The Hurricanes bring their 3-game winning streak into Los Angeles to take on the Kings at 4:00 today.
Posted November 20,2021 11:38 a.m. EST Updated November 20,2021 12:39 p.m. EST By Adam Gold radio host 99.9 the Fan We do a lot of comparing as sports media folk — too much, if I’m being honest. No two players are alike and no two teams are built the same, nor do they encounter similar obstacles along their respective roads. Yet, we still insist on bringing up the past to somehow justify the present. The Carolina Hurricanes are off to their best start in franchise history. Thursday night’s win in Anaheim raised their record to 13-2-0 surpassing the 2005-06 team’s 12-3-0 mark through that edition’s first 15 games. Now, we all know what happened the following June, but I’m here to warn all y’all. History has no bearing on the future. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Bupkis. I’m not gonna lie, though, the first 5 ½ weeks of the season have been fun. It hasn’t always been artwork, as evidenced by Thursday’s thrill ride win over the Ducks, but these Canes have a way of staying in it until they find their game. That’s how you get to an NHL best.867 point percentage. But, as fast as it came that’s how quickly it can disappear, and if you think the Kings can’t make that happen, think again. Los Angeles had high expectations coming into the season. Promising rookie Quinton Byfield was coming, stalwart defenseman Drew Doughty was rejuvenated and there were high caliber additions to the team like Viktor Arvidsson and Phillip Danault. Well, something happened on the way to the playoffs. Byfield was injured during the preseason and hasn’t played this year.
