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Carolina Hurricanes: Three Keys to Home Win Tonight vs Dallas

By Matthew Nidiffer

DALLAS, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 11: Ryan Dzingel #18 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates the puck against Mattias Janmark #13 of the Dallas Stars in the second period at American Airlines Center on February 11, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 11: Ryan Dzingel #18 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates the puck against Mattias Janmark #13 of the Dallas Stars in the second period at American Airlines Center on February 11, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 16: Jaccob Slavin #74 of the Carolina Hurricanes moves the puck against the Edmonton Oilers during the second period at PNC Arena on February 16, 2020 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – FEBRUARY 16: Jaccob Slavin #74 of the Carolina Hurricanes moves the puck against the Edmonton Oilers during the second period at PNC Arena on February 16, 2020 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

2. Play Like You Did in Front of Ayres

The Carolina Hurricanes played one of the most solid, yet most desperate, games of hockey I have ever seen them play the other night in Toronto in front of David Ayres.

The defense finally stepped up to the task at hand, and the Canes on the whole played like a team possessed in front of their emergency backup goalie.

Speaking of David Ayres, the man, the myth, the legend himself will be in the building tonight to sound the Storm Siren before tonight’s game. Go ahead and retire #90, already!

That is what this team needs more of. Desperation. They know where they are in the standings, and they have to know what it takes to get it done and get back into the playoffs.

That was evident the other night in Toronto.

They need to take that same urgency, desperation, and teamwork, and apply it to the game tonight in front of Alex Nedeljkovic.

If the Carolina Hurricanes could play like that the rest of the season, they won’t lose a single game and could easily handle any team in the league. Even with a 42 year-old zamboni driver backstopping them.

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