It seems like we’ve been singing the same song about the Carolina Hurricanes throughout this six-game road trip: some positive signs surrounding a horror story. Last night, the horror story came in a 10-minute stretch of the first period, with the Detroit Red Wings jumping out to an early 3-0 lead, withstanding the expected Carolina surge, and potting an insurance goal late to send the Canes to their fifth defeat in six games.
I Need A 60-Minute Man
At this point you pretty much can take to the bank that the Canes are going to have a stretch of simply horrific play sometime in the course of a game.