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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Penguins Need to Find Matt Murray’s Counterpart

10/28/2017

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a great goalie situation last season. Matt Murray and Marc-Andre Fleury split the year and led the team to a second consecutive Stanley Cup championship. Fleury moved on this offseason in the Expansion Draft, and the Penguins are now moving full steam ahead with Murray as the future. Murray has proved […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Jeff Skinner Can Still Be a Difference Maker

8/20/2015

Jeff Skinner of the Carolina Hurricanes is only 23 years old. Most people are graduating college at that age, and are looking to break into a professional field. Skinner took a different route than most and is now getting ready for his sixth NHL season in Raleigh. He also spent the summer hearing his name in trade […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Sergey Tolchinsky Dazzles at ‘Canes Development Camp

7/10/2015

The Carolina Hurricanes are building their franchise starting from the blue line out. A team that has never been known for defense now has two highly-touted defensive prospects they hope will solidify the teams successful future. They also have Justin Faulk who is one of the top young defenseman in the league, but what about the forwards? The team […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

The Hurricanes’ Scoring Will Come From Familiar Faces

6/23/2015

Last season the Carolina Hurricanes struggled to score goals. They ranked 27th in goals per game and Eric Staal was the only player to score 20 goals. The two former 40 goal scorers on […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Carolina Shouldn’t Rush to Find a Goalie

5/18/2015

View image | gettyimages.com Cam Ward and Anton Khudobin shared time in net for the ‘Canes last season. They were the only two goalies to play in a regular season game for ‘Canes last […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Bring Marner to Raleigh

5/1/2015

View image | gettyimages.com The Carolina Hurricanes will select 5th in this season NHL draft. They will miss Connor McDavid and Jack Eichel, but a great player still might drop to them. The […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Cam Ward is the ‘Canes MVP

4/17/2015

The smoke has cleared on a disappointing season for the Carolina Hurricanes. Now management has to put together the pieces and find which players they want to build around. The ‘Canes found […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Rask Rolling as Raleigh’s Top Rookie

3/25/2015

The last Hurricane player to win The Calder Memorial Trophy as the league’s top rookie was Jeff Skinner. Skinner took the league by storm scoring 31-goals with 63-points in his breakout season. The […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

The Curious Case of the Swedish ‘Canes

3/13/2015

Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask have shared success as young players on the struggling Carolina Hurricanes this season. Lindholm is in his second season with the ‘Canes and has already scored more […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

3 Objectives for the ‘Canes after the Trade Deadline

3/6/2015

The ‘Canes traded away four players and signed fourth line center Jay McClement to a contract extension days before the last minutes of this seasons trade deadline. The moves found homes for players with expiring contracts and Carolina […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

‘Canes Look towards the Future

2/25/2015

Ron Francis was actively trading players way before trade deadline day even rolled around. Management showed their commitment to making this team better in the long run. The ‘Canes swapped two pending unrestricted […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

‘Canes Need to Rely on Rosters Youth

2/17/2015

The ‘Canes beat the Ottawa Senators Monday night by a score of 6-3. Ottawa is battling for a Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. The ‘Canes are out of playoff contention, […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

4 ‘Canes That Should Be on the Trading Block

2/11/2015

Repeating the narrative that the Carolina Hurricanes are down and out this season is starting to wear thin on fans, and writers all over the league. Recently, the ‘Canes are winning […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Jordan and Eric Staal Are Together At Last

2/5/2015

The Staal brothers reunited this season when Jordan Staal returned from a broken leg. When the ‘Canes acquired Jordan Staal in 2012, excitement spread throughout the fan base, hoping that these brothers […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Justin Faulk is Proving His Importance

1/30/2015

The only representative in the 2015 NHL All-Star game for the Carolina Hurricanes was Justin Faulk. His choice over other NHL “Star” defenseman saw backlash from fans and writers around the league. Faulk […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Finding a Center For Jeff Skinner

1/25/2015

The Hurricanes are having trouble scoring goals this season. They are 29th in the league in goals per game, and they are not getting the goals from their established goal scorers. […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Meeting the ‘Canes Halfway

1/15/2015

We are halfway through the NHL season and writers are starting to give out team grades and analyzing the halfway mark. The Carolina Hurricanes have 33-points and are fighting to stay […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Checking in on Eric Staal

1/5/2015

Coming into this season Eric Staal’s play was an important point of discussion when it came to the Carolina Hurricanes success. The thought was for the Hurricanes to succeed they would […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Cam Ward Is Stepping Up His Game

11/6/2014

The Carolina Hurricanes have won three straight games in November. In all three of those games Cam Ward has stepped up his play. Things are clicking for the ‘Canes offensively this […]
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Philip Botti (The Hockey Writers)

Quick Hits; Canes Still Searching For First Win

10/22/2014

I recently wrote an article on how the Hurricanes needed to take each game one point at a time. One of the important things for a struggling team is to […]
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