Hitchcock: Canes a hard team to figure

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Maybe Ken Hitchcock was being nice. Or coy. Or, perhaps, truthful. The Columbus Blue Jackets coach said today he had watched tape of some of the Canes' recent games and has been surprised by what he saw. "I can't figure it out," Hitchcock said after the Jackets' morning skate at Nationwide Arena. "I just don't see the poor play that usually comes with losing." Hitchcock noted he found himself shaking his head a little when watching video of the Canes' 5-1 loss Sunday to the San Jose Sharks at the RBC Center. "I thought they were playing great and dominating against a really good hockey club," he said. "I couldn't believe that game turned out the way it did. "The game just turned. When things aren't going well for you the little things have such an impact. Then San Jose scored some goals and the game was over. I just think Carolina is playing better than its record." No one c...