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Playoffs notebook: Cup means just as much to Europeans
Conventional wisdom notwithstanding, the Stanley Cup means just as much to Europeans as it does to North Americans.
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Bad hair days: Oilers, Canes keep beard tradition alive
The bearded look has become as much a part of the NHL playoffs as those ceremonial handshakes at the end of each series.
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Hurricanes look to avoid 3-1 collapse vs. Oilers
A few days ago, the Hurricanes were one goal away from winning their first Stanley Cup. Now, they're trying to avoid a giant collapse against the resurgent Oilers in Game 7.
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Matchup to Watch: Canes' vets vs. Oilers' unsung heroes
Carolina's veterans will try to keep their team confident, while Edmonton's unheralded heroes will try to fend off the nerves. It's our Game 7 Matchup to Watch.
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Berra: Oilers powerless with man advantage
As it did throughout the Stanley Cup finals, the power play unit let the Oilers down in Game 7, Lindsay Berra writes.
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New-look NHL in top form in finals, but few tuned in
The first Stanley Cup finals of the post-lockout era showcased the positive steps taken by the NHL to get over its debilitating labor dispute -- but the series also highlighted the daunting challenge...
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Hurricanes, fans celebrate Stanley Cup championship
The Hurricanes and their fans celebrated the first major pro title in the state's history Tuesday, with the Stanley Cup signifying that hockey has found a home in North Carolina.
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High-priced, highly skilled players ... still no Cup
They are rich, famous and skilled. But all of these stars share the A-Rod symptom of never tasting a title, writes Damien Cox.
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Ward talks Bettis, bonuses and bachelor parties
Sure, winning the Cup has its privileges, but to miss your own bachelor party?!?! Cam Ward explains in Facing Off.
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Cox: Were last season's Cup finalists a pair of flukes?
The defending Cup champion Canes are coming close to making the wrong kind of history, making Damien Cox wonder if the whole 2006 postseason was a fluke.
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Canes first defending Cup champs to miss playoffs since '96 Devils
Vincent Lecavalier and Dan Boyle scored just under two-minutes apart early in the third period to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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Canes miss playoffs for second straight year since taking Stanley Cup in '06
That disheartening 4-3 loss to the nothing-to-play-for Panthers on Friday night -- coupled with the coup de grace, Washington's 3-1 victory against Florida on Saturday night -- has the Hurricanes out...
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Burnside: Loyalty to Carolina Hurricanes big part of team's recent success
One of the big reasons the Canes have reached three conference finals since 2002? Loyalty. From the top on down, players and personnel seem to come home to Carolina.
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5 things: Jets feeling heat, Bachman saving the day, Wings step it up
1. Jets no longer thrashing around I must admit I didn't give the Winnipeg Jets much of a chance to be in the playoff hunt in the Eastern Conferenc...
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Playoffs notebook: Veteran Wesley one game away
With the Canes just one win away from a Stanley Cup, Glen Wesley might finally end his elusive drought.
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Oilers have to stop trying to be pretty on power play
Barry Melrose says that if the Oilers are to have any chance of coming back in this series, they need to solve their power-play woes.
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Playoffs notebook: Veteran Wesley one game away
With the Canes just one win away from a Stanley Cup, Glen Wesley might finally end his elusive drought.
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Oilers have to stop trying to be pretty on power play
Barry Melrose says that if the Oilers are to have any chance of coming back in this series, they need to solve their power-play woes.
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Playoffs notebook: Veteran Wesley one game away
With the Canes just one win away from a Stanley Cup, Glen Wesley might finally end his elusive drought.
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