The Carolina Hurricanes have sacrificed success for experience and diversity this preseason, putting forth a decidedly inferior and more youthful lineup than their opponent in each respective game.
Their 1-4 record to date accurately reflects the outcomes on the scoreboard but certainly not the benefits of the decision: The 'Canes have been able to give more playing time to prospects and training camp competitors than essentially any other NHL team.
Such exposure has led to the seemingly ceiling-less breakout of Victor Rask, allowed an even distribution of goaltender playing time and justified the cuts of promising youngsters Brock McGinn and Haydn Fleury back to the AHL and OHL, respectively.
Yet despite the lack of time for many of the team's stars, bad luck has already cost Carolina Jordan Staal for the next three to four months—opening up a slot for yet another borderline pro to make the opening-night lineup.
Five games into Carolina's seven-game preseason schedule, what takeaways can be drawn so far? A breakdown of five key lessons falls on the coming slides.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1tlt9Bh
via IFTTT October 02, 2014 at 04:40PM
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