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Carolina Hurricanes: Three Keys to Starting the Season with a Win

By Omar Abdelgawad

Mar 10, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) reacts after scoring a goal against Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jonathan Bernier (45) on a break away during the third period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 10, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) reacts after scoring a goal against Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jonathan Bernier (45) on a break away during the third period at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 10, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) skates with the puck during the third period against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 10, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho (20) skates with the puck during the third period against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

Come out the Gates Fast

As much as I would love to say that this has everything to do with brand new Carolina Hurricane Jesper Fast, this is in fact about speed. The Detroit Red Wings haven’t played an NHL game since March 10th. A game, by the way, that they lost against these same Carolina Hurricanes in a wild 5-2 game.

It’s time to pick it up right where we left off with the Red Wings. That means taking full advantage of a sluggish team that hasn’t had any real opposition in ten months. To do that they have to play like a team that just played a game only five months ago in comparison.

Rod Brind’amour feels like the team is ready:

Everything we’ve seen from the last few days of practice seems to indicate that they are, but tomorrow will be the real test. Can this team avoid the trap that seems to be waiting for them in Detroit?

They have to settle this game in the first ten minutes. That means coming out of the gate quickly and finding the back of the net before Detroit can remember which end of the stick to hold. But that requires getting past one of Detroit’s two new netminders after they cleared their goaltending in the offseason.

This brings us to our next key.

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