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The short version: we aren’t going anywhere, although things may be a bit more sparse than we’d like for the next couple of months. Hi all, If you missed Ryan’s announcement on Monday, he is stepping down from Canes Country and the reason why was revealed today: our boy is the new Hurricanes beat reporter for The Hockey News. I couldn’t be more excited for him, personally, and I know you all share that sentiment. In fact, when he first brought up the potential of this career move to myself and a few others in our staff Slack, I couldn’t push him out the door fast...

Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via We’re back with a longer-than-normal Storm Advisory that covers all the coaching changes, an interview with Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and more details on how Atlanta 3.0 could work for the NHL Hi there and welcome back! We took a little time off after the Hurricanes season ended for two reasons - number one we all needed a little break after a long season and number two we are currently navigating the next steps for Canes Country (See below under ICYMI). That being said, the core group of writers here are committed to continuing on the...

Canes Country site manager Ryan Henkel is moving on to a new opportunity. Dear Readers, For the past three years, I’ve had the privilege of covering an NHL team thanks to Canes Country. Coming out of college in the middle of the pandemic, I thought I wasn’t going to really see that dream continued, but this site gave me the opportunity to keep going. A lot of the thanks for that goes to former Canes Country site manager, Andrew Schnittker. He was also my editor at Technician, NC State’s student-run news organization, and the guy that first gave me the opportunity to...

Nah, I wasn’t going to use a Matthew Tkachuk picture here. | Photo by Steph Chambers/ OK, I guess we need to finish this up. Unfinished business and all that. So here we are again, licking our wounds after the Hurricanes got goalied — again — in the conference final. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of watching this movie over and over again. So, anyway, the pick ‘em rolls on. Unsurprisingly, the number of people to pick the Panthers was rather low. Congratulations gregfrgusa and Ronnie Franchise, you got your bleepin’ points, now go sit in the...

Photo by Grant Halverson/ Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal is now a UFA, but he doesn’t plan on going anywhere. After the end of last season, there were questions surrounding Carolina Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal and whether or not he’d be giving it another run not only in Carolina but in the NHL. “I’m going to ride out this contract,” Staal had said about the prospects of signing an extension at the end of last season. “Eleven years is a long time here and it’s been special. I’m going to ride it out next year and hopefully finish with a bang...

Photo by Gregory Fisher/Icon Sportswire via The team has 5 unsigned draft picks in the system that will become free agents this summer. Now that the Carolina Hurricanes 2022-23 season has come to a close, it’s time to start looking towards the future as deadlines are fast-approaching to ink several of their unsigned draft picks. The deadlines for unsigned turning-pro prospects in the junior hockey ranks is June 1st, and for NCAA prospects it’s August 15th. In total, the Canes have 5 players to make decisions on. Three of the five are in junior — so those...

Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via The Canes season comes to an end, Brent Burns’ crazy tale of being attacked by a cheetah, and taking a look at the offseason needs in Carolina Storm Advisory The Carolina Hurricanes want to thank their fans: For your passion, your loyalty, and your support, thank you.We'll be back ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Gnh7VcgmMI— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 25, 2023 Tales of Brent Burns: Cheetah attacks, ‘Mary Poppins’ bag, more. [ESPN] Hurricanes search for answers — and finishers — after Panthers sweep. [The Athletic $] The...

Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via The Carolina Hurricanes lost 4-3 to the Florida Panthers Wednesday night at FLA Live Arena as their season came to a close. After a gutsy postseason run, the Carolina Hurricanes have once again been left bitter and disappointed after a 4-3 loss to the Florida Panthers ended their season in a 4-0 sweep in the Eastern Conference Final. The Hurricanes fought until the end, unfortunately though, it was Florida that scored at the buzzer as Matthew Tkachuk scored his third game-winning goal of the series. Despite the final series count,...

Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via It’s do-or-die time for the Carolina Hurricanes as they try to stave off elimination for the first time this postseason. It’s now or never for the 2022-23 Carolina Hurricanes as they get set to try and stave off elimination and a sweep at the hands of the Florida Panthers. Despite three straight one-goal games, the Canes haven’t been able to get the bounces and now see themselves on the precipice. Will Carolina rally to finally get the better of Sergei Bobrovsky or will tonight mark the end of this postseason run? Game...

Photo by Joel Auerbach/ The Carolina Hurricanes lost Game 3, 1-0, to the Florida Panthers Monday night at FLA Live Arena. Sergei Bobrovsky. fin ... no really, that’s it. I mean, what more can be said? After another 30+ save performance — in which he’s set the record for the most saves ever by a goalie in the first three games of a Conference Final — Bobrovsky has the Florida Panthers on the cusp of advancing to the Stanley Cup Final. He’s been insane, unreal, incredible. Whatever adjective you want to throw out there, that’s what he’s been. It’s...

Photo by Bruce Bennett/ The Carolina Hurricanes look to halt the Florida Panthers’ winning streak with a win in Sunrise. The Carolina Hurricanes aren’t necessarily in a must-win situation yet, but it sure feels like they are. After two overtime losses in PNC Arena, the Canes have fallen into a 2-0 series hole and need to start getting those wins. The games had been incredibly close in Raleigh and could have gone either way, now the Hurricanes will be hoping those bounces even out tonight in Sunrise. Frederik Andersen will be back in net after taking Game 2 off...

Photo by Grant Halverson/ Things aren’t looking so great for the Carolina Hurricanes. For the second time in three days, the Carolina Hurricanes watched Matthew Tkachuk score a game-winning goal in overtime as the Florida Panthers beat the Canes 2-1 in PNC Arena to grab a stranglehold on the Eastern Conference Final. This time it was just 1:51 into the first overtime rather than in the final seconds of the fourth overtime, but the result counts just the same — after two games in Raleigh, it is Florida that has the 2-0 series lead. For the Canes, it might be time...

Photo by Grant Halverson/ The Carolina Hurricanes lost Game 2 Saturday night at PNC Arena to the Florida Panthers in overtime. Another game, another overtime loss off of the stick of Matthew Tkachuk. Despite a much stronger effort by the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2, it again just wasn’t enough as the Florida Panthers took a second straight road game. “It stings,” said Jordan Martinook. “You want to get the win tonight to split it going back to Florida, but now our mindset is to go there, get the next one and go from there. We’ve gotta have the mindset to go...

Photo by Bruce Bennett/ How will the Hurricanes respond to a Game 1 gut punch? Hopefully by avoiding another six-hour marathon, for one. A win would be nice, too. The Hurricanes made history in a way they’d preferred not to do so on Thursday night...er, Friday morning. The sixth-longest game in NHL history ended just before 2:00 a.m, the longest in the history of both the Hurricanes and Florida Panthers, and the latest end to a game in the 24-year history of PNC Arena. It was the longest game in the NHL in three years, since the five-overtime epic between the...

Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Jaccob Slavin’s case for the Conn Smythe, an update on a few former Canes, and taking a look at what’s next for the Arizona Coyotes In Case You Missed It Hurricanes drop series opener in quadruple overtime loss Storm Advisory Rod Brind’Amour and Paul Maurice sit down to talk about their past together and the respect they have for one another: Why Jaccob Slavin should be the front runner for the Conn Smythe Trophy based on the data. [The Athletic $] Former Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes prospect Justin Pogge is...