by Matt Karash | Oct 22, 2018 | The Drive Home
Entering with a three-game losing streak, Monday’s game in Detroit was as close to ‘must win’ as you can get in October. Couple the need with a beatable opponent who entered near the bottom of the standings, and Monday’s felt like the kind of...
by Matt Karash | Oct 20, 2018 | The Drive Home
After a parking and traffic nightmare bad enough to launch a ‘never again’ mantra many years ago, the Canes played their first game at home during the North Carolina State Fair in many years. Probably helped a bit by rainy weather and enough who just...
by Matt Karash | Oct 16, 2018 | The Drive Home
On Tuesday night in Tampa, Florida, the Hurricanes closed out a circuitous and challenging three-game road trip with a 4-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The loss finishes the trip with a somewhat disappointing but not catastrophic 1-2 mark. Playoff pace (95 points)...
by Matt Karash | Oct 15, 2018 | The Drive Home
In game 6 of the 2018-19 NHL season, the Carolina Hurricanes finally found themselves on the losing side of the ledger in regulation in a hockey game. The run spanned six preseason games and more significantly five regular season games. Despite the loss, the game had...
by Matt Karash | Oct 13, 2018 | The Drive Home
I entered the first of three games on a tough road trip with some reservations about the quality of the Hurricanes past few wins, gaps in their game and the repeatability of the early success. Recap for the Hurricanes 5-4 overtime win over the Wild More than...
by Matt Karash | Oct 9, 2018 | The Drive Home
Winning is incredibly fun even if it is only for four games. The massive scoring outbursts over the past two games has also been fun. No doubt there are multiple other levels for passionate fans to consider and evaluate the 2018-19 Carolina Hurricanes so far and the...