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Carolina Hurricanes: Takeaways from Insane Road Win vs. Toronto

By Matthew Nidiffer

TORONTO,ON - DECEMBER 19: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on December 19, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Hurricanes 8-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
TORONTO,ON - DECEMBER 19: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL game at the Air Canada Centre on December 19, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Maple Leafs defeated the Hurricanes 8-1. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /
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COLUMBUS, OH – JANUARY 16: Martin Necas #88 of the Carolina Hurricanes controls the puck during the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 16, 2020 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus defeated Carolina 3-2. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH – JANUARY 16: Martin Necas #88 of the Carolina Hurricanes controls the puck during the game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 16, 2020 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus defeated Carolina 3-2. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /

2. Quit? Nope.

The Carolina Hurricanes could’ve rolled over and played dead last night, especially after losing both of their goalies, and Brett Pesce.

Is that what they did? Absolutely not.

For the first time in what feels like forever, the Carolina Hurricanes came alive last night, in a big way, and on a tail end of a back-to-back, no less. The Canes managed to hang onto their lead, thanks to noted Canes legend David Ayres, but it was more than that.

The defense rallied around Ayres, the offense rallied around the defense; the team just rallied around each other, and it was more than enough to keep the beleaguered Toronto Maple Leafs at bay.

Last night’s effort, on everybody’s part, was nothing short of unreal. I tweeted about this from the Cardiac Cane Twitter account as I was livetweeting the game (Yes, I’m the guy who does most of the livetweeting from there. Nice to meet you.), but I am beyond certain that this game is a turning point for the Carolina Hurricanes this season.

No more quitting, no more lackluster effort. Every single person on the roster has to be all in at this point, especially after last night’s game.

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