December is just a day away and the Carolina Hurricanes have played 21 games. 21 games has been enough time to see the team’s good and bad so far. We have seen 21 games of new faces like Michael Bunting and Dmitry Orlov. The latter has taken some heat for the defensive lapses but seems to have righted the ship.
It is hard to condemn or praise a player or team after just 21 games but it can give a bit of a forecast of what is ahead in the coming months. Normally, the start of the new year is a good point to gauge if a player or team can turn things around or continue to succeed.