by Matt Karash | Jan 18, 2020 | The Drive Home
Against a struggling Anaheim Ducks team that has given up 18 of 22 points on the road since the beginning of December, the Hurricanes collected one of two points. Against a backup goalie with a 3.20 goals against average and against a Ducks team that has allowed 3.7...
by Matt Karash | Jan 17, 2020 | The Drive Home
After posting an article entitled, “Playing Brind’Amour” on Thursday morning, the coach himself verified that he is still trying to find combinations that he likes long-term. The forward lines were completely thrown in the blender for...
by Matt Karash | Jan 14, 2020 | The Drive Home
In round 3 in about two weeks time, the Hurricanes fell victim to old bad habits early and seemingly were limited in their ability to recover by just being out of gas. The Hurricanes took four penalties in the first period with at least three being the avoidable...
by Matt Karash | Jan 12, 2020 | The Drive Home
After a well-played 3-0 over a likely playoff-bound Arizona Coyotes team on Friday night, all that stood between the Canes and a solid 5-2 home stand was a win over the somewhat lesser Los Angeles Kings on Whalers night. Despite the disadvantage of a playing a...
by Matt Karash | Jan 10, 2020 | The Drive Home
After climbing back positive with a fun but horribly messy overtime win on Tuesday night against the Flyers, Friday saw the Canes starting a back-to-back set both at home to close out the seven-game home stand. The range of possible outcomes entering the weekend goes...
by Matt Karash | Jan 7, 2020 | The Drive Home
After consecutive games that were played more tightly against top-tier competition, the hockey gods gifted the Hurricanes a game that featured loose defensive play, ‘iffy’ goaltending and a perfect recipe for a 5-4 game that has treated the Canes well in...
