Last night, the tragic number for the Carolina Hurricanes reached zero.
Carolina’s fate of missing the playoff for a ninth consecutive year has been sealed for several weeks, but now it’s officially official. The Canes will not be a playoff team. Again.
“We’ve known for a little while we were out of it,” a disheartened Jordan Staal said on Saturday night. “It being official doesn’t really make a difference.”
He’s right. March 31, 2018 doesn’t really mean anything to this year’s Hurricanes team. For me, their fate has been sealed since Ron Francis’ quiet trade deadline.