by Matt Karash | May 24, 2022 | The Drive Home
Whereas Sunday’s loss had a decent number of redeeming qualities and even a reasonable case that the Canes deserved a win, that was not so much the case on Tuesday. The Rangers were the better team from the outset, and deservedly, the Canes were never really in...
by Matt Karash | May 22, 2022 | The Drive Home
Though the result was the same and some of the road issues reappeared, the Canes 3-1 loss on Sunday was enough different from the game 3 loss to the Bruins to inspire hope. More on that below. First from a half-empty perspective, the Canes did lose game 3 on the road...
by Matt Karash | May 21, 2022 | The Drive Home
Led primarily by offense from the third defense pairing, the Carolina Hurricanes seized a 2-0 series lead over the New York Rangers after the first pair of games on home ice. Had a made a list of the top 500 story lines coming out of game 2, this would not have made...
by Matt Karash | May 18, 2022 | The Drive Home
Brief recap of the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 overtime win over the New York Rangers The series opener against the New York Rangers on Wednesday actually started a bit the same as the Boston Bruins series. The Canes were slow out of the gate, a bit sloppy and were...
by Matt Karash | May 14, 2022 | The Drive Home
If one took a poll of Canes players likely to be the biggest difference-makers in a game 7 win, Max Domi would not have been among the top choices. But that is part of the fun of NHL playoff hockey and here we are. Max Domi started his historic night when he received...
by Matt Karash | May 12, 2022 | The Drive Home
Like every other game in the series, there was very little drama or suspense in the waning moments of Thursday’s game. Even with a late power play goal by Andrei Svechnikov, the Hurricanes were down three goals late making the ending unexciting. But despite the...
