It might have been the quietest over-.500 road trip in NHL history.
At no single point during the Carolina Hurricanes' recent State Fair-enforced sojourn did they give off an unmistakable air of this young team finally turning the corner, putting it all together to prepare for a charge up the standings and threatening a playoff spot. But if you woke up this morning and looked at the results over the past two weeks, lo and behold, they aren't nearly the embarrassment to the league that so many had written them off as after three straight losses to start the season.