Plenty has been made of the fact that the Carolina Hurricanes’ April schedule, with 10 of their 14 games against teams currently not in a playoff spot, is significantly less intimidating than their March gauntlet. We got a teaser of this on Thursday, when the Hurricanes dispatched the hapless Montreal Canadiens with relative ease.
But that doesn’t mean it will be a monthlong cakewalk on the way to a division title, and if the last time the Hurricanes faced the Minnesota Wild is any indication, they’ll have their work cut out for them to get April started on the right foot.