Whenever a player or a team is in a bit of a slump they often resort to the same solution, “keeping it simple.” Something that has become one of the most used cliches in all of hockey couldn’t be more relevant to the Carolina Hurricanes of late. Caught overthinking and overpassing at times, this indecisiveness has cost the Canes some valuable points of late.
Although they recently ended a three game skid, the Hurricanes seem to be a team whose kicking themselves in the foot within each of their most recent losses. Whether it’s taking an abundance of penalties, turning the puck over, defenseman jumping into the rush at inopportune times, or failing to start/end periods on time Carolina has found themselves without a point in a handful of games where they were clearly the better team.