by Matt Karash | Dec 7, 2019 | Morning Skate
After a spirited and needed home win against San Jose on Thursday night, the Hurricanes get one more chance on home ice before departing for a frequent flier special five-game road trip. With the Canes teetering at the playoff cut line and the road trip looming, this...
by Matt Karash | Dec 5, 2019 | Morning Skate
After a mostly well-played game against the Boston Bruins, the 2-0 loss driven by a couple late mental errors stung even worse. The loss pushed the Canes to 1-2 since Thanksgiving and back to five games above .500 which is where the team was after a 5-0 start. The...
by Matt Karash | Dec 3, 2019 | Morning Skate
In the NHL with the combination of a small gap in talent level and the potential for a couple random bounces to tip an outcome, anything is possible in a single NHL game. Even the lowest team in the league, the Red Wings, have seven wins and four overtime losses in 30...
by Matt Karash | Nov 30, 2019 | Morning Skate
After a slow start and a 3-2 road loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday and a decent effort level but mostly complete lack of cohesion and a 3-0 home loss to the Nashville Predators on Friday, the Hurricanes have one last try against the Tampa Bay Lightning to...
by Matt Karash | Nov 29, 2019 | Morning Skate
After a somewhat disappointing loss to start the holiday season after a slow start against the Rangers, the Carolina Hurricanes get a chance to add some holiday joy on home ice. I like to break down the Hurricanes schedule into runs of games usually lasting a couple...
by Matt Karash | Nov 27, 2019 | Morning Skate
Much is being made about the top to bottom competitiveness in the Metropolitan Division. Only the New Jersey Devils are below .500. All of the other seven teams are very much in the playoff chase. Having lost seven straight games to Metropolitan Division foes dating...
