by Matt Karash | May 14, 2019 | The Drive Home
Quick hitters –I think the entire game hinged on the first period. The Canes were dominant but got nothing to show for it on the scoreboard. What stands out most was Teravainen being unable to hit half of an open net (puck was squibbling on way to him which made...
by Matt Karash | May 12, 2019 | The Drive Home
For anyone who had plans for Mother’s Day or otherwise and missed the Hurricanes game on Sunday, the game was as bad as the score would indicate. The Hurricanes two goals were long after the game was decided and there were no empty-netters or piling on. So the...
by Matt Karash | May 9, 2019 | The Drive Home
Quick hitters –The game was a story of 3 periods. Courtesy of a power play goal, the Hurricanes picked up a small victory with a 1-1 tie in the first period. Then the Canes 5-on-5 and forecheck took over in the second period. The Hurricanes climbed to a 2-1 lead...
by Matt Karash | May 3, 2019 | The Drive Home
Quick hitters –Somewhat like game 3, the Hurricanes found a higher gear and attacked in the second period. Once that happened, the Hurricanes were the better team, and that showed up on the scoreboard. –For the second straight Canes series win, Sebastian...
by Matt Karash | May 1, 2019 | The Drive Home
Quick hitters –So incredibly happy for Curtis McElhinney. To this day, I do not think the Canes are where they are right now if he is not a stabilizing force in October and November when team was on brink of digging too big of a hold and being eliminated from...
by Matt Karash | Apr 28, 2019 | The Drive Home
The margin of victory has been tiny, and one could even make a decent case that the Hurricanes do not deserve to be up 2-0 in the series. But we are very clearly at the point in the season where wins and losses trump everything else by a wide margin. As I said on...
