Conventional wisdom has been dictating for months that the Canes would automatically be sellers on or before trade deadline day on February 29. Your humble narrator felt the same way, but hold the phones.
Here we are at the all star break and the Canes find themselves just a point outside the playoff line. There are several teams in mix, as well as games in hand for the opposition, but there is other positive news to look at other than the standings.
The club is 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. They have earned the fourth most points of any team in the NHL since December 2.