{"id":27012,"date":"2010-09-28T09:57:22","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T14:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=27012"},"modified":"2010-09-28T09:57:22","modified_gmt":"2010-09-28T14:57:22","slug":"predictions-2010-carolina-hurricanes-betting-preview-280910","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nhl\/predictions-2010-carolina-hurricanes-betting-preview-280910\/","title":{"rendered":"2010\/11 Carolina Hurricanes Predictions \u2013 Odds \u2013 Season Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2010-11 NHL Predictions\/Previews: Carolina Hurricanes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CappersPicks.com\u00a0<a href=\"\/nhl\/\"><strong>NHL Betting<\/strong><\/a> and gambling site provides the BEST Online\u00a0<a href=\"\/handicappers\/\"><strong>hockey predictions<\/strong><\/a> for you to bet on for the 2010\/11 NHL hockey season! Stick with us all season long! <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>2010-11 NHL Predictions\/Previews: Carolina Hurricanes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CAROLINA HURRICANES<\/strong><br \/>\nStanley Cup odds: +6500<\/p>\n<p>Is there tougher hockey team to handicap year in, year out than the Carolina Hurricanes? They win the Stanley Cup in 2006 and miss the playoffs the next season. They reach the conference final as a powerhouse in 2009 but sit out the big dance entirely in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>What does 2010-11 have in store for Carolina? The \u2019Canes are younger but are they better?<\/p>\n<p>Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford has made a concerted effort to make his team younger in recent years, gradually shipping out vets like Ray Whitney, Cory Stillman and Frantisek Kaberle.<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s offensive core is indeed now one of the league\u2019s youngest. Eric Staal is the unquestioned star and leader of this team; a long, lanky guy who drives to the net hard, he\u2019s entrenched as a front-line NHLer and will be for years to come. He\u2019ll be just 25 years old on opening night yet already has four 30-goal seasons to his name. <iframe allowtransparency='true' src='http:\/\/ff.connextra.com\/Bodog\/selector\/client?client=Bodog&#038;placement=Ext_RS_Sports_250x250&#038;cxt_aff_id=151627' class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 3px solid #FFFFFF;\" width='250' height='250' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border-width:0'><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Staal gets support from other twentysomethings like Tuomo Ruutu, a skilled yet injury-prone power forward, and the silky-handed Jussi Jokinen, who broke out with 30 goals and 65 points last season.<\/p>\n<p>After that top three, however, Carolina\u2019s attack gets a little thin. The \u2019Canes are younger, sure, but not necessarily all that good yet. Brandon Sutter looks like a checking center with some goal scoring ability, but he\u2019s more Jordan Staal than Eric Staal. 2008 first-rounder Zach Boychuk has plenty of potential but the soon-to-be 21-year-old is no guarantee to succeed yet at his age.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of Carolina\u2019s forwards are a brittle, rag-tag bunch that includes Erik Cole, Sergei Samsonov and Chad LaRose. This isn\u2019t the physical group it was just a few years ago.<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t really like what I see on Carolina\u2019s back end either. Joni Pitkanen is a horse who should keep getting better; he led the NHL in minutes per game last year. Jamie McBain also flashed some major power-play potential in his brief audition late last season. After those two, however, the Canes\u2019 blueline is no sure thing. Joe Corvo is a puck-mover but absolutely horrendous defensively; Anton Babchuk has a big shot but isn\u2019t as capable in his own end; Tim Gleason plays hard but just isn\u2019t all that talented.<\/p>\n<p>At least Carolina\u2019s goaltending looks solid. Cam Ward is all-world when healthy and Justin Peters was decent filling in for him last season.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, I\u2019m not sure what the fuss is about with Carolina this season. Some pundits laud Rutherford for his recent efforts and think the Hurricanes are due to bust out. I see a young team seriously lacking physicality, depth and experience. Carolina is also a house of cards given all the injury risks currently occupying pivotal roles.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina will keep stockpiling young talent and eventually return to the playoffs but I definitely don\u2019t think that will happen this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2010 Preseason Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Day\tDate\tOpponent\tTime MT\tVenue<\/strong><br \/>\nTue.\tSept. 21\tFlorida\tRBC Center\t7:00 p.m.<br \/>\nThu.\tSept. 23\tat Nashville\tBridgestone Arena\t8:00 p.m.<br \/>\nFri.\tSept. 24\tNashville\tRBC Center\t7:00 p.m.<br \/>\nSat.\tSept. 25\tat Atlanta\tPhilips Arena\t7:00 p.m.<br \/>\nWed.\tSept. 29\tat Florida\tBankAtlantic Center\t7:00 p.m.<br \/>\nFri.\tOct. 1\tAtlanta\tRBC Center\t1:30 p.m.<br \/>\nMon.\tOct. 4\tat St. Petersburg\tLedovy Arena\tTBA<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodog.ca\/welcome\/151627\/betting-offers\/capperspicks-football-deposit-bonus.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">NOTE: To all the Canadians visiting CappersPicks.com today! 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