Morning Skate: Season-ending quips
...the playoffs, but I figured they would be dead on the frozen water when their captain, Rod Brind'Amour, went down with a season-ending knee injury on Valentine's Day. At the time, Brind...
Blog Entry | Conversation | April 07, 2008
Morning Skate: More Hall consideration
...at Panthers, 7:30 p.m. Personally, I'd give serious HOF thought to Carolina captain Rod Brind'Amour, who does just about everything a skater can do in a hockey game. Down the road...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 12, 2007
Morning Skate: Weekend W2W4
...has gotten a point in nine of its first 10 games, going 6-1-3. Captain Rod Brind'Amour, 37, continues to quietly do a great job for the Canes. In a 6-2 win...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2007
Curmudgeon's Picks
Hockey Curmudgeon...Islanders? Real result: New Jersey 3, New York Islanders 2 Wednesday: Carolina over Philadelphia. Watch as Rod Brind'Amour tries not to smile smugly. Real result: Philadelphia 5, Carolina 1 Thursday: Atlanta over Toronto. And...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2007
A Hurricane warning
...until the Feb. 27 trade deadline. If Rutherford can't make a deal, his core players (Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Staal, Erik Cole, Cam Ward) will have to push forward. The recent return of veteran...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 05, 2007
Summer Report: Hurricanes
...intact. To that end, Rutherford has signed most of his key players to new contracts. Captain Rod Brind'Amour, Eric Staal, Erik Cole, Justin Williams, Frantisek Kaberle, Niclas Wallin, Mike Commodore, Glen Wesley, Craig Adams...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 21, 2006
Thoughts from Game 7
• The Hurricanes needed a good start, and they got it. Carolina defenseman Aaron Ward put his team on the scoreboard at 1:26 of the first period...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 19, 2006
Thoughts from Game 6
On Friday afternoon, I quizzed Canes GM Jim Rutherford about Erik Cole's condition. Cole, who'd practiced with the club every day (wearing a blue jer...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 17, 2006
Thoughts from Game 4
...second period, Markkanen benefited from the posts. At the 3:47 mark of the period, Canes captain Rod Brind'Amour hit the crossbar on a chance from about 10 feet. About three minutes later, Stillman...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 12, 2006
Thoughts from Game 3
• You can't say that ESPN anchor Steve Levy won't play with pain. The "SportsCenter" wiz suffered a pulled calf muscle while shagging fly ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 10, 2006
Raleigh is a hockey town
Joy Russo...the entire surface -- huge images that draw huge responses from the crowd. • Images of Rod Brind'Amour, coach Peter Laviolette, and so on. • A radar picture of North America, tracking the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 07, 2006
Canes just play their game
...surprised the Oilers opted to use their top defensive pair -- Chris Pronger and Jason Smith -- against Rod Brind'Amour's line rather than against Eric Staal's trio. In their three previous series, the Canes...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 06, 2006
Laviolette's postgame dedication
...to give it to the player in tonight's game who best exemplified a relentless attitude. "Rod Brind'Amour will get this award tonight." There's really nothing else to be said, except ... if you...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 01, 2006
Weighty proposition
...have two pretty good centers at the top of their lineup. Young Eric Staal and veteran Rod Brind'Amour have been terrific all year long. In fact, the two centers are averaging a combined total...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 30, 2006
Swinging through the Southeast
...Whitney (5-12-17, plus-2) have been steady contributors. Left winger Erik Cole and center Rod Brind'Amour (currently sidelined by a groin injury), key players during the club's drive to the Cup...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2005
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