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Short and sweet because I've gotta go do some stuff ... Carolina makes a quick trip to that lovely parking lot in Sunrise Florida for a game with the defending champs. Florida has been on a bit of a weird one this year, as they tend to both win and lose in bunches. Sadly for Carolina, they...

Just realized this wasn't up and now I'm short on time, so ... quickly. Carolina gets back on their road horse with a late afternoon date with the reeling Islanders. Unlike their friends down on Broadway, the Isles haven't pulled the pin on big roster moves yet, but they have tinkered around...

Goal Horn! Note the 3pm start. America's greasiest NHL team is coming to town for Black Friday in a weird weekday day game for whatever reason, so let's all welcome them with the raspberries they deserve. Seriously, this one should be fun. And it would have been a matchup of Division leaders...

OK, let's get this over with. The NY Rangers come to town with a cornucopia of woes, to a building where they should feel pretty comfortable. It's become quite chic lately in the hockey press to call the Rangers frauds, as their record is practically stuffed with bad losses to good teams and...

Yeah, I don't want to do this either, but it's time to put down a marker so we can all laugh and point at our past selves for being such mooks. Metro Division Have I been bitten by over-estimating the age progression of both the Pens and the Caps? Yes. Will I do it again? Also yes. I think...

Somebody wanted a stand alone thread. Makes sense to me https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/40210875/don-waddell-steps-president-gm-carolina-hurricanes

Since this is now leaking into every other thread, let's consolidate the discussion here.

Who's feeling brave? Because I'm not. I've got zero feel for this year's brackets. Let's stick with the first round for now. New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals I'm figuring the Rangers walk this one without too much trouble. No sweep, but no real bother either. Carolina Hurricanes vs...

Hey ... I'm doing another one of those focus group sessions for the arena changes. Anybody have any questions they want raised? I'll do my best to work it in if you have suggestions.

Don't forget to check the crop report before making big decisions.

Like a lot of you, I probably won't be online much for the next few days so I wanted to make sure to post best Christmas to all of you. Thanks for another year of relatively mature hockey talk. I wish you all a Christmas season filled with peace and joy, no matter how you celebrate or even if...

Posting a few days ahead of time to allow for everyone's travel plans. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. I know he bird was expensive, but gas prices are down a bit so getting to Grandma's won't break the bank too much. Who am I kidding? This crowd is more like to be...

Game 2, a long way from home. Carolina flew out yesterday to start the Cali roadie about as early in the season as possible. No sense complaining, because with any luck even stubborn Texan Tom Dundon won't try another home game during the Fair anytime soon. So, hey ... may as well chalk it up to...

Guess what? Chicken butt. No, really, it's time for predictions. The NHL season kicks off tonight so it's time to put our opinions out in the open so we can mock each other later. No need for granular detail, let's just go with Divisional order and sort out the rest later. How confident am I...

Same as with the team thread, it's Labor Day and time to turn the calendar to a new season. Again, I'll leave the 22-23 thread up to allow conversations to run their course, but I'll stick this shiny new model to the top.

Happy Labor Day everyone. With Hurricanes players starting to show up in Raleigh for informal workouts and NHL training camps starting mid-September, it's time for a new thread for a new season. Since there were ongoing conversations in the 22-23 threads, I'll just unstick those and let them run...

After the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the men recede into more regional minded competitions this summer, but the women head to Australia and New Zealand in a few short weeks for the 2023 World Cup. Rosters are starting to be released, with the final announcements due for July 11. Matches start on...

OK, I'll do it I guess, but don't blame me if it all goes pear shaped. Carolina gets back on the horse after a soul crushing 4 OT loss to Florida in Game 1. No practice yesterday, and Brindy's keeping schtum this morning on any changes. I mean, maybe he tweaks a forward and maybe he adjusts the...

The Canes took a quick flight to the heartland to make another attempt to snap their modest losing streak. Columbus, Ohio ... everybody's favorite one game road trip destination. OK, look. I'm not going to get all the way to enthused here, so I'll dispense with trying. Jeff Beck died yesterday...

Next to last home game of 2022 ... and it's a visit from the founding member of the 22-23 tank brigade. Chicago set up this roster to fail, and fail they have. Even with a 19/13 home/away split, the Hawks are DFL in the league and have the least goals scored overall. They suck at home, suck on...