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During the 2012-13season, coach Kirk Muller was scrutinized often for the dismal play of his team during the second half.

The Carolina Hurricanes were one of the larger disappointments anywhere in the league in 2013.

The Carolina Hurricanes did not have a good 2013 season. There are holes that need to be filled, albeit smaller ones, but the Canes are entering the summer with about $7.6 million in cap space, so what is GM Jim Rutherford 's plan? Despite having a bad season, the Hurricanes do not have a lot of cap space because $31 million is tied up in the Staal ... (more)

A once very promising season came to an end on Saturday night as the Charlotte Checkers lost the deciding game of their playoff series to the Oklahoma City Barons, 6-2 at Time Warner Arena.

Justin Peters is skilled. There's no denying that, but at this point, it does not look like he will be a starting goaltender in the NHL.

The 2013 season saw injuries to several different defensemen during the season, including Justin Faulk , Joni Pitkanen , Bobby Sanguinetti and Jay Harrison .

Charlotte Checkers goalie Rob Madore defends the goal during Wednesday night's game against Oklahoma City Barons, Game 3 of the best -of-5 American Hockey League playoff series.

They really like their core players. Sometimes, you have to take a step back to take two steps forward.

There were a number of things that didn't go the way of the Carolina Hurricanes by the end of the 2013 NHL season.

James Neal notched his third career hat trick as the Pittsburgh Penguins capped an excellent regular season with an 8-3 rout of the Carolina Hurricanes.

Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to LasVegasSun.com. A goal by Pittsburgh Penguins' Jussi Jokinen gets behind Carolina Hurricanes goalie Justin Peters, left, in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 27, 2013.

Another season's gone by in Raleigh. Another spring's gone by without playoff hockey.

Other than holding up the Stanley Cup in victory, there is probably no good way for an NHL team to end the hockey season.

With the Carolina Hurricanes season coming to an end on Saturday, it's time to hand out the end-of-season awards: Most Valuable Player: Eric Staal - Staal led the team through the rough times and the good times.

If the Canes were writing the book on how their own season went, how would they define the year? The answer may surprise you.

All four of the Staal brothers could have played on the same NHL ice for the first time ever after Jared Staal was recalled by the Carolina Hurricanes yesterday, but it looks like Marc Staal will not make a return from his eye injury that has kept him out of the lineup since March 5. Unfortunately for the Hurricanes, this may be the most ... (more)

The Carolina Hurricanes may have missed the Stanley Cup playoffs this season, but their AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers clinched fourth place in the Western Conference of the AHL and will play Edmonton Oilers' affiliate, the Oklahoma City Barons.