Erik Cole, Carolina Hurricanes, NHL

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Cole not going anywhere this year: Last offseason, the Hurricanes made the choice to trade forward Erik Cole to Edmonton for some help on their blue line. This year, they made sure Cole didn't leave Carolina a second time. Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford announced Wednesday that the team re-signed Cole to a two-year contract worth $5.8 million. "Erik clearly had an instant impact on our team when he returned to Carolina in March," Rutherford said. "He has been an important piece for our franchise for a long time and we are pleased that he has decided to remain at home in Raleigh."
(Updated 07/01/2009).

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The 30-year-old forward found his way back to Carolina at the trade deadline after his time in Edmonton was pretty much a complete failure. He recorded two goals and 13 assists in 17 regular-season games with Carolina, and had just 18 goals and 42 points on the season. In 498 career NHL games with Carolina and Edmonton, Cole has notched 322 points (147 goals) and 479 penalty minutes. The fact he will play alongside Eric Staal will help Cole's Fantasy value heading into 2009-10, but he still passes more as a No. 5 or No. 6 Fantasy forward Draft Day.
(Updated 07/01/2009).

LW Erik Cole took a pay reduction from the $4 million contract he completed. But at $2.8 million and $3 million the next two seasons, he'll be able to stay at home. He maintained a Raleigh-area residence after last summer's trade to the Edmonton Oilers and his return in a March trade set him up to stick around even longer. Cole is a veteran member of the team and though he went through a couple of seasons when trade speculation was rabid, he offers the team a form of roster stability. Certainly the Hurricanes expect more production than he offered during the postseason, but coach Paul Maurice was careful to regularly point out that Cole's contributions exceeded what showed up on the scoresheet. 72//2009

The Carolina Hurricanes are keeping Erik Cole with a two-year deal. He and the Hurricanes agreed to a contract Wednesday that will pay him $2.8 million this upcoming season and $3 million in 2010-11.
07/01/2009

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Carolina dealt Cole to Edmonton last summer, then reacquired him at the trading deadline. His return re-energized the Hurricanes - and All-Star Eric Staal in particular - down the stretch, but he struggled in the playoffs with no goals and five assists in 18 games. He had 18 goals and 24 assists in 80 regular-season games.

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May 21, 2009: Cole in Hurricanes lineup for Game 2, Ruutu out

Hurricanes forward Erik Cole is in the Carolina lineup for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh, but forward Tuomo Ruutu is sitting out due to a right ankle injury.

May 20, 2009: 'Canes look for another Game 2 comeback against Penguins

No team in the Eastern Conference playoffs has found a Crosby stopper, a defensively skilled forward who is effective game after game in slowing Sidney Crosby.

May 20, 2009: Hurricane warning: History shows Carolina good at bouncing back

The Hurricanes find themselves a game down against the Penguins -- a similar scenario they faced in earlier series in these playoffs. But hold on, Wes Goldstein says this is when Carolina starts charging.

May 18, 2009: Unlikely sources lead Pens past 'Canes in Eastern finals opener

Miroslav Satan and Philippe Boucher scored their first goals of the playoffs and goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made certain Carolina didn't get its offense going, leading the Penguins to a 3-2 victory over the Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Monday.

May 17, 2009: Hurricanes must slow determined Crosby to beat Penguins

The subplots are intriguing as the Hurricanes and Penguins begin the Eastern Conference finals on Monday, a series in which the winner returns to the Stanley Cup Finals for at least the second time in four seasons.

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	Opp.	G	A	PTS	+/-	TOI
05/12	BOS	0	0	0	-1	18:01
05/14	BOS	0	0	0	-1	24:16
05/18	PIT	0	1	1	1	14:23
05/21	PIT	0	0	0	-1	14:35
05/23	PIT	0	1	1	0	16:02
05/26	PIT	0	1	1	-1	17:42
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SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2001-02	Carolina	81	16	24	40	-10	3	0	2	0	8	9
2002-03	Carolina	53	14	13	27	1	6	2	3	0	22	34
2003-04	Carolina	80	18	24	42	-4	2	2	3	1	7	8
2005-06	Carolina	60	30	29	59	19	3	3	8	0	7	12
2006-07	Carolina	71	29	32	61	2	9	0	4	0	11	16
2007-08	Carolina	73	22	29	51	5	10	0	4	0	9	29
2008-09	Carolina	80	18	24	42	0	5	0	1	0	20	29
		498	147	175	322	13	38	7	25	1	84	137

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2001-02	Carolina	159	10.1	1301:09	1699			35	1	0	15
2002-03	Carolina	125	11.2	899:22	1252	127:31	92:19	72	2	1	27
2003-04	Carolina	172	10.5	1448:24	2087	209:20	175:16	93	1	0	44
2005-06	Carolina	164	18.3	1157:39	1566	276:46	103:55	54	0	0	27
2006-07	Carolina	166	17.5	1279:12	1621	308:45	55:57	76	0	1	33
2007-08	Carolina	216	10.2	1412:32	1771	302:32	67:33	76	2	2	23
2008-09	Carolina	178	10.1	1409:18	1872	208:47	110:03	73	1	2	24
		1180	12.5	8907:36	11868	1433:41	605:03	479	7	6	193

POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2001-02	Carolina	23	6	3	9	-2	1	0	1	0	3	6
2005-06	Carolina	2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2008-09	Carolina	18	0	5	5	-5	0	0	0	0	3	0
		43	6	8	14	-8	1	0	1	0	7	6

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2001-02	Carolina	68	8.8	424:30	576	0:00	0:00	30	0	0	15
2005-06	Carolina	3	0.0	30:58	44	6:26	1:11	0	0	0	0
2008-09	Carolina	32	0.0	311:13	451	33:56	16:22	22	0	0	11
		103	5.8	766:41	1071	40:22	17:33	52	0	0	26

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