RALEIGH, N.C. — It’s a balancing act at this point in the regular season for the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Canes want to win the Metropolitan Division again. But they’ve qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for a fifth straight year, there are just a few games left and it can be easy to let up, if only a little.
“We’ve asked the guys to be real dedicated, disciplined, focused all year to give us a chance to play in the next round, and we’ve done that,” Canes coach Rod Brind’Amour said Tuesday before facing the Ottawa Senators. ”So now it’s, OK, we’ve still got work to do and we want to finish as high as we can. It’s about keeping our eye on today and not looking too far ahead.”
