Cardiac Cane
Fansided

Carolina Hurricanes: Takeaways from Shootout Victory vs. Vancouver

By Matthew Nidiffer

RALEIGH, NC - FEBRUARY 2: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes checks Troy Stecher #51 of the Vancouver Canucks into the boards during an NHL game on February 2, 2020 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - FEBRUARY 2: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes checks Troy Stecher #51 of the Vancouver Canucks into the boards during an NHL game on February 2, 2020 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
2 of 4
Next
RALEIGH, NC – FEBRUARY 02: Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) at the end of the 3rd period of the Carolina Hurricanes game versus the Vancouver Canucks on February 2nd, 2020 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – FEBRUARY 02: Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) at the end of the 3rd period of the Carolina Hurricanes game versus the Vancouver Canucks on February 2nd, 2020 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

1. Did Svech Get Put on the Correct Line?

Yes, he absolutely did.

“First Line Svech”, as coined by Hockey Twitter Legend Sara Civian, is 100% a thing now.

Andrei Svechnikov FINALLY broke his scoring drought last night after being placed on a line with Sebastian Aho and Warren Foegele. Svech scored the Carolina Hurricanes’ third goal of the evening while simultaneously making Quinn Hughes and the Vancouver defense look foolish.

Now imagine how effective that line would be if Teuvo Teravainen replaced Warren Foegele in the right hand side. Absolutely lethal, I tell you.

This key was the one I was most concerned with heading into last night’s matchup. One of two things are happening here: either Rod Brind’amour reads these articles and recognizes that we are elite hockey knowledge-havers OR (the more likely scenario) Rod has seen the same things that we, as fans, have seen, and decided to give Svech a chance at a legitimate first line role.

Boy, did that pay off.

Home/Analysis