This is the seventh straight post-season media scrum the Carolina Hurricanes have been a part of with no playoff hockey to talk about. While the players were certainly not happy about that, there was a new found optimism in the room.
This group was actually in the playoff conversation until late in the season and they took pride in that. They also feel that they are very close to reaching post-season play.
I do not have time to transcribe each interview right now but in order to get something out quickly, will try to give a brief recap of many of the interviews I was a part of.