Consider the fork finally stuck in the Carolina Hurricanes. Their loss to the Minnesota Wild coupled with the Ottawa Senators’ win officially cements what Canes fans saw coming since Saturday’s loss to the Stars: the Hurricanes’ playoff drought will reach an eighth year.
The loss was the Canes’ third in a row—all in regulation—and marked Eric Staal’s first defeat of his former team in three tries. But even on the night where the season effectively ended, there’s still much to discuss.
No, I’m not talking about Bryan Bickell—amazing though it was to see him on the ice once again—but rather the job done by the Wild in front of Cam Ward.