bob Wage on Mar 20, 2009 12:56 AM EDT
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Here's another chance to earn points toward the sportscard prize package. For more information, check out this link.
You can get up to 50 points if you guess the answers to the following questions correctly, (10 points for each question). Leave answers in the comment section below.
- Guess who scores first for the Canes.
- Guess who will get the first penalty for the Canes.
- Guess who is credited with the most hits for the Canes.
- Guess who will lead the team in takeaways.
- Guess the winning team and the final score.
Canes Country Points - Devils at Canes
by Bob Wage on Mar 18, 2009 3:33 PM EDT
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Here's another chance to earn points toward a brand new prize package. For more information, check out this link.
You can get up to 50 points tonight if you guess the answers to the following questions correctly, (10 points for each question). Leave answers in the comment section below.
- Guess who scores first for the Canes.
- Guess who will get the first penalty for the Canes.
- Guess who is credited with the most hits for the Canes.
- Guess who will lead the team in takeaways.
- Guess the winning team and the final score.
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