At one point towards the tail end of December the Carolina Hurricanes sat just two points off the bottom of the entire National Hockey League. Fast forward one month, and they are just four points off a playoff spot, and have the momentum in the favor. In addition to keeping doing what they’ve been doing recently – scoring goals – what else does Rod Brind’Amour’s team need to do to ensure a playoff spot?
1: Replace Justin Faulk with Dougie Hamilton on the power play
This is something that Carolina Hurricanes fans have been screaming for for what feels like an eternity, and would have an immediate impact on the team’s anemic power play performance.