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Another Niclas Wallin Update
Per Canes Country, our Carolina Hurricanes affiliate on SBN. Chuck Kaiton was on 99.9 The Fan late today and told Mike Maniscalco that the trade sending Niclas Wallin to San Jose was close to being completed, but was still not finalized. The problem? Wallin's agent was negotiating a contract...
Canadian Media at it Again
Just when we thought that there was no fresh Hurricanes news to write about, a Canadian sportswriter went and threw a nice big, fat softball down the center of homeplate that this blogger couldn't help but to take a swing at. Of course we all know that Erik Cole was up in Edmonton late last week,...
Movin' On - What if LaRose Doesn't Sign?
A good General Manager always has a plan B if the best laid plans don't work out. If Chad LaRose gets a huge payout in arbitration that the Canes refuse to match and he moves on down the road, who else might be on Jim Rutherford's radar screen that probably would meet the GM's salary criteria and...
Erik Cole Tribute
Erik Cole came on the scene here in Carolina during the magical 2001-02 season as a rookie when the Canes surprisingly made it to the Stanley Cup Finals. Eventually, Erik was placed on a line with Rod Brind'Amour and Bates Battaglia. That turned out to be a fruitful move for Coach Paul Maurice...
Darcy Says No - Canes Can't Sign Hordichuk
and the good news keeps coming.... Looking like a scene right from a Seinfeld episode, last week the Hurricanes traded a 5th round draft pick in the 2009 draft, simply for the right to negotiate early with a 4rth line enforcer who earned 510K last year and who only played in a handful of...
I Heard it Through The Grapevine - Trade Rumors Galore
This is the time of year for rumors, and there are new beauties everyday. It's known by everyone that the Carolina Hurricanes are in need of a defenseman or two, so of course the Canes are a big part of the ever-churning rumor mill themselves. But what is a legit rumor and what is made up? It's...
Gleason Re-ups for 4 - Darcy Hordichuk Next
The Carolina Hurricanes just announced that they signed defenseman Tim Gleason to a 4 year deal today. The contract will pay Gleason a total of 11 million over a 4 year period. (the annual payout is 2M in 2009, 2.5M in 2010, 3M in 2011, and 3.5M in 2012. ) It was also announced that the team...
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