Canes finding goals hard to come by
Feb 15, 2009
Tags: Hockey, Carolina Hurricanes
Experienced players like Rod Brind’Amour have witnessed through countless scoring streaks and droughts. That’s why the 20-year veteran fails to worry when Hurricanes only score one goal in a two game home span.
“Sometimes they come in spurts. Right now, nothing is going in,” Brind’Amour said, not that the captain knew how to solve this particular slump. “If you had the answer to that, you would be a very rich man.”
Coach Paul Maurice did not brush the Canes’ five-period scoring drought aside so easily. “We just don’t want to put the puck in the net or spend enough time [near the crease],” Maurice said.
Credit the Columbus defense on Saturday, too. The Blue Jackets blocked 29 Carolina shots, more shots than the Canes were able to get on goal (27).
A more glaring concern could be the constantly scrutinized Carolina defense for allowing two straight five goal games at home. “We have got to be a better home team,” said Maurice. “We’ve been outscored 10-1 in the last two home games. That’s just not acceptable.”
FAVORITE GAME MOMENTS:
1) In the second period, newest Hurricane Jussi Jokinen pushed former Cane Mike Commodore in a typical post-whistle shoving match in front of the net. To diffuse the situation, Chad LaRose jumped in and decided to hold back his longtime friend Commodore instead of Jokinen. Whatever the jokester LaRose said to Commie during this, the big redhead couldn’t help but laugh.
2) The only question during a Valentine’s Day game at any arena is not IF you will see a jumbotron marriage proposal. The question is HOW MANY times you will see this uninspired tradition played out for thousands to see. I always wonder how many of these women say “yes” when the camera is on them but give a different answer on the car ride home.
Anyway, only one man got down on the obligatory one knee at the Hurricanes game on Saturday. The somewhat cynically comical part came barely one minute after the proposal. Columbus scored to make the score 4-1, virtually ending the game.
