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If a team is still looking for a right wing this off-season, they're going to have to look from the very top of the list "right" down to the very bottom in hopes of finding one on the free agent market. Bad puns aside, that could very well be true. From the very start of NHL free agency this summer, which opened July 1st, the pool of UFA right wings has ...

We knew that the 2010 NHL Entry Draft was going to be a busy one for the Carolina Hurricanes, who held a league-high 11 draft picks going in. And, when it was all said and done, through picks and trades and hours of negotiating, the Hurricanes can come away from Los Angeles with high hopes for the future. General Manager Jim Rutherford had a busy weekend, as the Hurricanes were the seventh ...

The first player selected at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles last night was right wing Taylor Hall, the newest player to receive their Edmonton Oilers jersey. That pick, at least, was expected. The second player selected at the draft, this time by the Boston Bruins, was center Tyler Seguin. That choice was also relatively easy to predict. The third player chosen was Erik Gudbranson, who's now a member of the rebuilding Florida ...

After a disappointing season for any hockey team, the next offseason usually includes a complete roster assessment, a youth movement, and a strong emphasis on putting together an excellent draft class. That list of priorities fit the Carolina Hurricanes plan almost perfectly this summer. Just one season removed from an appearance in the Eastern Conference finals, the 'Canes struggled mightily this season, and were unable to recover from a dreadful autumn, despite several bright ...

As the 2010 NHL Entry Draft grows closer, talks of trades have also begun to heat up. For the Carolina Hurricanes, this is especially true, as their offseason priorities include more than just dealing with their array of free agents. One player that many, including myself, think could be an inviting and likely exchange possibility is 28-year-old right wing Chad LaRose. He has become a decent low-line player for the Hurricanes and ...

It's not the NBA, it's not the NFL, it's not the MLB, it's not NASCAR, it's not the FIFA World Cup...it's not even the Olympics. If there's one thing that the first two rounds alone of the 2010 NHL playoffs has told us, it's that the NHL playoffs, at their best, are unlike and exceed every other professional sports competition in the world. From my, and millions of other thrilled hockey fans ...

Family. It's a Caniac thing. As the Carolina Hurricanes made their first headline in over a month since their disappointing 2009-2010 season concluded April 11, it appears that finally the 'Canes' overdone —and frankly stupid —ad campaign may finally have sunk in on someone. In exchange for a fifth-round pick in the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, Phoenix sent the youngest of now four NHL brothers from the Staal family to Carolina. From the ...

There's no doubt in the minds of the Carolina Hurricanes that Eric Staal has become the ultimate leader and icon for the 'Canes. With 179 career goals and 235 career assists, Eric Staal's 428 points in just six NHL seasons have set him apart from the rest of the Hurricanes' franchise history in Raleigh. Just imagine that such a leader, and, now, team captain, was once just another 18-year-old prospect, walking up ...

While the NHL playoffs are raging through a thrilling set of eight first round matchups, the Carolina Hurricanes are still stuck on the seventh tee. Why? Well, to put it simply, the 'Canes just didn't do well enough to deserve the postseason, at least this year. Only eight teams in each conference make the playoffs; eleventh place just isn't going to cut it. However, Carolina still has plenty of opportunities to make sure ...

Since the first round of the 2010 NHL playoffs was finally set last Sunday night, Bleacher Report has been utterly flooded with articles and slide shows with predictions after predictions. Some previewed all the series; others focused on one conference's slate or just one best-of-seven battle. Some just gave their predictions and games won in; others wrote out a 500-word preview including each team's keys to winning the series. Some of us ...