Saturday’s game was the biggest gut, mind and grit test the Hurricanes have faced this season. It was hard to catch a breath with all the madness -- the absurd Corsis, unnecessary whistles, Sebastian Aho athleticism, Rod Brind’Amour venting, power play headaches, “getting skates under ya,” Justin Faulk-ian flusters, near-calls on Devan Dubnyk, Andrei Svechnikov’s clear learning curve…
*takes deep breath*
There are 1,001 things to examine from the overtime win over the Wild, but here are just a few that bear larger inspection.
1) The Win Itself
With all due respect to the Canes’ first four wins, this one was probably the most meaningful.