The Carolina Hurricanes have dropped three straight games, all to division rivals and twice on home ice. Despite carrying play for large portions of the games and generally winning the possession and shots battle, the Canes have been loose with the puck. It’s a troubling trend, especially when it seems that every mistake made is winding up in the back of the net.
Against New Jersey, Brock McGinn wins the puck, but instead of reversing the play or using his feet to skate out of trouble, he blindly fires it up the wall. The puck stays in and McGinn’s second chance to clear is stymied by the eventual goal scorer Miles Wood.