by Matt Karash | Feb 7, 2020 | The Drive Home
In Monday’s Daily Cup of Joe, I wrote about Andrei Svechnikov: But at the point where Svechnikov is not boosting scoring for Staal’s line, I think it is time to redeployed to maximize his scoring. If the slot that Svechnikov holds right now is going to be light...
by Matt Karash | Feb 5, 2020 | The Drive Home
My initial reaction on Twitter following the Canes 6-3 loss to the blues was: At time of year when good teams tighten things up and round into form, @Canes are 1 out of 3 since the break in playing decent or better hockey games. Need to find a higher gear and level of...
by Matt Karash | Feb 2, 2020 | The Drive Home
After a failure to launch in the first game after the break on Friday and a 4-3 loss largely because of that issue, the Hurricanes fared better in a second attempt on Sunday. The Hurricanes were not tremendous out of the gate, but against a fast team, the pace and...
by Matt Karash | Feb 1, 2020 | The Drive Home
My game preview for Friday’s match up between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Vegas Golden Knights offered this foreboding comment: The NHL did a smart thing pairing teams both coming off bye weeks for their first few games to even things up, but these first...
by Matt Karash | Jan 22, 2020 | The Drive Home
Tuesday’s pre-break finale was a microcosm of the team’s 2019-20 season thus far. The first period featured the Canes playing decent but not necessarily spectacular hockey but scoring in bunches just like in many wins in the front part of the season. The...
by Matt Karash | Jan 19, 2020 | The Drive Home
Stylistically, Sunday’s game against the New York Islanders was little different than Friday’s loss to Anaheim or a couple other recent losses. The Hurricanes struggled to generate much for good or better scoring chances, and the only goal that they scored...
