by Matt Karash | Dec 29, 2018 | The Drive Home
For those who have been tracking Canes hockey of late but were unable to tune in for Saturday’s matinee, the game looked about like you have seen in other recent games. The goaltending was solid and gave the team a chance with a nod also to the defense that was...
by Matt Karash | Dec 27, 2018 | The Drive Home
In the first game after the three-day Christmas break, the Hurricanes again failed to launch offensively. The team mostly failed to generate enough grade A chances, and the power play continued its recent struggles. But Petr Mrazek had a strong game and gave the...
by Matt Karash | Dec 23, 2018 | The Drive Home
For the third consecutive week, the Carolina Hurricanes stumbled early in the week but won the last game of the week to gain back some of what was lost. The Hurricanes hockey .500 record and six-point gap (based on games above .500) below the final playoff spot is...
by Matt Karash | Dec 23, 2018 | The Drive Home
The diminishing situation Increasingly my Daily Cup of Joe article from December 11 has become an ominous suggestion of impending doom. In that article I wrote: If the Hurricanes struggle through the home stretch, the run of road games that follow could put the...
by Matt Karash | Dec 20, 2018 | The Drive Home
Oftentimes I review my game preview after a game is completed, and often parts of it missed the mark. But today, I think my third point in the game preview cuts through the details of Thursday’s loss and hits the mark on where this team is right now and has too...
by Matt Karash | Dec 17, 2018 | The Drive Home
For the second consecutive week, the Hurricanes entered the final game of the week flailing a bit and needing a win to make something from a tough week. Last week, the Hurricanes won on Friday to salvage two points from a three-game road trip. This week, the...
