The month of November was a weird one for the Carolina Hurricanes.
After winning six of their first nine games of the season, the team started and finished a run of 14 games in 25 days with back-to-back wins. In the other ten games, they went 2-4-4, scored just ten goals in their eight losses, and had a five-game skid that featured four overtime losses.
Already hampered by injuries, they lost their starting goalie on November 7 and their best pure playmaker just three days after that. Neither of them has played since.
November was a humbling month for a team looking to take the proverbial next step, revealing holes in their lineup and providing some level of concern about the team’s upside.