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NHL Trade Deadline: Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford has plenty of cap room and some interesting decisions to make in the coming days. His Hurricanes are battling for one of the final three slots Eastern Conference, much like Carolina did two seasons ago en route to the Eastern Conference Finals. There's little doubt that...

2010-11 Carolina Hurricanes Preview: Winds of Change

It was a tale of two seasons last year for the Carolina Hurricanes. After getting off to an abysmal start and winning only 10 games through the first three months of the season, the franchise rattled off an impressive 21 victories in 34 games from Jan. 31 to the end of the season. While the Hurricanes look to build on...

2-on-1: Turning Around the Hurricanes

Every Monday during the season two of our hockey writers will debate one topic. It's the 2-on-1. This week, Bruce Ciskie and Christopher Botta talk about the sudden struggles of last year's playoff darlings, the Carolina Hurricanes. More Coverage: Carolina Signs Legace to Fill Void in Net Bruce Ciskie: We know it's early....

Canes Sign Manny Legace to Fill Net

When Cam Ward went down with a grisly injury on Saturday night a bad season got much, much worse for the Carolina Hurricanes. Their star netminder got cut by a skate early in the first period and had to be taken to the hospital. As of Sunday night Ward was still in a Columbus hospital and the team expects that he will miss...

Erik Cole Likely to Play, Tuomo Ruutu Looking Doubtful

After suffering a "lower body injury" in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference final, Erik Cole's status for Game 2 has been up in the air during this painfully long two-day break. Cole was injured during Monday's game when he was on the receiving end of a Matt Cooke hit that included knee-on-knee contact. According to Adam...

Jim Rutherford News From the Web

05/22/12 McBain returning to Hurricanes Source: Edmonton Sun - Edmonton - AB - Canada Young defenceman Jamie McBain signed a two-year, $3.6 million contract Monday that will keep him with the Carolina Hurricanes.
05/02/12 Rutherford talks (potential) trades, coaching changes Source: Lord Stanley's Blog Speculation is increasing the Pittsburgh Penguins may be willing to trade center Jordan Staal and that the Carolina Hurricanes could be the team most likely to land him.
04/24/12 Canes Re-Sign Tlusty Source: Kukla's Korner Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has signed forward Jiri Tlusty to a two-year contract.
04/17/12 3-mile segment of Kalamazoo River set to reopen Source: CBS - 9&10 News - Cadillac MI TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Officials say about three miles of the Kalamazoo River will reopen for recreational use Wednesday for the first time since a massive oil spill fouled the southern Michigan waterway in July 2010.
04/16/12 River may reopen this summer Source: Battle Creek Enquirer - Battle Creek MI Its been 21 months since a pipeline ruptured here, spilling nearly 900,000 gallons of thick tar sands oil into Talmadge Creek and the Kalamazoo River.

Background on Jim Rutherford

James Earl Rutherford (born February 17, 1949) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Los Angeles Kings in the 1970s and 1980s.

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