The head coach Rod Brind’Amour era has been a bit of a rollercoaster for the Carolina Hurricanes through their first nine games.
An opening night 2-1 OTL against an Islanders team that the Hurricanes outshot 46-20 rubbed many people the wrong way. Then, their four consecutive wins got everyone talking about how this will finally be the year that Carolina turns the corner. Then, the latter two games of the Western Conference road trip sparked a three-game losing streak and turned Monday’s tilt in Detroit into a pretty significant game.
Coming off of a loss up in Winnipeg, Carolina’s first game of the week in Tampa Bay was a tough task.