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Lord Stanley's Blog - Rutherford concerned about work ethic | newsobserver.com blogs
Jim Rutherford realizes it's a long season, that the Carolina Hurricanes will have the inevitable highs and lows and that injuries -- and then players returning from injury -- can affect performance. But the Canes' listless 5-2 loss to Atlanta on Sunday at the RBC Center, followed by the 5-1 ...
Lord Stanley's Blog - Canes have 'em all on the ice | newsobserver.com blogs
blogs.newsobserver.com — Here's a first for the Canes this season: a practice began with everyone on the ice and accounted for. Justin Williams was at practice. Frantisek Kaberle was at practice. Both were wearing yellow, noncontact jerseys but both jumped into the drills.  ... (more) Lord Stanley's Blog - Canes have 'em all on ...
Lord Stanley's Blog - Injured Canes close to returning | newsobserver.com blogs
blogs.newsobserver.com — One day, the Hurricanes may be back to full strength. One day. The Canes keep adding and subtracting. While Matt Cullen, Joni Pitkanen and Brandon Sutter are close to returning and could play soon, forward Patrick Eaves now is out indefinitely. "We ... (more) Lord Stanley's Blog - Injured Canes close to ...
Rutherford: Major Changes Never Close
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On the Beat: Are Habs fans stuffing the ballot box?
IllegalCurve.com — ... Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford is a tad concerned with his team’s play so far this season.  He has reason to be, as this team is currently headed in the wrong direction. ...

JR In The News
Canes Country — ... Two quick items worth looking into:  1) LSB has posted an entry where GM Jim Rutherford expresses his displeasure with the team’s recent efforts. 2) TSN.com is ...

Canes at Thrashers - Pregame Hype
Canes Country — ... yesterday and should be acting like a team with something to prove. Their fans are calling them out, their coach is fighting for his job, and the general manager of the franchise has even questioned their recent work ethic . Will they respond? The players are certainly ...

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