If you thought this series would be any different for the Carolina Hurricanes, you are sorely mistaken.
In a direct mirror to what happened in the first round, the Hurricanes put together a 2-0 series lead and then subsequently lost the next two games on the road in demoralizing fashion.
Maybe it would feel different if the power play could do anything — 0 for 2 tonight — or if the Canes’ forwards could generate consistent high-danger looks, but that hasn’t happened on the road.
Sure, there have been close calls with missed shots and near-connections, but until those chances are going in, they don’t mean much of anything.