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2021-22 Season Hurricanes Misc. Thread

andyt said:
Former Canes Lucas Wallmark, Joakim Nordstrom and Marcus Kruger were named to Sweden‘s Olympic team. Wallmark and Nordstrom are playing for CSKA Moscow, Kruger is playing for Zurich in the Swiss League.
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Easy to forget that Kruger was ever a Hurricane. Pretty sure he doesn't remember it either, for all the "effort" he put in
 
jeffbear said:
Sure, but do you miss Barry Svrluga? Seriously, if you do he's writing for the Washington Post.
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Wasn’t Svrluga brought in for the NASCAR beat after the incumbent passed away?

I have an online subscription to the Post and read him occasionally.
 
Been here over 50 years and only met 2 guys who are NASCAR fans. And one is from Chicago I guess their fan base is more blue collar.
 
andyt said:
Wasn’t Svrluga brought in for the NASCAR beat after the incumbent passed away?

I have an online subscription to the Post and read him occasionally.
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Pretty sure Svrluga took over the NASCAR beat after he crapped out on hockey after one season ... although he may have been trying to cover both. He clearly hated every second of his work covering the Canes beat. IIRC, Cecil followed him on the Canes beat, and then they found DeCock. Either way, he left the market after only a couple of years. I've always been surprised that he's done so well at the Post, because he was petulant and terrible here. Steve Elling is another one who was just awful in this market who went on to a long, fairly distinguished career elsewhere.
 
DeCock is OK but it makes me laugh when I see that he still has a pinned tweet from 2018 saying he's not going to the Athletic. I am pretty sure Civian is a lot cheaper too. She does a good job .
 
Paulie Walnuts said:
Been here over 50 years and only met 2 guys who are NASCAR fans. And one is from Chicago I guess their fan base is more blue collar.
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You must hang out mostly with others who are not from here.

There used to be a lot back before they decided to chase big bucks moving races from the Carolinas to Chicago and California and Texas and wherever. And before they basically gave everyone the same car to drive. I knew a lot and was a fan myself but none of the guys I knew that used to be fans care much about it anymore and haven’t since shortly after we lost Dale.
 
cmon3 said:
You must hang out mostly with others who are not from here.

There used to be a lot back before they decided to chase big bucks moving races from the Carolinas to Chicago and California and Texas and wherever. And before they basically gave everyone the same car to drive. I knew a lot and was a fan myself but none of the guys I knew that used to be fans care much about it anymore and haven’t since shortly after we lost Dale.
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Oh ... while auto racing of any kind has never been my thing, I can tell you for certain that there are plenty of NASCAR fans around these parts. Less than there used to be maybe, or at least more casual fans and less diehards who go to races.
 
jeffbear said:
Pretty sure Svrluga took over the NASCAR beat after he crapped out on hockey after one season ... although he may have been trying to cover both. He clearly hated every second of his work covering the Canes beat. IIRC, Cecil followed him on the Canes beat, and then they found DeCock. Either way, he left the market after only a couple of years. I've always been surprised that he's done so well at the Post, because he was petulant and terrible here. Steve Elling is another one who was just awful in this market who went on to a long, fairly distinguished career elsewhere.
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Steve Politi was the first.... do not miss that guy, although I slightly did during the Cecil Harris era.
 
jeffbear said:
Oh ... while auto racing of any kind has never been my thing, I can tell you for certain that there are plenty of NASCAR fans around these parts. Less than there used to be maybe, or at least more casual fans and less diehards who go to races.
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I used to be a fan until the Rockingham dates were taken. F em now. Plus no real personalities any more.
CanefanT and I used to talk racing some during games.
Always figured Cmon 3 was an Earnhardt fan also!
 
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