When a team wins in an absolute rout, it becomes hard to nitpick issues with their play. Okay, maybe not hard as much as pointless because Monday’s lopsided victory over the Ottawa Senators represents the biggest issue that the Carolina Hurricanes face: inconsistency.
The Senators, with the endless drama of a toxic owner and a rebuild struggling to take hold, should have been easy pickings but they imposed their will on the Hurricanes just two days prior, coming away with a 4-1 win.
The home-and-home series showed that Carolina’s game is either there or it’s not, often with drastic swings.