Special teams are crucial in any hockey game but can determine an NHL team’s fate for the season. The Carolina Hurricanes have a plethora of talent that plays on the man advantage and the penalty kill. Because of this, the frustration grows when neither one is holding back the rest of the squad.
The power play seems to have its struggles more often than not season to season under Rod Brind’Amour. Hindsight is 20/20 but last year’s team could have had a better advantage in the playoffs if the power play units performed better. Goals were hard enough to come by against the Florida Panthers, but a boost from the man advantage could have changed the series.