The Carolina Hurricanes third defense pairing comprised a variety of players so far this year. Jakub Nakladal, Klas Dahlbeck, Noah Hanifin, and Ryan Murphy, all spent time on the bottom pairing, and recently Carolina called up Matt Tennyson from the Checkers to fill the sixth man role. His call up seems to stabilize things, but just because the team is winning doesn’t mean the problem is fixed. Hopefully, an in-depth look will show whether the Hurricanes’ third line is fixed or just another disaster in waiting.
Musical Chairs of Failure
Before the season started Hurricanes management tabbed Ryan Murphy as the sixth defenseman
for the new season.