BOGO Offer For N.J. Game Jan. 6
Canes Country —
BOGO Offer For N.J. Game Jan. 6 The Hurricanes will offer Buy One, Get One Free vouchers for fans donating winter clothing to the team’s Dec. 29 to Jan. 6 clothing drive. A donation will also get your name in a drawing for a chance to meet players following the game and a shot at some nice prizes. Here’s more info . A couple more things: The flu bug returns? Wade Brookbank left practice and Joni Pitkanen missed it entirely today with what looks like a new team illness. Dennis Seidenberg missed the win last Friday vs. Atlanta with similar symptoms, but was able to play the next night at home against Boston. Paul Branecky on CH.com says it ...
Kaberle waived, flu bug hits the locker room.
Kuklas Korner —
On Monday, the Hurricanes announced that they have placed defenseman Frantisek Kaberle on waivers. Meanwhile, defensemen Joni Pitkänen and Dennis Seidenberg plus forward Wade Brookbank have the flu, or flu-like symptoms.
Although Kaberle scored the Cup-winning goal in 2006 and will always have a place in Caniacs’ hearts and Hurricanes history books, his slow-footed, sloppy passing, no-hitting, no English-speaking style of play no longer fits into Carolina’s system. More to the point, his $2.2M salary is no longer justifiable. He’s still under contract for one more season, and it’s highly unlikely that ...
