Inside the Eye: Jets Ground Canes

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Story by Bob Fennel. File photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary-lina, NC –  The Carolina Hurricanes had the Winnipeg Jets in town the day after Thanksgiving for a Southeast Division matchup.  The Canes have 4 of the next 5 games at home and need to win all as they’re against Eastern Conference teams.

The Canes have also played more games than any NHL team this season so a flat-out win is a must.  Unfortunately, that didn’t happen as they lost 3-1 in a disappointing performance. Read more

Inside the Eye: Leafs Fall to Canes

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Story by Bob Fennel. File photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary-lina, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs for a Sunday afternoon game on Nov. 20, 2011 for a must-win game for the Canes after going scoreless in the last 135 minutes.

With so many Carolina-Toronto player connections, it was somewhat of a “hey, watchya been doing lately” meeting. Read more

Inside the Eye: Canes Blanked Again

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Story by Bob Fennel. File photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes had a lot on the line Friday Nov. 18th after the horrible performance in the 0-4 loss to Montreal.

The Buffalo Sabres beefed up over the summer on the blue line.  Brian Boucher had a surprise start in goal and played great.  There’s not much love between the Canes and Sabres in every aspect.

Buffalo fans are…let’s say…a special breed.  Confession: my college roommate, great guy – and very smart, except he’s a Sabres fan. I try to not hold it against him. Read more

Inside the Eye: Canes Grounded Again

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Story by Bob Fennel for CaryCitizen. File photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary-lina, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday in a rematch of their 5-1 shellacking in Philly back on Oct. 29, 2011. Once again, the Flyers prevailed, this time by a score of 5-3. Read more

Inside the Eye: Canes Freeze Penguins

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Story by Bob Fennel. File photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary-lina, NC – Finally! Finally Staal scored. Finally the Canes won.

After losing the past 4 games, the Canes beat The Penguins 5-3 in an exciting game Saturday Nov. 12 at the RBC Center. Read more

Inside the Eye: Canes Get Redemption By Shocking the Bolts 4-2

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Story by Bob Fennel for CaryCitizen. File photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary-lina, NC –  Where the Hurricanes failed on opening night, they succeeded on Nov. 2 with a commanding 4-2 victory over Tampa Bay with two goals from both Jeff Skinner and Chad LaRose. Read more

Inside the Eye: Flyers Ground Hurricanes

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Story by Bob Fennel. File photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary-lina, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes lost to the Philadelphia Flyers, on the second part of  back-to-back weekend games.

After playing a great game 24 hours earlier, the Canes blew it in the third period giving up 4 goals, after starting the period 1-1, eventually losing by a score of 5-1. Read more

Inside The Eye: Canes Over Blackhawks 3-0

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Story by Bob Fennel. File photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary-lina, NC  –   If you missed this game, you missed a great one.

The Canes hosted the Chicago Blackhawks in their only meeting this season on Friday October 28th.

The Blackhawks came into the game leading the Central Division with a 5-1-2 record but fell to 5-2-2 after being shut out 3-0 by the Canes on Cam Ward’s 17th career shutout. Read more

Inside The Eye: Canes Go To .500 On Shootout Loss To Sens

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Story by CaryCitizen’s new Carolina Hurricanes sportswriter, Bob Fennel. He’s the only member of the press corps that wears his Canes gear to the games. ‘Nuff said. File photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary-lina, NC – The Canes faced off against the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, October 25 at the RBC.  They skated away after having been beaten in a heartbreaking 3-2 shootout loss.

The Carolina Hurricanes are now in the middle of the Eastern pack at 3-3. Read more

Pictures: Best of the Canes 2011

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Photos by Chris Adamczyk.

Cary, NC – To celebrate our first season of Carolina Hurricanes coverage, we’ve put together a photo retrospective of the 100 best shots from the season. Read more