On November 30th, the Carolina Hurricanes owned a 12-9-4 record, good for third place in the Metropolitan Division. The team played 13 games in the following month. They won just four of those. The 16-17-5 record that they now carry into the new year is good for 37 points, landing them tied for sixth place in the Metro as well at an entire 10 points and four teams outside of the second Wild Card spot. Things are getting out of reach quickly.
It’s worth noting that Jordan Staal missed nine of the 13 tilts in December with a concussion, which you could attribute much of the team’s shortcomings over the past month to.