Storm Advisory 8/26/20: NHL News, Daily Links and Scoreboard

Yesterday’s News Today

• Don Waddell on preparing for next season with on and off-ice decisions
• Brind’Amour discusses end of season, what lies ahead

It’s The Offseason Y’all

We have officially entered offseason mode here at Canes Country. We’ve been bringing you in-depth content since the Hurricanes returned to play but with their season being officially over our content will be scaling back some.

There will still be Storm Advisories multiple times each week and our goal will be to have something for you each day when possible. We have plenty of things lined up such as draft and free agency previews plus we hope to have exit Zoom interviews from the team soon. That being said we always want to know what you want to read, so if there is something you think would make a good article drop it in the comments and we will see if we can do something with it!

Reading Assignments

• Five Takeaways: Waddell & Brind’Amour Close Out 2019-20 Season. [Hurricanes]
• The right way has to lead to the only way for the Carolina Hurricanes. [Triangle Sports Network]
• It’s never too early for the Hurricanes to look to next season. Especially this year. [N&O]
• How will the NHL offseason will be impacted by the wreckage of the first round? [The Athletic $]
• We got our first look at NHL 21 yesterday and the new additions coming to the game this year. [Game Informer]
• Oh yeah, in case you were wonder about The Michigan Svech.. well lets just say It’s In The Game:

• PNC Arena is hosting a Blood Drive this Friday for anyone interested in donating:

• We have confirmation on certain Hurricanes’ bonuses now that their season has ended:

• The Washington Capitals have relieved Tom Reirden of his duties as head coach. [Capitals]
• What happens next for the Capitals who are near the end of their Stanley Cup window? [ESPN]
• Jim Rutherford went on record this week to discuss the Penguins goaltending situation and basically said they will be trading either Matt Murray or Tristan Jarry this offseason. [NHL]
• Speaking of players who used to play goal for the Penguins, Marc-Andre Fleury’s agent stirred up some controversy this week when he Tweeted a picture depicting a sword going through Fleury’s back with the word Deboer (Vegas’ coach) written on the sword. How did we get to this point in Vegas and what does it mean for Fleury’s future in Sin City? [The Athletic $]
• Another goalie that could be on the move this offseason if Braden Holtby. The Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan said this week some “tough decisions” will have to be made in regards to their goaltending situation. [RMNB]
• Former Hurricane Kevin Weekes is among the leading candidates for the GM position with the Florida Panthers. [Sportsnet]
• Is realignment the best hope for a safe 2020-2021 NHL season? [The Athletic $]
• Could there be bubble’s in the NHL next season? One source says the NHL is considering it. [PHN]
• The NHL is producing a behind-the-scenes documentary series about life in the bubble. Here is the first full-length episode that came out a few days ago:

Scoreboard Update