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Post by mscaniac on Jul 14, 2009 5:36:23 GMT -5
Quote: Canes, Seidenberg talking again
Submitted by chipalexander on 07/13/2009 - 12:13 Tags: Canes Now | Dennis Seidenberg | Jim Rutherford
Defenseman Dennis Seidenberg may not be a goner, after all.
Canes general manager Jim Rutherford said today that he has resumed negotiations with J.P. Barry, Seidenberg's agent. Seidenberg, an unrestricted free agent, went into the free agent market July 1 hoping for an increase on his $1.2 million salary last season but remains unsigned.
"We do have interest in Dennis," Rutherford said. "We had a conversation with J.P. on Friday and that door is open again.
"When we first backed away from Dennis, it had nothing to do with Dennis. It was with his initial request. We could not go to that level. He's been out there as a free agent and able to talk to teams, and now we're talking again."
Seidenberg, who turns 28 this week, had career highs in games played (70), goals (5), assists (25) and points (30) this past season. He led the team and tied for 17th in the NHL in blocked shots with 160, and ranked third on the team in average ice time per game (22:19).
Rutherford said the Canes still are considering other available free-agent defensemen. He said there had been no significant movement in the negotiations with defenseman Anton Babchuk, a restricted free agent with no arbitration rights.
Rutherford said it was possible the team could look to buy out the contract of defenseman Frantisek Kaberle, set to be paid $2.2 million next season in the final year of his contract. He said if the Canes opted to make that move they would pay two-thirds of the salary over a two-year period.
"It's not that we think Frank can't play anymore," Rutherford said. " But it would free up some cash and allow us to change the defense the way we want to and give it more of a physical aspect."
Rutherford said negotiations would continue this week with forward Tuomo Ruutu, a restricted free agent who has filed for arbitration. "Hopefully we can get it resolved," he said.
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Post by dewaltgirl on Jul 15, 2009 8:57:24 GMT -5
From the N&O
Paradis hopes to make an impression
Submitted by chipalexander on 07/15/2009 - 09:21 Tags: Canes Now | Philippe Paradis First impressions are important and often pretty interesting.
For Philippe Paradis, his first impression of Raleigh this week was a good one after his flight down from Montreal.
"There was the big sun and it was pretty warm," he said Tuesday night. "In Montreal, it was pretty cold. So it was nice."
Paradis' first trip to Raleigh and North Carolina is for the Canes' prospect conditioning camp this week. The team's first-round pick in the recent NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, and the No. 27 overall selection, the forward from Normandin, Quebec, hopes to make an impression of his own.
Paradis, listed at 6-1 and 196 pounds, said he now weighs 205 and the 18-year-old appears sturdy enough. He has been described as a solid two-way player and doesn't disagree.
"I am a two-way player," he said. "I can finish my checks. I've got good speed and a good shot, good skill and good vision.
"I need to work on playing more consistently to put the physical game and the skill game together the whole game. Sometimes I play too physical or too skilled. I need to put those two together all the time so I can score, I can shoot, I can make plays and I can make big plays on defense."
The conditioning camp schedule this week is a tight one. Today, for example, there are the medicals, a fitness test, a session on goal-setting, more fitness tests, then the on-ice session at the RecZone beginning at 4:45 p.m. There will be more of the same the next three days.
In late April, Paradis said he was watching on television as the Canes scored twice in the last 1:20 to stun the New Jersey Devils in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series. On Tuesday, he was in the Canes' locker room at the RBC Center not far from the stall with "STAAL" over it.
"It was pretty exciting," he said of the Canes' big victory. "Then, when I hear my name on the phone in Montreal, it was like, 'Oh.' I was pretty happy."
For Paradis, being a first-round pick, in Montreal, surrounded by his family and friends, was decidedly special. He had a final interview with the Hurricanes the day before the draft and knew there was serious interest. But in the first round?
"I didn't put a lot of attention on that because I was thinking I might get picked in the second round," he said. "So when I heard my name in the first round, I was pretty happy. I had heard good stuff about Carolina and was pretty happy to come here."
Paradis, who has a 96 mph shot, had 19 goals and 31 assists last season for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He then had 12 points in 21 playoff games, scoring two game-winners in leading his team to the QMJHL finals.
Paradis has been listed at both center and wing. He said he began the season as a center but shifted to the wing after the first two games.
"I played there the whole season was more comfortable to play there," he said.
His goal now is to put his name up in the Canes' locker room and earn a place with the team. For Paradis, the conditioning camp is the first step.
"I'm going to work as hard as I can to come here as quick as possible," he said. "For now, I'm just thinking about the camp here. I want to make a good impression."
I'm really looking forward to seeing this kid in camp.
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Post by dewaltgirl on Jul 15, 2009 15:42:44 GMT -5
Schedule released...I'm telling everyone to buy me a straight jacket. We play the Stars twice.
RALEIGH, NC—The National Hockey League today released the 2009-10 regular-season schedules for its 30 member clubs. The Carolina Hurricanes’ 82-game regular-season campaign will begin on Friday, Oct. 2, at the RBC Center against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Following the opener, the Hurricanes will pay a visit to their 2009 Eastern Conference Semifinal opponents, the Boston Bruins, on Oct. 3 at the TD Banknorth Garden in the first of seven October road games. The Hurricanes’ five-game home schedule in October includes an Oct. 15 meeting against the 2009 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, and visits from Southeast Division rivals Tampa Bay and Florida.
The Hurricanes begin the season’s second month with a 1:30 p.m. matinee at the RBC Center on Sunday, Nov. 1, against the San Jose Sharks. Carolina’s nine-game home schedule in November is highlighted by two games against the Toronto Maple Leafs, visits from Western Conference foes Los Angeles and Minnesota, as well as division rivals Atlanta, Tampa Bay and Washington.
The team’s December schedule begins on Saturday, Dec. 5, when the Vancouver Canucks will visit Raleigh for the first time in more than two years. The Hurricanes then will embark on a four-game road trip to Pittsburgh, New Jersey, Washington and Ottawa, before returning to Raleigh to play six of their final eight December games at the RBC Center. The Hurricanes will host their traditional New Year’s Eve game on Dec. 31, this year against the New York Rangers in the front half of a home-and-home set between the clubs.
Carolina will play seven home games in January, including a Martin Luther King Day game against Tampa Bay on Jan. 18, and a visit from 2009 Western Conference runners up, the Chicago Blackhawks.
The Hurricanes will go on the road for four games to start the month of February, traveling to Edmonton, Calgary, Buffalo and Long Island. Carolina’s final three games before the NHL’s two-week break for the Winter Olympic Games will bring Florida, Buffalo and New Jersey to the RBC Center.
Carolina’s busiest month will come in March when it plays 16 games in 30 days from March 2 to March 31, including a four-game home stand against Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Boston and Washington. The Hurricanes finish March and welcome April with back-to-back road games at Montreal on March 31 and at Ottawa on April 1. Carolina’s final home game will take place on April 8 against the Canadiens, and the Hurricanes will wrap up the 2009-10 campaign on April 10 at Boston.
In all, the Hurricanes will play 16 sets of back-to-back games during the 2009-10 regular season, all of which involve travel. Of Carolina’s 41 games at the RBC Center, 21 will take place on Fridays (6), Saturdays (10) and Sundays (5),
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Post by mscaniac on Jul 15, 2009 17:27:44 GMT -5
As soon as I saw the schedule and that we played the Stars twice I thought of you. Do you think you will survive? LOL
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Post by golden grahames cracker on Jul 15, 2009 17:56:59 GMT -5
I'm jealous. We only play them once and its in Dallas. We do have a Halloween game at home against the Devils. Right now its scheduled for 3 PM but maybe they will change it to a later game.
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Post by dewaltgirl on Jul 15, 2009 18:20:20 GMT -5
As soon as I saw the schedule and that we played the Stars twice I thought of you. Do you think you will survive? LOL I just don't know. I'm going to need lots and lots and lots of alcohol I think.
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Post by mslarose27 on Jul 16, 2009 14:46:26 GMT -5
I plan on making her start drinking about 3pm that day. LOL. We might need to sit together for that one.
I'm really liking this Paradis kid. He just sounds like he's going to fit.
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Post by dewaltgirl on Jul 16, 2009 16:27:27 GMT -5
We will HAVE to sit together! Keri's coming!!! It's official! So we have to get her at the airport. You're in charge of all driving! LOL
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Post by mslarose27 on Jul 20, 2009 13:56:13 GMT -5
LOL. Alrighty then!
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Post by Treici on Jul 28, 2009 13:17:03 GMT -5
hurricanes.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=457769RALEIGH, NC—Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the Hurricanes have bought out the remaining year of defenseman Frantisek Kaberle’s contract. Kaberle was slated to make $2.2 million in 2009-10, but will now collect two-thirds ($1,467,400) of that amount over the next two seasons. “This move is part of our effort to restructure the Hurricanes’ defense to become bigger and more physical,” said Rutherford. “We thank Frank for his contributions to the Hurricanes, especially the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final in 2006.” Kaberle, 35, scored nine goals and earned 73 assists (82 points) in 214 regular-season games with the Hurricanes from 2005-06 to 2008-09. The Kladno, Czech Republic, native notched the game-winning goal in Game 7 of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final, helping the Hurricanes capture the first championship in franchise history. Kaberle (6’0”, 190 lbs.) has scored 29 goals, earned 164 assists (193 points) and accumulated 218 penalty minutes in 523 career NHL regular-season games with Los Angeles, Atlanta and Carolina. The Kings originally drafted Kaberle in the third round, 76th overall, in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. The Hurricanes signed Kaberle as a free agent on July 15, 2004.
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Post by mslarose27 on Jul 28, 2009 15:16:26 GMT -5
Doesn't surprise me, but Frankie will definately be missed. Good luck to him!
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Post by mscaniac on Jul 28, 2009 16:37:45 GMT -5
Good Luck to Frankie, he will forever be known for his Stanley Cup run and win with the Canes and that is something no one can take away from him.
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Post by mscaniac on Jul 28, 2009 16:43:14 GMT -5
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Post by turncoat on Jul 28, 2009 17:17:45 GMT -5
I have been on vacation and out of touch but I am slowly getting caught up. I was not surprised about buying Kaberle out.
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Post by dewaltgirl on Aug 17, 2009 14:36:53 GMT -5
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