Hurricanes’ Sloppy Game 1 Exposes Some Early Cracks

Carolina did not look like a team that had all its details locked in for Game 1. Sloppy hockey in the playoffs is usually expensive, and the Hurricanes know better than most that the margin tightens fast once the chess match starts. There is still time to clean it up, but the first game exposed some habits that opposing coaches will absolutely circle on the iPad. That is how a series starts turning on a team before it realizes the temperature has changed.