‘WE FORGOT HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL’ | Jim Rutherford on the state of the Hurricanes
After a solid three-game road trip, the Hurricanes were stale in Thursday’s loss to the New Jersey Devils. Click here to see and hear General Manager Jim Rutherford talk about the team’s successes early this season…and its recent struggles.
Here’s the latest injury situation:
Defenseman/forward Wade Brookbank, illness, day-to-day, missed one game
Center Trevor Letowski, illness, day-to-day, missed one game
Left wing Ray Whitney, illness, day-to-day, missed two games
Defenseman Glen Wesley, illness, day-to-day, missed two games
Forward Scott Walker, knee, injured reserve, missed four games
Center Matt Cullen, illness, injured reserve, missed five games
Defenseman Bret Hedican, knee (suffered 12/28), injured reserve, missed seven games
Forward Justin Williams, ACL/MCL (left knee), injured reserve, out 4-6 months, missed 10 games
Defenseman David Tanabe, concussion, injured reserve, missed 11 games
The National Hockey League today announced that Hurricanes center Eric Staal has been named to the Eastern Conference team for the 2008 NHL All-Star Game, to be held Sunday, Jan. 27 in Atlanta.
Staal, 23, currently ranks tied for eighth in the NHL in goals (23), tied for fourth in game-winning goals (5) and tied for fifth in power-play goals (10). The Thunder Bay, Ont., native ranks tied for second among Hurricanes skaters in scoring this season with 41 points, which is tied for 27th-best in the league. Staal, who was named an alternate captain for the Hurricanes prior to the season, played in his 218th consecutive regular-season game for Carolina on Thursday night against New Jersey, matching the second-longest games played streak in franchise history (Pat Verbeek, Feb. 27, 1992-March 22, 1995).
Originally drafted second overall by the Hurricanes in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Staal has totaled 109 goals and 133 assists (242 points) in 291 career games with Carolina. He led the NHL in scoring during the 2006 Playoffs, tallying nine goals and 19 assists (28 points) as Carolina captured the Stanley Cup.
I wrote not long ago about Steve Martin’s memoir…the recently-released memoir of Bob Newhart, another unique and original voice among American comedians, is much lighter fare, but excellent nonetheless.
Where Martin was (and is) something of a tortured mind, Newhart – the accountant-turned stand-up act – is someone who sees life through an indelible comedic lens. This book details his journey from accountant to radio act to recording sensation, when at one point he had to top two-selling albums in the country, ahead of Elvis and Sinatra. I remember watching “The Bob Newhart Show” each week on TV, where he portrayed psychiatrist Bob Hartley, and his wonderful dry wit.
“I Shouldn’t Even Be Doing This” is a thoroughly enjoyable book and includes a few of his better-known “telephone” routines. Publishers Weekly writes, “At age 77, Newhart is clearly in his anecdotage, with mirthful memories of his successes and failures. Treating the reader almost as a personal friend, Newhart covers everything in this guided tour through his button-down brain, from his 43-year marriage and fear of flying to fatherhood, Vegas, sitcoms, golf and assorted antics with celebrity pals. Aware that digression is the better part of valor, he interrupts the low-key autobiographical flow with amusing asides, and this rambling look at ‘the absurdist side of life’ is just as effective in print as on TV, adding depth and dimension to the familiar image of Newhart as a frustrated, flawed everyman. In the tradition of Max Eastman’s Enjoyment of Laughter (1936) and Steve Allen’s The Funny Men (1956), Newhart analyzes and compares comedy styles. The hilarity is heightened as he reveals how he created his best satirical sketches.”
In case you’re not familiar with Newhart, check out this (audio-only) version of his famous “Abe Lincoln vs. Madison Avenue” routine, where he imagines a telephone conversation between Lincoln and his press agent on the eve of Gettysburg…
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Bill Horner III
I'm the publisher of The Sanford Herald. A native of Sanford, I did most of my growing up in Blue Rapids, Kansas, a small (pop. 1,298) town along the Big Blue River (OK, so it was brown) in the northeast part of the state. I graduated in 1985 from the University of Kansas' William Allen White School of Journalism and became publisher of The Herald in 1998. My wife, Lee Ann, and I have three children. For more about me, click on "About." To contact me: send e-mail to bhorner3@sanfordherald.com
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