by Matt Karash | Jan 25, 2018 | The Drive Home
Celebrating his 21st birthday before heading off to the All-Star game, Noah Hanifin played in a game that had an extended stretch that looked very much like defense-free All-Star game play. And possibly as a preview for Sunday, he excelled in the wide open style of...
by Matt Karash | Jan 23, 2018 | The Drive Home
From the ‘results matter’ category that is becoming increasingly important, Tuesday was a disappointing. The Hurricanes lost a four-point game to the Pittsburgh Penguins and in the process stayed in last place in the Metropolitan Division and fell farther...
by Matt Karash | Jan 21, 2018 | The Drive Home
Had you told me at the beginning of the weekend that the Hurricanes could take a split or take their chances aiming for better, I would have taken the split that the Hurricanes ultimately achieved. To be clear, the Hurricanes do need to find a significantly higher...
by Matt Karash | Jan 20, 2018 | The Drive Home
Coming off a five-day layoff for the team’s bye week, the Hurricanes faced a challenge trying to quickly get back up to speed facing a team that was not on break this week. In my game preview, my first watch point was whether the Hurricanes would be...
by Matt Karash | Jan 14, 2018 | The Drive Home
Shortly after the conclusion of the Hurricanes’ 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Sunday, I tweeted the following: As much as anything, I think Sunday's @NHLCanes loss is tremendous illustration of why it's so important to win games like Friday's...
by Matt Karash | Jan 12, 2018 | The Drive Home
Fans who tuned in for the full day of Canes hockey will go to bed with an optimism that the long-term trajectory took a meaningful turn for the better today but also with an all too familiar bitter taste in their mouth from a game outcome. If you missed it...
