Hockey News: Leafs Don’t Get McDavid; Todd McLellan Leaves Sharks
Did you know that the Toronto Maple Leafs draw high ratings on television? Well, if you didn’t, there’s likely a Toronto media member nearby to remind you. They’d also tell…
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Compete Level a Concern for Penguins
In the post-game conference following the Pittsburgh Penguins’ loss to St. Louis on Tuesday, Head Coach Mike Johnston made mention of some concerning issues regarding a few unnamed players. Mike…
Jordan Staal to the Penguins? How Very Rutherford.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have been a bit underwhelming of late. They’re 5-4-1 in their past 10 games, and 10-9-3 since the calendar turned to 2015. A winning record, yes, but…
Justin Faulk Returns to Minnesota Playing a Different Game
The 2010 Entry Draft was a good one for the Carolina Hurricanes. They grabbed Jeff Skinner in the first round, Justin Faulk in the second, and Frederik Andersen with their…
Does Jim Rutherford Need To Make Any More Moves?
Jim Rutherford did not take long to make dramatic impacts to the Pittsburgh Penguins when he was hired in the off-season. With the trade of James Neal to Nashville for…
Agony to Ecstasy: Jim Rutherford Sniffs a Cup
Jim Rutherford must be grinning from ear to ear right about now. Having left the agony that is the current edition of the Carolina Hurricanes to travel north to Pittsburgh…
Road to Raleigh Hockey Runs through Pittsburgh
Raleigh has a professional hockey team. That is a good thing. Even though the fan support has been dismal this season, not having the Carolina Hurricanes in town would create…
Carolina Hurricanes Show Dual Nature in Home-and-Home
This Saturday, former Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford entered the PNC Arena as a member of an opposing organization for the first time in almost two decades. The Pittsburgh Penguins…
How the Carolina Hurricanes Broke Cam Ward and Fixed Him Again
The stats may not show it, but Cam Ward has had a much improved November. After an October that the whole team would like to forget, goaltenders included, it seemed…
Alex Semin’s Latest Scratch Has Canes in Dire Situation
When the Carolina Hurricanes signed Alex Semin as a free agent in the offseason of 2012, they were in a tough situation. Former general manager Jim Rutherford had all but…
Sober Second Thoughts; Fleury’s New Contract
We’ve all had a fair amount of time to digest the contract extension the Pittsburgh Penguins signed Marc-Andre Fleury to last week. Reactions are varied and by large very polarized.…
What Fleury’s Extension Really Means to the Penguins
Give Jim Rutherford credit. A few weeks ago the Pens’ new GM made a public statement that as long as he was around the Penguins, Marc-André Fleury would be also. Mission…