Hurricanes: Three Keys to Bouncing Back Against the Coyotes

The Carolina Hurricanes are in a serious need of a win to keep up with the Eastern Conference playoff race. Here are three keys to earning a win tonight in Arizona.

The Carolina Hurricanes should be in panic mode. Sure a loss to the Stanley Cup champions shouldn’t set off alarm bells, but it isn’t the loss that should cause Carolina to freak out, it’s the lack of winning.

Let me explain. In the last three games Carolina has only two points to show for its efforts. In that time period, from last friday to last night, the teams competing for the wild card and final spot in the Metro (Blue Jackets, Flyers, and Islanders) have collectively earned 13 points. That is over 4 points per team. A…