News and Notes Thread VII: Ch ch ch changes

[Rad ChaLose]

He has 99 problems, but doing that last year wasn't one

 

[Novacane]

Anyone know when the prospect camp is? Mid to late July?

 

[Lucky Lindy]

Anyone know when the prospect camp is? Mid to late July?

Michael Smith wrote in tweetmail that the prospect camp will be July 21-26. You can read more here: http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725174&navid=DL|CAR|home

 

[Novacane]

Michael Smith wrote in tweetmail that the prospect camp will be July 21-26. You can read more here: http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=725174&navid=DL|CAR|home

Great. Thank you.

 

[Highest Boss]

Last year the prospects camp was July 16-20

 

[the halleJOKEL]

Canes resigned Gleason!! Now as long as we don't bring back Pitkanen we will be set!! Wahoo! I don't care if its a rebuilding year, I'm pumped for some Canes hockey!!

 

[Cane mutiny]

Last year the prospects camp was July 16-20

Anyone heard any news/rumors about invites?

 

[FlyingSquirrels]

Sooo, Wayne Gretzky is part of a group trying to bring a team to Seattle.....Uh Oh.....

Why did hey hire Waddell again?

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

FWIW, the main reason that the Thrashers moved is because they literally did not have an arena to play in. ASG, who owned the Thrashers, wanted to sell the team, but also did not want the team to play in Phillips Arena (which they own).

Without that caveat, the Thrashers would still be in Atlanta, as they had several offers for the team (including the now legendary "The Balkan").

The 'Canes basically run PNC Arena (on the condition that NC State gets first dibbs on choice dates for basketball), which is a HUGE plus to our situation.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Atlanta deserves a team more than Winnipeg

 

[Sens1Canes2]

Atlanta is the worst pro sports town in America.

 

[DaveG]

Atlanta is the worst pro sports town in America.

I think you're forgetting Miami. Either way though that's one hell of a one-two punch of towns that don't support their teams.

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

Dave beat me to it. Miami fans don't support anything

 

[rocky7]

Raleigh is a fine location for the franchise. what's needed is not relocation but for Karmanos to sell the team to a better owner/s.

 

[DaveG]

Dave beat me to it. Miami fans don't support anything

Honestly though, it's one of the biggest reasons that MLS pisses me off so much right now. They'd rather put teams in locations that already have them (LA, NYC), or put them in sexy sounding locations that are absolutely notorious for terrible fan support (Atlanta, Miami) instead of putting them in areas that are already soccer hotbeds even without top level teams in the US (Austin, Raleigh, St Louis).

If they were smart they'd be looking for markets that are just flat out sports-crazy (St Louis) or markets that are more likely to become the next Portland or Seattle type success (Raleigh, Austin) then taking the route they are right now.


Basically what I'm saying is Miami sucks, and Atlanta's not much better. Give us our MLS damnit.

Raleigh is a fine location for the franchise. what's needed is not relocation but for Karmanos to sell the team to a better owner/s.

Somewhat agreed. The other thing needed is for the org to re-tool a bit. Sadly that's at least a couple years away though. Build depth and get guys on reasonable contracts, jettisoning the albatrosses that are keeping us from making the needed changes from a depth standpoint.

It's hard to say that this market needs to be patient when we've been seemingly rudderless for the last half decade, unable to decide if we should sink or swim, unable to decide whether we can be competitive with what we have or whether we need to move guys for futures. That more then anything has pissed this fanbase right off. Not saying the returns for Ruutu and Gleason back in 2012 or whatever it was would have turned out to be anything, but it's not like retaining them helped matters either. It just stings more that we haven't sniffed the playoffs since then sans the first half of one season, where the team was both overachieving and then completely decimated by injuries finishing far worse then it realistically should have.

 

[bleedgreen]

Interesting side note, just read a Pitts article that quotes jr saying kapanen might be ready this upcoming season....


I love you man.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Never change, JR

 

[Carolinas Identity*]

MLS in Raleigh would be off the hook, the chain, the chart, the grid and, most importantly, the wagon.

Probably the craziest after Portland and Seattle.

 

[gocanes88]

https://twitter.com/ice_chip/status/487664290967482368
https://twitter.com/ice_chip/status/487664973468815360

Welp

 

[tomdundo]

https://twitter.com/ice_chip/status/487664290967482368

Welp

 

[Brock Anton]

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

As long as this team is going to suck, it might as well be entertaining.

I actually like this from a business perspective. He may or may not have game anymore, but based on his status with the fans this could put a couple more butts in seats.

Francis fully embracing the tank, and maybe still selling tickets while doing it.

 

[Unsustainable]

I see him in Charlotte to start the season.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

The whole thing is predicated on LaRose still "having it"

And as long as he still has it, what's one more bottom 6er?

 

[TheBigKahuna]

This team needs LaRose like a submarine needs a wood stove!