Rod Brind'Amour considered suiting up for the Hurricanes during Friday's tilt with the Sens

BarDown Staff

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The Carolina Hurricanes have been one of the most surprising teams in the NHL this season as they’re two games above .500 and nine games back of a playoff spot through 47 games, even after getting rid of Jeff Skinner and Elias Lindholm this past offseason.

Last weekend the Hurricanes picked up two big wins as they shocked both the Buffalo Sabres and the Nashville Predators, but they hit a bit of a rough patch throughout the week. After losing 6-2 to the New York Rangers on Tuesday night, they followed up that up with a 4-1 loss at home to the Ottawa Senators on Friday night and their performance was so bad that head coach Rod Brind'Amour was ready to get back in the lineup.

Rod Brind'Amour: “We were so bad, I almost dressed and got out there. I might have been as good as what we were throwing out there. We just didn’t want to play the way we were supposed to. I didn’t know what I was watching. That’s the first time all year I can say that."
— Michael Smith (@MSmithCanes) January 19, 2019

Considering the ‘Canes started the week with wins over the Sabres and Preds and capped it off with losses to the Rangers and Sens, it’s very easy to see why Brind'Amour’s patience when it comes to his team’s performance is wearing a bit thin.

Everyone who played last night is practicing today. Curtis McElhinney (lower body) not on the ice, but around RCI. No extra healthy bodies with Clark Bishop back in Charlotte now.
— Michael Smith (@MSmithCanes) January 19, 2019