https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/canes-re-sign-alex-nedeljkovic-to-two-year-deal/c-308111566
$725K + $750K NHL salaries.
The 2nd year is 1-way... I'm surprised the 1st year is a 2-way deal (w/ an AHL minimum of $125K) but that gives Canes a little more flexibility next year to sign our other...
3 year ELC, $832,500 NHL or $70,000 AHL with a signing bonus of $277,500.
https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/hurricanes-agree-to-terms-with-martin-necas/c-290399984
http://www.tsn.ca/flames-get-goalie-lack-from-carolina-1.792857
.... and I just saw it also helped the Defense by addition-by-subtraction -- (feel free to update the thread title)
We keep 50% of Lack's salary.
Holy crap, Kanzig is 6′ 7″ 245 lbs
(Edited by JB ... duh)
Canes hire the Penguins goalie coach.
https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/hurricanes-hire-mike-bales-as-goaltending-coach/c-289968738
Wonder what's in it for Bales? Lateral move at best. Did Ronnie make him an offer he couldn't refuse?
Where do y'all want IIHF Worlds updates/talk?
Good start for some of our Canes participants on Day 1 of the tournament:
Aho notched 1G, 1A (and former Cane Oscar Osala 1G) in Finland's 3-2 win over Belarus.
Lindholm scored Sweden's only Goal (and a missed shootout attempt) with Rask having...
As predicted by a lot of the fan base here, Canes took advantage of the expansion draft / free agent scenarios to acquire a goalie from a team that couldn't keep all their quality goalies. We'll see if this is the long-desired fix to the netminding woes. He's a big dude, (6'6", 232 lbs.) who...
HURRICANES (25-26-10) at COYOTES (23-34-7)
The back half of the Arizona home-and-home gives backup goalie Eddie Lack a chance to win not only another meaningless March game for the Hurricanes, but to stick it to the coach who ripped him in public during Friday's media scrum and who is now...
Injured in last game, didn't skate after holiday break
https://www.nhl.com/hurricanes/news/justin-faulk-week-to-week-with-lower-body-injury/c-285060826
So we're off to the worst start in franchise history, but how does it compare to others?
Courtesy of Grantland, I collected some other "great starts" in the NHL:
Team
Great Start
Season
Notes
1943-44 New York Rangers
0-14-1
6-39-5
worst (had lost 10 players to...
If our sideline reporter is not on the broadcast for opening night, here's why:
http://wakemugshots.com/chantel-marie-mccabe/
(h/t lgc.com)
Maybe she should do a report from the locker room in front of the Steve Chiasson award sign.