Eric Staal does not need surgery for his knee. Full Story... read more...

The Carolina Hurricanes "need to be tougher to play against." What that means is open to interpretation. GM Jim Rutherford and head coach Ki... read more...

Canes forward Alexander Semin has a concussion and will miss the final two games of the season, Canes coach Kirk Muller said. Semin did not practice Wednesday and Muller said it was a "maintenance day." But Semin was not at the morning skate on Thursday and Muller said after the skate that Semin was concussed. Semin's the Canes' second-leading scorer with ... read more...

Yesterday morning, Jim Rutherford addressed the media on the Hurricanes season and one of the key things discussed was the team's off-season plans and from the sound of things, the Hurricanes depth and defense could be in for a bit of an overhaul. In the presser, Rutherford mentioned that he would like to add two to three defensemen this off-season and become "tougher to p... read more...

Two members of the Carolina Hurricanes have been honored in voting by the Carolina chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Justin Faulk was named the team’s Most Valuable Player, while Patrick Dwyer won the Josef Vasicek Award for cooperation with the local media. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association vote on the NHL’s first and s... read more...

There were two locker stalls with "J Staal" above them Thursday in the Canes' room at PNC Arena. Jordan Staal had one. The other belonged to the new guy, Jared Staal, who will be playing his first NHL game tonight against the New York Rangers. Jared Staal, called up Wednesday from the Charlotte Checkers (AHL), was the subject of a lot of media attention af... read more...

Canes coach Kirk Muller gave Canes fans what they wanted Thursday night in the final home game of the season -- the three Staal brothers in the starting lineup, on the same line. Eric, Jordan and Jared Staal played together as Jared made his NHL debut. That earned big cheers from the home crowd at PNC Arena. The New York Rangers didn't seem to mind. Ryan C... read more...

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Supporters of the Carolina Hurricanes can exhale in relief. TSN's Aaron Ward reports forward Eric Staal doesn't appear to be in too bad shape following a nasty knee-on-knee hit from Swedish defenseman Alexander Edler at the IIHF World Championship.  "Initial diagnosis by Carolina Hurricanes Medical Staff of Eric Staal is that No surgery is required for Eric Staal... in the... read more...

Carolina team website: RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test on team captain Eric Staal’s right knee revealed a third-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament (MCL). Surgery will not be required to repair the ligament, and S... read more...

The Carolina Hurricanes got some good news today: Eric Staal has a third degree MCL sprain and will not need surgery after completing an MRI today. The team doctors also expect Staal to return before the start of the 2013-14 season. However, it will take Staal at least three months to rehabilitate the knee. An MCL sprain is a tear of the tissue on the inside of the knee... read more...

The Carolina Hurricanes say they expect captain Eric Staal to be ready to start next season after suffering a scary-looking knee injury during an international tournament. The team said Staal underwent an MRI on his right knee Saturday and it revealed a third-degree sprain of his medial collateral ligament. The team says Staal won't need surgery and he should need only t... read more...

Hurricanes fans are breathing a collective sigh of relief this morning as the organization announced the status of team captain Eric Staal, who suffered a knee injury while playing in the IIHF World Championships ... read more...

Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal has a sprained right knee but the injury will not require surgery, it was determined Saturday. Staal has a third-degree sprain of the right MCL and his recovery time has been set at three months. It is expected he will be ready for the start of the 2013-2014 season. Staal suffered a knee-on-knee hit Thursday during Ca... read more...

RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test on team captain Eric Staal’s right knee revealed a third-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament (MCL). Surgery will not be required to repair the ligament, and Staal’s rehabilitation should la... read more...

We will continue our player reviews from this past season by taking a closer look at the year that was for Tim Gleason. Recently signed to a four year, $16 mil. contract, Gleason is set to be a key cog in the Hurricanes defense corps for the next few season and is expected to provide a solid, veteran presence for players like Justin Faulk to learn after. Gleason has also e... read more...

The Carolina Hurricanes can't seem to figure out how to play well for a full season - even one that's only 48 games long. For the fourth straight year and sixth time in seven seasons, the Hurricanes missed the playoffs. And once again, a serious slump was to blame. An injury-riddled stretch in which they earned only three points in five weeks sent them tumbling from the... read more...

Yesteday’s story on Eric Staal can be found here. Staal will have an MRI toda... read more...

Cory and I attended the end of year press conference with Kirk Muller and Jim Rutherford. I will have more detailed thoughts of it later tonight when I have a chance to write more, but for now here are some highlights to discuss: ... read more...

The Canes likely will make a number of player changes before next season but there will be no major organizational overhaul, Jim Rutherford said Thursday. Rutherford will remain president and general manager. Kirk Muller and his coaching staff will return intact. The only change of note will be a new director of professional scouting to succeed Marshall Johnston,... read more...