Hurricanes Struggle

After making the semi-finals in the 2009 playoffs, it appeared that the Carolina Hurricanes would have a strong 2009/10 season.  So far that hasn’t been the case.  The Hurricanes had a solid start winning two of their first four games, including a 7-2 victory over the Florida Panthers, but they haven’t won any games since.  This gives Carolina a league leading eight game losing streak.  That has dropped them into 29th place in a 30 team league with a 2-10 record (three losses count as overtime ties).  Carolina has scored fewer goals than any other team in the NHL - with 27 goals scored.  No player on the team has more than eight points right now (Ray Whitney and Jussi Jokinen are tied for the team lead with eight points). Offensive stars Eric Staal and Ray Whitney should be counted upon to have significantly more points than this.  Staal has only five points so far this year.