Any hope the Carolina Hurricanes had of making the postseason has gone down the drain in a hurry over the past 48 hours.
A day after the Canes spent large stretches of time looking lifeless against the Toronto Maple Leafs, they returned to PNC Arena on Friday and promptly got smoked 4-1 by a Boston Bruins team intent on making their own playoff push.
It was a throwback to earlier in the season. The Canes brought their game in a fast-moving first period, firing twelve shots on B's goaltender Tuukka Rask, but they found themselves down by two thanks to goals 2:12 apart by Patrice Bergeron and Matt Beleskey.