by Matt Karash | Dec 23, 2016 | Morning Skate
On Thursday night in Buffalo, the Hurricanes made a couple plays early and then despite failing to muster a true killer instinct played a decent rest of the game to hold on for a 2-1 win. Details aside, the Hurricanes did the work necessary to beat a team below them...
by Matt Karash | Dec 22, 2016 | Morning Skate
Between the last game of the 3-game California road trip and the start of the 4-game (that became 3 when the Detroit Red Wings game was canceled due to ice conditions), I laid out what I thought the Hurricanes needed to do over the next month to push up into the...
by Matt Karash | Dec 19, 2016 | Morning Skate
Through 3 games of a 4-game home stand, the Hurricanes are a solid 2-0-1. The Canes arguably left a point on the table losing a 3-2 third period lead and then losing in a shootout to the Capitals on Friday, but the hockey gods FINALLY evened things up a bit when the...
by Matt Karash | Dec 17, 2016 | Morning Skate
The lead in for the Carolina Hurricanes versus the Buffalo Sabres tonight After losing a 3-2 lead in the third period and then losing in overtime last night against the Capitals, the Hurricanes will be right back at it again on Saturday night at PNC Arena. The game is...
by Matt Karash | Dec 16, 2016 | Morning Skate
There is virtually no way that the Hurricanes can top what they did in Tuesday’s wild 8-6 win against the Vancouver Canucks, but it is still an important game against a Metropolitan Division foe who is above the Hurricanes in the standings. While the Canes were...
by Matt Karash | Dec 13, 2016 | Morning Skate
After 3 grinding weeks on the road that saw the Carolina Hurricanes play 9 of 11 games on the road with only quick 1-game stops in Raleigh to grab clean clothes, the Hurricanes now return home for roughly a month of hockey that makes up for the imbalance of road games...