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- Oh, let’s check in on the Charlotte Check—OH MY GOD. ALEX NEDELJKOVIC SCORED A GOAL.
GOALIE GOAL! Full video of @alexned_ lighting the lamp in tonight’s win! pic.twitter.com/AI5SqiIgmm
— Charlotte Checkers (@CheckersHockey) March 11, 2018
That goal added to an already dominant performance by the Checkers, which means a lot to them:
Opposing goaltender goals -- It has been that kind of weekend for Hartford down in Charlotte.
— PATRICK WILLIAMS (@pwilliamsNHL) March 11, 2018
The Checkers have built a 13-point lead on them for fourth place in the Atlantic.
Whatever extremely faint playoff hopes Hartford had going into this weekend are all but gone. #AHL
- We now know who the Hurricanes have asked to speak to regarding their general manager vacancy:
Hearing that Carolina had preliminary phone call with Mike Futa (LA) Friday; also believe Hurricanes have reached out to former Canucks AGM Laurence Gilman. Belief is Carolina has reached out to Nashville regarding Paul Fenton and Tampa regarding Julien Brisebois, obvious names..
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 10, 2018
Carolina has also asked the NJD for permission to speak with Tom Fitzgerald. https://t.co/KxIyvQW7Pm
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) March 10, 2018
- Tom Dundon was pretty frank about why he made the move to let go of Ron Francis as general manager. [News & Observer]
- Jim Rutherford was taken by surprise after hearing the news of Francis’ reassignment. [Pittsburgh Post Gazette]
- Elias Lindholm is starting to come into his own down the middle...finally. [Hurricanes]
- Six coaches on the hot seat including a familiar face. [USA Today]
- Will the NHL be a part of the 2022 Olympics? It’s possible but too early to tell. [Washington Post]
- The Edmonton Oilers may have had a rough season but Connor McDavid is doing that thing again:
Connor McDavid okey-dokes Ryan Suter, drives and scores on his own rebound pic.twitter.com/VnzHIY2Ayx
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) March 11, 2018
- Oliver Ekman-Larsson has been fined the maximum amount possible for slashing. [NHL]