^eh, no big whoop. though Vrbata has a really quick wrister

12/30/2005 10:53:44 PM

He's a good player, but he's a not a role playing type that can sit out for a long time and then bang in front of the net in a few games here and there when he's needed. He'll score some goals in Chicago and stay out of our way, and we'll get a third rounder or something similar at some point. Sounds about right to me.

12/30/2005 10:59:18 PM

I like Vrbata and I am sad to see him go to Chicago, but I hope he gets some quality playing time up there. He definately wasn't getting it here.

12/31/2005 12:24:22 AM

Quote :

"Cam was standing on his head as the defense was crumbling around him. "

Probably Im a spoiled sabres fan that is used to amazing goaltending.....but yea, id settle for a decent defense.


What did we get for vbrata?

[Edited on December 31, 2005 at 1:16 AM. Reason : -]

12/31/2005 1:16:05 AM

Aside from that little stickhandling excursion in front of the net, Cam made ONE mistake all night and it was on the third goal. In a lot of ways, he had a Hasek-like night, making saves he shouldn't have made. It's games like last night that show just how much more pure talent has than Gerber, but at the moment he doesn't have the consistency or puck management at the NHL level that Gerber has. As it stands now, he plays with more desperation than Gerber and is better in scrambles as well. I was excited about our goaltending situation once we signed Gerber before the lockout, and I'm ecstatic about it now.

For Vrbata we got a bag of pucks.

[Edited on December 31, 2005 at 1:25 AM. Reason : d]

12/31/2005 1:24:29 AM

Yeah, last night was the most excited I've been for the future of the team in a long time. He made a few saves that were just ridiculous.

12/31/2005 1:27:13 AM

Montreal Canadiens (18-12-6, 42 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (23-10-4, 50 pts)

Carolina is 14-4-1 at home
Montreal is 7-7-4 on the road

Saturday, 8:00 PM EST
TV: FSN South
Radio: Y102.9 FM

STANDINGS
Carolina - 50 pts, 1st place, Southeast Division, 3rd place, Eastern Conference
Montreal - 42 pts, 4th place, Northeast Division, 7th place, Eastern Conference

TEAM LEADERS
Canadiens - Michael Ryder, 16 goals; Koivu and Mike Ribeiro, 19 assists; Koivu, 27 points; Steve Begin, 87 PIM.
Hurricanes - Eric Staal, 26 goals, 25 assists and 51 points; Mike Commodore, 76 PIM.

SPECIAL TEAMS
Canadiens - Power play: 18.1 percent (41 for 227), 14th in NHL. Penalty killing: 80.8 percent (190 for 235), 23rd.
Hurricanes - Power play: 18.7 percent (46 for 246), 9th (tied). Penalty killing: 80 percent (168 for 210), 26th.

GOALTENDERS
Canadiens - Theodore (14-8-5, 0 SO, 3.01 GAA); Cristobal Huet (1-2-1, 3.67).
Hurricanes - Gerber (17-7-2, 2, 2.79); Ward (6-3-2, 4.01).

SEASON SERIES
No games played

LAST MEETING
Feb. 28, 2004; Canadiens, 1-0 (OT). At Montreal, Ribeiro scored 3:38 into overtime and Theodore stopped 18 shots for the shutout.

INJURIES
Montreal - Plekanec (?), Bonk (groin)
Carolina - Cole (head), Ladd (knee), Vasicek (knee)

12/31/2005 4:24:43 PM

^^^^The team traded right wing Radim Vrbata in exchange for future considerations.

who all is going to the game tonight?

12/31/2005 4:59:55 PM

Quote :

"Radim Vrbata in exchange for future considerations."

Like I said, a bag of pucks.

In most cases, "future considerations" is slang for "one dollar" because technically something has to be exchanged at some point.

12/31/2005 5:36:51 PM

Pretty aggressive forechecking tonight. Very good start.

12/31/2005 8:37:39 PM

gg cole

12/31/2005 9:08:53 PM

awesome game

5-3 final.

12/31/2005 10:35:34 PM

BULL'S EYE

12/31/2005 10:37:39 PM

i have 2 questions to anyone who might know...

1.) what is the point of trading a player for future considerations?

2.) why the hell did they move cole off of staal's line? it does not seem to be working!~

1/3/2006 6:29:40 PM

Glen Wesley out 4-6 weeks with a sprained knee ligament.

Knees are not being kind to the Canes this year...

1/4/2006 12:48:49 AM

^^

1. Sometimes it's a salary dump, sometimes it's to get rid of a guy with a bad attitude (since you can't cut them in the NHL, if you want them out of the system you have to trade them), and sometimes, as in the case with Vrbata, it's to give a guy a chance to play up to his potential when you have no room for him. That's how we got a shot at Gerber.

2. Lines get shuffled when they aren't working. Staal's playing hurt and his passing has suffered, and Cole can play his game on any line and works well with Brindy.

1/4/2006 8:21:11 AM

vs.

Atlanta Thrashers (18-17-6, 42 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (24-10-4, 52 pts)

Hurricanes are 15-4-1 at home
Thrashers are 8-10-2 on the road

Wednesday, 7:00 PM EST
TV: FSN South
Radio: Y102.9 FM

STANDINGS
Hurricanes - 52 pts, 1st place, Southeast Division, 3rd place, Eastern Conference
Thrashers - 42 pts, 3rd place, Southeast Division, 8th place (tie), Eastern Conference

TEAM LEADERS
Thrashers - Kovalchuk, 25 goals and 56 points; Marc Savard, 36 assists and 72 PIM.
Hurricanes - Staal, 26 goals and 51 points; Stillman, 28 assists; Mike Commodore, 78 PIM.

SPECIAL TEAMS
Thrashers - Power play: 21 percent (60 for 286), 4th in NHL. Penalty killing: 80 percent (212 for 265), 27th.
Hurricanes - Power play: 18.6 percent (47 for 253), tied for 9th. Penalty killing: 80.3 percent (171 for 213), 26th.

GOALTENDERS
Thrashers - Michael Garnett (10-7-4, 2 SO, 3.44 GAA); Kari Lehtonen (1-1-0, 2.41).
Hurricanes - Gerber (18-7-2, 2, 2.79); Cam Ward (6-3-2, 4.01).

SEASON SERIES
Thrashers, 2-1.

LAST MEETING
Nov. 29; Hurricanes 4-3, OT. At Atlanta, Frantisek Kaberle scored 32 seconds into the extra period to lift Carolina.

INJURIES
Hurricanes - Glen Wesley (knee), Andrew Ladd (knee), Josef Vasicek (knee)
Thrashers - Peter Bondra (groin), Steve Shields (knee), Mike Dunham (groin)

The Canes have been humiliated at the RBC Center by Atlanta twice this season, and Atlanta is red hot right now and coming off of an 8-3 win over Ottawa. Could be a tough one.

[Edited on January 4, 2006 at 12:02 PM. Reason : go canes]

1/4/2006 11:57:12 AM

Quote :

"TV: FSN South"

ummm....im looking at FSN tv schedule....the game aint on it. its bball? wtf.

1/4/2006 1:31:41 PM

The Atlanta game wasn't added as a broadcast until recently, so that could be why. According to Hurricanes.com, though, it is being shown.

1/4/2006 1:35:18 PM

^^it was probably one of the games that they added later on. (what ^ said)

Just checked Time Warner's site, it's listed as being broadcast tonight

[Edited on January 4, 2006 at 1:35 PM. Reason : .]

1/4/2006 1:35:27 PM

cool. ive been using Yahoo tv. i gotta switch.

1/4/2006 1:37:09 PM

Chat with Eric Staal at 3 PM today Thursday at NHL.com

[Edited on January 4, 2006 at 2:58 PM. Reason : Nevermind they changed it to tomorrow]

1/4/2006 2:55:09 PM

Canes come from down 3-1 to win 4-3. Stillman had 2 goals and 2 assists, including the game winner.

1/4/2006 9:26:51 PM

how does yahoo tv work?

1/5/2006 12:53:00 AM

^^AND he got #1 star on NHL.com
http://www.nhl.com/features/threestars/three_stars.html

1/5/2006 9:58:00 AM

its just a tv listing....probably their source was just late in updating.

But this game kicked ass.

Somehow, the canes have no problem comming back from 2 goals...any more and they cant do it.

It was cool becuase you would have expected the comeback to happen in the 3rd, but it came earlier in the 2nd.

1/5/2006 9:58:03 AM

New York Islanders (18-19-2, 38 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (25-10-4, 54 pts)

Hurricanes are 16-4-1 at home
Islanders are 9-10-1 on the road

Friday, 7:00 PM EST
TV: None
Radio: Y102.9 FM

STANDINGS
Hurricanes - 54 points, 1st place, Southeast Division, 3rd place, Eastern Conference
Islanders - 38 points, 4th place, Atlantic Division, 11th place, Eastern Conference

TEAM LEADERS
Hurricanes - Staal, 26 goals and 52 points; Stillman, 30 assists; Mike Commodore, 78 PIM
Islanders - Jason Blake, 17 goals; Yashin, 23 assists and 38 points; Arron Asham, 74 PIM

SPECIAL TEAMS
Hurricanes - Power play: 18.8 percent (49 for 260), 8th (tied). Penalty killing: 80.1 percent (177 for 221), 26th
Islanders - Power play: 18.1 percent (44 for 243), 14th in NHL. Penalty killing: 80.8 percent (211 for 261), 20th (tied)

GOALTENDERS
Hurricanes - Martin Gerber (19-7-2, 2, 2.80); Cam Ward (6-3-2, 0, 4.01)
Islanders - Snow (4-7-0, 0 SO, 3.50 GAA); Dubielewicz (1-0-0, 0, 0.00)

SEASON SERIES
Islanders, 1-0

LAST MEETING
Oct. 8; Islanders, 3-2. At Uniondale, N.Y., Miroslav Satan scored in the third period for the Islanders to snap a third-period tie.

INJURIES
Hurricanes - Glen Wesley (knee), Andrew Ladd (knee), Josef Vasicek (knee)
Islanders - Jason Blake (ribs), Garth Snow (knee), Kevin Colley (knee),
Petteri Nokelainen (tendonitis)

1/6/2006 2:54:26 PM

I'll be there. Can we rename their goalie "Dumbledore?" obiviously not for the goalie chant, as that would play with fate, but for other times.

1/6/2006 3:23:03 PM

OH SHIT

1/6/2006 3:26:12 PM

no excuse for losing this one

1/6/2006 4:40:50 PM

FWIW, the Isles' other goalie tonight will be ECHL 'tender Frederic Cloutier who was signed by the team today on an emergency basis. The Isles' tandem has a grand total of three games of NHL experience, and they all belong to The Dube. He's no slouch, though; he was the AHL Player of the Week last week, going 3-0-0 and stopping 86 of 87 shots.

[Edited on January 6, 2006 at 5:45 PM. Reason : d]

1/6/2006 5:30:18 PM

canes win 4-1

1/6/2006 10:10:44 PM

Isn't this the 2nd time the Canes and the Islanders play a home-and-home series?

1/6/2006 10:39:32 PM

No, they did have a home-and-home series with the Rangers though.

1/6/2006 11:13:31 PM

Where the fuck has staal been the last 6 games?

1/7/2006 1:24:20 AM

Injured.

1/7/2006 1:32:43 AM

Seemed like he was back in form tonight, although it didn't result in any points. He had some good shots and then that breakaway near the end of the game.

1/7/2006 1:56:48 AM

Yeah, he seemed to have his hands back and was making nice passes, though a few of them didn't have enough heat and got the buddy pass treatment. He's not much of a deker even though he has the skills, so it was a nice move for The Dube to throw a pad stack out there. Between getting conked by Boullion and pummelled by Chara, though, it seemed like he was behind a step and having a wrist problem as well. I hope today was an indication that he's back on track.

1/7/2006 2:36:51 AM

Godard suspended for two games by the NHL starting tonight.

1/7/2006 7:05:17 PM

at least the canes know how to win.

2-0

[Edited on January 7, 2006 at 8:11 PM. Reason : 3-0]

1/7/2006 8:06:23 PM

Detroit Red Wings (28-11-3, 59 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (27-10-4, 58 pts)

Red Wings are 14-4-2 on the road
Hurricanes are 17-4-1 at home

Tuesday, 7:00 PM EST
TV: OLN (United States), TSN (Canada)
Radio: Y102.9 FM

STANDINGS
Red Wings - 59 points, 1st place, Central Division, 1st place, Western Conference
Hurricanes - 58 points, 1st place, Southeast Division, 3rd place, Eastern Conference

TEAM LEADERS
Red Wings - Brendan Shanahan, 20 goals; Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom, 31 assists; Datsyuk, 47 points; Chris Chelios, 66 PIM
Hurricanes - Staal, 26 goals and 52 points; Stillman, 30 assists; Mike Commodore, 80 PIM

SPECIAL TEAMS
Red Wings - Power play: 25 percent (61 for 244), 1st in NHL. Penalty killing: 84.3 percent (204 for 242), tied for 8th
Hurricanes - Power play: 19.3 percent (53 for 274), 7th. Penalty killing: 80.7 percent (184 for 228), 21st

GOALTENDERS
Red Wings - Legace (15-4-0, 3 SO, 2.02 GAA); Osgood (12-5-3, 0, 3.01)
Hurricanes - Gerber (20-7-2, 3, 2.70); Cam Ward (7-3-2, 0, 3.79)

SEASON SERIES
0-0

LAST MEETING
Jan. 31, 2004; 4-4. At Detroit, Tomas Holmstrom scored twice in a three-goal third period as the Wings rallied.

INJURIES
Red Wings - Johan Franzen (upper body), Jiri Fischer (seizure), Nicklas Kronwell (knee)
Hurricanes - Glen Wesley (knee), Andrew Ladd (knee), Josef Vasicek (knee)

Should be a wild night at the RBC Center. Hopefully there won't be too many Red Wings fans there.

1/10/2006 12:49:37 PM

^every Red Wings vs. Canes game that I've been to has had a huge amount of Red Wings fans in attendance

1/10/2006 1:02:11 PM

tampa waived andreychuk,... wow.

1/10/2006 1:50:57 PM

He's playing on the fourth line and not producing on the PP like he should...meh.

1/10/2006 1:56:15 PM

CANES RULE

1/10/2006 9:35:40 PM

Fuck the Red Wings and fuck their classless fans.

Detroit needs improving by way of a 10MT surface burst.

1/10/2006 10:00:06 PM

1/10/2006 10:48:04 PM

^Nice pic.

Lost in our (NCSU) win was a GREAT win by the Canes tonight. I hate the Red Wings. Good game guys.

Also Staal is AWESOME.

1/10/2006 11:14:20 PM

Did staal do anything else aside from get 2 assists?

I was hoping he would score. He was on track for a 40 goal season....but hes slipped

1/10/2006 11:19:32 PM

Quote :

"Also Staal Gerber is AWESOME"

Staal is still on pace for 50 goals. He has 26 one game past halfway.

[Edited on January 10, 2006 at 11:20 PM. Reason : d]

1/10/2006 11:19:44 PM