CANES PREPARE FOR SECOND HALF RUN
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The Hurricanes had as successful a first half as anyone would have predicted. Comfortably in second place in the conference and currently tied for second overall in the league, the Canes have managed to be a powerful team in both ends of the ice.
Led by left winger Jeff Friesen, the Canes offense has been able to run up the score on many occasions while the defense has been steady with netminder Jose Theodore front and center.
The Canes, who are an outstanding 14-4-4 on the road, have gone into other teams buildings and simply stole points in games that would not normally be theirs. This has been a credit to the balanced attack and the defensively conscious play of the team collectively.
“There are no stars on this team,” said head coach Joel Quenneville. “What we get, we earn and there is nobody out there on this team that shows up and we are handed 2 points. That is not the way I coach and I expect more out of my guys. So far, I have gotten everything I wanted from them. The next half should be the same.”
While calling players superstars might not be his thing, Quenneville would be wise to accept the value of goaltender Jose Theodore, who on more than one occasions, simply stole the show for the Canes. Theodore has been everything advertised when the club acquired his rights from Nashville two seasons ago.
“He is the glue that keeps us together,” said captain Shane Doan. “Points we get tend to be a direct result of the way he is playing. When he is on, there is no one better in this league.”
The Canes are hoping Theodore continues his run tonight against the conference rival, the New Jersey Devils.
The Hurricanes had as successful a first half as anyone would have predicted. Comfortably in second place in the conference and currently tied for second overall in the league, the Canes have managed to be a powerful team in both ends of the ice.
Led by left winger Jeff Friesen, the Canes offense has been able to run up the score on many occasions while the defense has been steady with netminder Jose Theodore front and center.The Canes, who are an outstanding 14-4-4 on the road, have gone into other teams buildings and simply stole points in games that would not normally be theirs. This has been a credit to the balanced attack and the defensively conscious play of the team collectively.
“There are no stars on this team,” said head coach Joel Quenneville. “What we get, we earn and there is nobody out there on this team that shows up and we are handed 2 points. That is not the way I coach and I expect more out of my guys. So far, I have gotten everything I wanted from them. The next half should be the same.”
While calling players superstars might not be his thing, Quenneville would be wise to accept the value of goaltender Jose Theodore, who on more than one occasions, simply stole the show for the Canes. Theodore has been everything advertised when the club acquired his rights from Nashville two seasons ago.
“He is the glue that keeps us together,” said captain Shane Doan. “Points we get tend to be a direct result of the way he is playing. When he is on, there is no one better in this league.”
The Canes are hoping Theodore continues his run tonight against the conference rival, the New Jersey Devils.
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