{"id":629964,"date":"2026-07-24T09:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/629964\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T09:27:12","slug":"morning-rumble-legos-and-lambos-hurricanes-re-sign-defenseman-streaming-price-uproar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/629964\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Rumble: Legos and Lambos; Hurricanes Re-Sign Defenseman; Streaming Price Uproar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019ve been really enjoying watching and covering the Stanley Cup\u2019s travels as all of the Carolina Hurricanes\u2019 personnel celebrate their win in June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2006, when the Hurricanes last won, it was the early digital age \u2013 Twitter had just opened, and it wasn\u2019t like players or media members were scrambling to Facebook and Myspace to share the Cup\u2019s adventures. We\u2019re all really getting to experience this for the first time \u2013 this way \u2013 as Caniacs, and that\u2019s just really cool to me. After all, wasn\u2019t that the goal of the digital age: to connect people?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alright, that\u2019s enough philosophy for one column \u2013 let\u2019s do that hockey!<\/p>\n<p>Tracking the Stanley Cup<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In classic Frederik Andersen fashion, the goaltender known for his love of Denmark\u2019s signature building blocks spent his day with the Cup in none other than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbGxBR5DNmP\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Legoland<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NHL\/status\/2080001441142645060?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">picture<\/a> of him with the Cup in the miniature city really gives the Godzilla vibes\u2026his nickname (\u2018Zilla\u2019) comes full circle.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the Cup in Denmark, Nikolaj Ehlers also got his day with the cup \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Canes\/status\/2080333164111597893\" rel=\"nofollow\">cruising down the road<\/a> with it in the passenger seat of a convertible banana yellow Lamborghini. Yes, he even made sure that the Cup was strapped in with the seatbelt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It appeared that he was, in fact, being closely tailed by the Keeper of the Cup, Phil Pritchard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for where the cup is off to next, it appears that there has been confirmation that it will be in Finland for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DMED142426\/status\/2080372897156079965?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jesperi Kotkaniemi\u2019s day<\/a> on July 27th. The Cup will also make its way to Minnesota for Jackson Blake\u2019s day on July 30th, as <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nhl\/carolina-hurricanes\/morning-rumble-hurricanes-lenovo-center-beautifully-recreated-in-minecraft-bedard-gets-the-bag-nhler-moves-to-khl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">previously reported<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DMED142426\/status\/2079603964039884809?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">K\u2019Andre Miller\u2019s day<\/a> on August 1st.<\/p>\n<p>Carolina Hurricanes Re-Sign Ronan Seeley<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday, the Hurricanes announced that they signed Ronan Seeley to a one-year contract worth $850k at the NHL level, $100k at the AHL level, and with a guarantee of $160k. In doing so, they avoided arbitration. The 23-year-old defenseman has spent the past two seasons as an alternate captain for the Chicago Wolves, and had his NHL debut on April 14, 2026, against the New York Islanders, which was the Hurricanes\u2019 last regular season game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After all this time, I still can\u2019t help but remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/beagleschmeagle\/status\/1930444778300178442?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">seal art<\/a> which featured him \u2013 as requested by the Chicago Wolves\u2019 social admin.<\/p>\n<p>NHL News, Trade Talk, and National Hockey Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chicago Hockey Now: It\u2019s Showtime! Patrick Kane is back with the Chicago Blackhawks for not just one year, but two! Jack Bushman has the <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagohockeynow.com\/chicago-blackhawks-sign-patrick-kane-two-year-contract-return-showtime\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">freakin\u2019 awesome news<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins are miles behind the competition\u2026literally. And that\u2019s a good thing. Vince Comunale <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-will-be-miles-behind-the-competition-this-season\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">crunched the numbers<\/a> for one heck of an analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boston Hockey Now: Jack Studley has been ranking the best Boston Bruins prospects, and he\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonhockeynow.com\/2026-07-22-bruins-prospect-rankings-the-top-five\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">officially reached his top five in the pool<\/a>. A great read with fantastic insight!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dallas Morning News: The Dallas Stars and Jason Robertson rolled the dice and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/article\/dallas-stars-jason-robertson-contract-jim-nill-22355334.php\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reached an agreement<\/a> for a one-year contract worth $12M, but there is still a lot of work left to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily Faceoff: Iconic NHL pest Sean Avery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/news\/sean-avery-interview-nhl-acting-hockey-christopher-nolan-odyssey-movie-career\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">opened up<\/a> about his time on the set of The Odyssey, and how acting impacted his view on teamwork.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NHL: Thursday, the Columbus Blue Jackets and starting goaltender Jet Greaves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/bluejackets\/news\/blue-jackets-sign-goaltender-jet-greaves-to-three-year-contract\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reached a contract<\/a> by meeting in the middle, avoiding arbitration, which was scheduled to begin <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nhl\/carolina-hurricanes\/morning-rumble-hurricanes-unveil-new-home-for-broadcasts-quick-stays-with-rangers-team-usa-to-join-family-feud\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the same day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hockey Feed: Sportsnet+ has taken yet another price hike, just one year after their last one. Instead of $329 annually, it\u2019s up to $344 now, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockeyfeed.com\/nhl-news\/canadian-hockey-fans-in-a-rage-after-latest-sportsnet-price-increase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fans are rightfully upset<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NHL Trade Rumors: According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhltraderumors.me\/2026\/07\/report-canucks-elias-pettersson.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recent reports<\/a>, the Vancouver Canucks\u2019 star forward, Elias Pettersson, has really been flexing that no-move clause whenever trade pitches come in.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img alt=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784885232_842_ab783896b73f675bc93cb7c5b0a070ee9f363e9b6b751c7e80dcfd1fd7431eb5.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-70 photo\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tRachel  Barkley  is  a  beat  writer  covering  the  Carolina  Hurricanes  for  Carolina  Hockey  Now  on  Sportsnaut.  Painting  stories  with  &#8230; More about <a class=\"more-bio\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/author\/rbarkley\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel Barkley<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t                        <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I\u2019ve been really enjoying watching and covering the Stanley Cup\u2019s travels as all of the Carolina Hurricanes\u2019 personnel&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629965,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5107],"tags":[194,29,5176,1239,5,195,510,1743,3091,4,794,14],"class_list":["post-629964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-carolina-hurricanes","tag-carolina","tag-carolina-hurricanes","tag-carolinahurricanes","tag-frederik-andersen","tag-hockey","tag-hurricanes","tag-jackson-blake","tag-jesperi-kotkaniemi","tag-kandre-miller","tag-nhl","tag-nikolaj-ehlers","tag-stanley-cup"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116974246123626705","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629964"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629964\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}