Dmitry Orlov has never looked worse, at least in the opinion of this blogger. 😀
Tuesday, the Russian rearguard threw on his new Carolina Hurricanes gear for the first time after inking a two-year, $15.5 million deal with the Capitals’ Metropolitan Division rival in free agency.
“All smiles in his new threads,” the Hurricanes wrote of Orlov on Twitter.
Dmitry Orlov just got paid.
The former Capital and top defenseman available on the free agent market, signed a big, short-term deal with the Carolina Hurricanes. The 31-year-old inked a two-year contract with the 2023 Metropolitan Division champions worth $7.75 million per season.
By Ian Oland 3 months ago
The Carolina Hurricanes announced that they re-signed their captain and pending unrestricted free agent, Jordan Staal to a four-year, $11.6 million extension on Sunday.
The contract that will keep Staal in Carolina through the 2026-27 NHL season also includes a full no-movement clause for the first three years and a full no-trade clause for the final year.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
The Florida Panthers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time in 27 years after eliminating the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final during Game Four on Wednesday night.
The Panthers, by virtue of winning the first four games of a best-of-seven series, completed what is called a series sweep. As in, the Hurricanes did not win a single game. They got swept.
But don’t tell that to Hurricanes’ head coach Rod Brind’Amour. Rod understands his team’s season is over, but during his post-series press conference, he revealed that he did not believe Carolina was swept or lost all four games in a classical/moral-victory sense.
By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago
The Florida Panthers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in the fourth overtime to take a 1-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Final.
Game One lasted a marathon 2 hours and 19 minutes and 47 seconds. It was the sixth-longest game in NHL history — replacing Game Four of the Capitals-Penguins from 1996 as the longest four-overtime game.
“That’s the worst way to lose,” Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour admitted. “There’s no way around that.”
By Ian Oland 4 months ago
The New Jersey Devils ended their season with a spirited Game Five defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes. (Note: So ends my series of adopting the New Jersey Devils.)
Dawson Mercer opened up scoring with what I think of as the platonic ideal of a 2023 Devils goal, a bunch of passes moving fast on the rush. Jaccob Slavin tied it early in the second period, possibly with a tip by Kotkaniemi or a Devil not to be named, then Timo Meier worked for a rebound in the crease to restore New Jersey’s lead, which vanished in the last minute of the second period, as Akira Schimd was screened from seeing Brent Burn’s outside shot.
In overtime, on the power play, Victor Fast ended the Devils’ season.
Carolina wins 3-2. They take the series in five games.
By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
The New Jersey Devils got blown out by the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Four, spoiling their chance to tie up the series. (Hey, did you know that I’ve adopted the Devils this postseason? It has brought me nothing but pain.)
New Jersey scored first, a deflection off Jack Hughes following Brett Pesce’s giveaway. Martin Necas scored on the rush after a nifty pass from Jordan Martinook, leaving us tied after one period.
The second was all Hurricanes. Necas scored again after a nice centering pass – again from Martinook. Brett Pesce went post-and-in after a few quick passes, then Jesper Fast scored with a backhand in a net-front scramble, then Brent Burns got one with an outside slapshot. That was enough for Vitek Vanecek. Jordan Martinook, all alone, ripped one top shelf to make it 6-1 at the end of two periods.
Canes win 6-1. Carolina leads the series 3-1. Thursday is an elimination game.
By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
The New Jersey Devils came alive in Game Three against the Carolina Hurricanes. Hope you like goals. This game had goals. (Note: I’m covering the Devils this postseason, which apparently sucks for the first two games of each series?)
The first goal of the game was Timo Meier’s first point of the playoffs, a stuff made possible by Jack Hughes. It was Hughes himself who scored the second goal at the end of a nasty passing sequence with Brendan Smith. Michael McLeod’s shorthanded goal made it 3-0 after one period.
In the second period, Nico Hischier worked in the paint to chase Carolina goalie Freddy Andersen, but Sebastian Aho engaged his cloaking device to score moments later, making it 4-1. Damon Severson kept piling it on with a wristshot from the faceoff. Jordan Martinook converted a penalty shot before the period was up.
In the third, Miles Wood finished off a strong shift with a goal, then Jack Hughes scored again — between the legs of relief goalie Pyotr Kochetkov. Jordan Staal scored a shorthanded goal to make it 7-3, then Seth Jarvis scored another, separate shorthanded goal 50 seconds later. It was at this point I started to black out from all the goals, but I believe Ondrej Palat scored after that.
Devils win! Canes still lead the series 2-1.
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
The Carolina Hurricanes womped the New Jersey Devils to take a 2-0 lead in their semifinal series. The Devils didn’t even put up a fight.
After a goalless first, Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored two in the second period – first a power-play while wide open, then a hard-working net-front goal. Jordan Staal outdanced poor Akira Schmid, then Martin Necas joined a swarm to make it 4-0 after two periods.
Miles Wood ended Frederick Andersen’s shutout early in the third period, thanks to some good forechecking by Nathan Bastian. Jordan Martinook stole an errant pass and carried it the length of the ice to make it 5-1, then Stefan Noesen took a saucer pass from Sebastian Aho to make it 6-1.
Canes win. They lead the series 2-0.
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
The Carolina Hurricanes throttled the New Jersey Devils in the first game of the second round. It was a thorough throttling. (Note: I’m covering the Devils this postseason. It’s no longer a bit. This is my calling)
It was all Hurricanes in the first. Brett Pesce kicked it off with a goal right after an offensive-zone faceoff win. Five minutes later, Seth Jarvis made it 2-0 on a breakaway.
The Canes kept pushing early in the second period with an easy one for Jesperi Kotkaniemi that we’ll talk about below. New Jersey showed signs of life as Nate Bastian got a lucky puck along the blue line and carried it in for an easy goal.
Ten minutes into the third period, Brady Skjei made it 4-1 with a one-timer from the faceoff dot. Jesper Fast got the empty-netter, and it was done.
Canes win 5-1. Canes lead the series 1-0.
By Peter Hassett 5 months ago
