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Local Media Cranks up Canes Coverage
In Tuesday's News and Observer, there were three different Hurricanes related stories written by three different authors. Tuesday evening, 99.9 The Fan had a special playoff preview show hosted by Mike Maniscalco which was broadcast directly from New Jersey. 850 The Buzz and sister station,...
Playoff Fever Hits Raleigh
Want playoff tickets? Here is some advice. Do Not wait until the last minute! Yesterday while I was at the RBC, I took this picture of the gathering storm waiting for a chance to buy playoff tickets, and the times, dates, and the official opponent had not even been determined yet. This...
Broadcasters Take Center Stage
Hurricanes broadcasters, John Forslund and Chuck Kaiton will both be front and center reporting for local news sources again this year. Kaiton is the Hockey Hall of Fame voice of the Canes and can be found doing radio play-by-play on 99.9 FM, "The Fan". But rival, "850 The Buzz" has also enlisted...
Lengthy Staal Deal Imminent
The talk around Raleigh today is that Eric Staal is close to signing a major contract extension. The only remaining questions are, for how much and how long? Chip Alexander at LSB is reporting that it could be worth between 7 and 10 million per year. This morning, Jim Rutherford was on 99.9...
More on Rutherford
Let me start out by repeating that I am not in favor of losing or firing Jim Rutherford. I just think that since he is the man at the top, and since the Canes haven't made the playoffs in 4 out of the past 5 years, he should be called out first. In this recent interview, it sounds like he is well...
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