One of the most talked about story lines in the world of Hurricanes hockey throughout the season's opening month of October and into early November was undoubtedly the continued and worsening struggles of Carolina's former fifth overall pick, Elias Lindholm.
The worries over Lindholm's poor play were certainly not without good reason. In his second year in the league last season, Lindholm posted 17 goals, 22 assists, and 39 points in 81 games. He generated 170 shots on goal, which was good for more than two per game.
Given numbers like that, it was widely expected by many (myself included) that Lindholm was on the verge of a considerable offensive breakout this season, but what we actually saw as the season opened up was pretty much the worst case scenario from the Swedish right winger.