Ward stands on his head, but the Canes lose anyway

On Saturday, the Hurricanes returned to “The Rock” for the first time since they stunned the Devils with two goals in the last 90 seconds of game 7 to steal the first round of the 2009 playoffs.  The Devils in general, and Martin Brodeur specifically, had not been playing well at home, and it was a chance for the Hurricanes to get their two-week road trip off to a good start.  Both goaltenders played very well and Martin Brodeur got the shutout, beating the Canes 2-0 and coming within one shutout of Terry Sawchuk’s 103.  He’ll get the spotlight, but Cam Ward also had a very good game that was for naught.  Unfortunately for Ward, the Hurricanes record doesn’t indicate how well he’s been playing.  If and when the Canes start scoring goals, Ward will get some more ticks in the W column.  Everyone knows that the Canes’ losses aren’t because of Ward.  Last season, the Hurricanes were shut out only once in the regular season.  So far this season, they’ve already been shut out twice in just seven games.