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Carolina Hurricanes: Keys to Stopping the Skid vs. Columbus

By Matthew Nidiffer

Mar 20, 2021; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas (88) reacts after missing his shot attempt during the overtime against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2021; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas (88) reacts after missing his shot attempt during the overtime against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 20, 2021; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins (90) makes a save on Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas (88) overtime shot at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2021; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins (90) makes a save on Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas (88) overtime shot at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /

3. 60 Minutes

We’ve been down this road before.

This is a dead horse that, for some reason or another, hasn’t been beaten enough. The Carolina Hurricanes struggle to win games that they don’t play a full 60 minutes in.

Whether it be the inability to score in overtime, or just plain being lazy in the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd period, one of the Canes’ biggest problems this season (re: the past two or three seasons, actually) has been the inability to play a full 60 minute hockey game.

Regardless of reason, this is far and away the biggest obstacle that is impeding the Canes from truly being one of the top 5 teams in the league consistently.

I’m not sure why this is such a nagging issue, or even how to fix it, but it needs to be fixed and it needs to be fixed immediately.

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