Will the Carolina Hurricanes be a playoff team this year? Many would say probably not. Still, if the stars align, players step up, and the system clicks, well, who knows?
We know the recent history. Last year the Canes were 27th in the league in goals scored with a mere 188. That was 36 goals below the league average. Despite a somewhat competitive goals against statistic (226, good for 19th in the league), scoring at that pace will doom a team to a bottom quarter of the league finish...at best. What we also know is that coaches and players hope for much better than a bottom of the pack outcome.