The Carolina Hurricanes, overwhelmingly overridden with terrible goaltending, out-of-position players and an endless swath of injuries, have tried seemingly every available excuse to explain their ongoing 1-13-1 collapse.
Perhaps it's time to acknowledge one excuse—one completely unsatisfying and entirely ambiguous excuse—that could be pushing this trainwreck-like slide:
Luck.
Yes, second- and third-string goaltenders Dan Ellis and Justin Peters have posted a dreadful .889 save percentage during the 15-game slide.
Yes, the 'Canes have, at many times, seemed disengaged and apathetic with their game in front of them.
Yes, many of the shots they've thrown at the net have arrived with chances slimmer than 21-year-old Brandon Sutter of going in.
But the Hurricanes' incredibly consistent ability to run into a "hot" goaltender on the other end is—although probably partially dependent on their general shot-happy strategy—also producing a remarkable statistical streak.
One must only look at the team's PDO numbers (the sum of save and shooting percentage ...
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Carolina Hurricanes’ Terrible Luck Playing Major Role in Ongoing Collapse
April 13th, 2013 by Mark Jones Leave a reply »
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