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Carolina Hurricanes: What went wrong this season?

ByAndrew Miller|
RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 17: Carolina Hurricanes players unite after scoring a goal in the first period during the game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Carolina Hurricanes on March 17, 2018, at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by William Howard/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 17: Carolina Hurricanes players unite after scoring a goal in the first period during the game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Carolina Hurricanes on March 17, 2018, at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by William Howard/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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ST. PAUL, MN – MARCH 06: A dejected Carolina Hurricanes Right Wing Lee Stempniak (21) heads to the bench after Minnesota Wild Left Wing Zach Parise’s (11) 2nd period goal during a NHL game between the Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes on March 6, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. The Wild defeated the Hurricanes 6-2. (Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
ST. PAUL, MN – MARCH 06: A dejected Carolina Hurricanes Right Wing Lee Stempniak (21) heads to the bench after Minnesota Wild Left Wing Zach Parise’s (11) 2nd period goal during a NHL game between the Minnesota Wild and Carolina Hurricanes on March 6, 2018 at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, MN. The Wild defeated the Hurricanes 6-2. (Photo by Nick Wosika/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Massive letdowns over short periods of time

We hit on this talking about Peters’ disconnect with the locker room and the players themselves. However, having so many collapses for a team that was in wildcard playoff contention in March is completely unacceptable.

Really the only other team in the league with the same narrative as the Canes is the St. Louis Blues, out in the Western Conference. The New York Islanders could also be a comparable situation, in the Metropolitan Division.

The two most notable performances of late that bring about this discussion of all the massive letdowns included giving up five goals in less than 10 minutes against the Bruins, and losing final period lead against the Flyers in an even shorter span of time.

Mark Armstrong, of the local ABC-11 News Channel in Raleigh, put a good spin on things with a very entertaining “homercast” to recap the Canes defeat at the hands of the Bruins. That kind of positive spirit did shed a light on how poor the circumstances of this team are right now.

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