Tag Archives: Carolina Hurricanes

Projecting The Metropolitan Division Standings Using Goals Above Replacement (GAR)

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Justin Trudel

Photo: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports For the final post in this series, we’re taking a look at the Metropolitan Division, hockey’s toughest division. For all intents and purposes, the Metro is going to be a tightly contested division, and could … Continue reading →

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2021-22 Metropolitan Division Preview

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images With the 2021-22 NHL regular season set to begin later this week, NoVa Caps concludes their annual division preview series with the Metropolitan Division.

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Hockey and All That: Pre-Training Camp Edition

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Diane Doyle

Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The offseason between the 2020-2021 and 2021-22 seasons continues to be eventful. It has included additional player signings and acquisitions and other news since NoVa Caps’ previous light-hearted summary of the offseason events in early August. … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes Announce Their Team Has 100% COVID-19 Vaccination Rate

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo by Greg Thompson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Carolina Hurricanes announced on Tuesday that 100% of their team has received their COVID-19 vaccines prior to the start of training camp for the 2021-22 NHL season next week.

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Canadiens Don’t Match Hurricanes’ Offersheet To Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Acquire Christian Dvorak From Coyotes

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL.com The Montreal Canadiens did not match the Carolina Hurricanes’ one-year, $6.1 million offersheet to restricted free agent center Jesperi Kotkaniemi by Saturday’s 5:30 PM ET deadline to do so and acquired a first-round pick and third, both in … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes Sign Canadiens’ RFA Jesperi Kotkaniemi To One-Year, $6.1 Million Offersheet In Apparent Revenge Move

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL.com The Carolina Hurricanes announced on Saturday afternoon that they have signed Montreal Canadiens restricted free agent center Jesperi Kotkaniemi to a one-year, $6.1 million contract two years after the Canadiens signed Hurricanes star center Sebastian Aho to a … Continue reading →

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2021 Offseason Grades: Metropolitan Division

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NBC Sports With the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft, entry draft, and most of the top free-agents signed this offseason, some teams have gotten better, while others have gotten worse. How has each team faired? NoVa Caps grades each team’s … Continue reading →

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Report: Hurricanes To Sign Frederik Andersen To Two-Year, $9 Million Contract

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL.com According to NHL Network’s Kevin Weekes, the Carolina Hurricanes will sign unrestricted free agent goaltender Frederik Andersen to a two-year contract that carries a $4.5 cap hit on Wednesday.

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Blue Jackets Trade Seth Jones, 32nd Overall Pick, 2022 Sixth-Round Pick To Blackhawks For Adam Boqvist, 12th Overall Pick, 44th Overall Pick, 2022 First-Round Pick

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Bleacher Nation The Columbus Blue Jackets traded right-handed defenseman Seth Jones in addition to the 32nd overall pick in Friday’s 2021 NHL Draft and a 2022 sixth-round pick to the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night in exchange for right-handed … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes Trade Calder Trophy Nominee Alex Nedeljkovic To Red Wings For Third-Round Pick, Jonathan Bernier

Posted on July 22, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: SI According to The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun, the Carolina Hurricanes traded goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to the Detroit Red Wings for a third-round pick and pending unrestricted free agent goaltender Jonathan Bernier on Thursday afternoon after the NHL-wide roster freeze … Continue reading →

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