RALEIGH — Whether or not tryptophan is a real thing is still open to question. If it is, the Carolina Hurricanes certainly proved on Friday night that its effect can extend long beyond a Thanksgiving turkey dinner.
The Nashville Predators visited Raleigh on Black Friday and gave thanks for a laughably easy 3-0 win, dropping the Hurricanes to their second straight loss and leaving them with plenty of questions to answer. Pekka Rinne made 31 saves in the shutout win for the Predators, most of which were rather workmanlike.
It didn’t look like that early.