Ward's injury has surreal feel to it

Given the circumstances, I'm personally proud of all who posted so far today. This was yet another opportunity for those who think with their blood and not their brains to pile on continue their cowardly cry of "fire him, fire him" while hiding behind the electronic anonymity of the net.

Decent, respectful and understanding  folk don't hit others when they are down and the Hurricanes are so down just now there's no further subterranean level for them to decend to. Big difference between objective, well-considered critical instruction and out-and-out personal verbal attacks.

Does anyone really believe that Ron, Tom and Paul as well as Mr. Rutherford are not doing all possible to get in the win column? The Hurricanes will overcome this free fall. It might take time, but those who constantly run the team down with a steady stream of vitrol must have so much personal anguish in their own lives and they feel compelled to vent on other people.

One guy who posts regularly on here (never read a positive word from him) exhibits the same mentality as the guy who dug the postholes on Mr. Calvary.

John Kennedy observed that "a rising tide lifts all boats" and the tide will eventually change. But when the Hurricanes begin to win...poor naysayers, they'll have nothing to vent their anger on when that happens.

But thanks again Ammy, adamsdoug, esteban , et. el. for well-thought-out and supportive posts.

We're pulling fotr the Hurricanes and a speedy recovery for Cam!

While the canes may at this time look on paper anyway like the lions, the canes over all are far from it. But then again, that too is just my opinion. This season is NOT a total wash out yet. Let JR & the rest of the Bench do their jobs, and hopefully something that looks like " normalcy" can emerge. Sure it is easy for some of fans who have no real" vested" intrest" as many of you do there in Raleigh, but we too are fans, never the less. And the old saying that is it darkest before the dawn is true, but what shows a teams real character is how the team as a whole responds. I like many of you in the last year or so have been hard on the canes from top to bottom. as they as a team & organization have given and shown what they can and are capable of. But and while this fan is just as grossly disappointed as many of you are, i for one am NOT willing to throw them under the bus...just yet that is. Once anyone or a team loses HOPE...then a eason is truely over and lost...many of us have seen a glimmer of hope in several of the players, like Sutter,Boychuk,Cole,Cullen,Jokinen,Walker,Samsonov to name a few...but if you or I can or could be behind the bench and try to tweak or shift things around those who are and able to produce points on the board and pucks in the net would be doing no less than what Maurice,Francis & Rowe are killing themselves over in trying to do. So for all of you STHs here who are fed up and upset, i wish I had 35 billion dollars so i could buy you tickets from you in that way, it may NOT be as painful to sit and watch what is a tough thing to endure. But and in closing, let me say that there will be something good come out from all of this. yes that thought and hope still doesn't make the castor oil feeling go down any better ...but in the long run which is all we the fans and the team has, we all will be better for it and will look back on this time as true test of what theyt the players and we the fans are truly made of. Thsi situation reminds me of a child who despite our best efforts as a parent fails misably and is a total disappointment..but do we reject that child / sadly many children are in one form or another...but a child who dispite the failures who is encouraged and loved and appreciated never ever gives up...And the canes as a team nor we fans should NOT do so either...and that dear friends is how i see it...Now we sit back and ait for what announcements that will come from JR and etc...and see how things are put together. have a blessed day and good week...Be safe everyone...

Go Canes !!