Ryan Lambert is a Puck Daddy provides that surprising answer: they actually are pretty good except that they can’t score or keep other teams from scoring. Sample thought:
The good news for the Hurricanes is that they’re four points out of a playoff spot, and playing the way they have at 5-on-5 so far this year tends to lend itself to a lot of success. That’s not an insurmountable discrepancy if their shooting percentage gets to where it ought to be.
The bad news is that there is nothing in recent Hurricanes history to suggest goaltending is any sort of organizational strength. But if either goalie catches fire, this is a team that could really start KO’ing the rest of the East on a regular basis.
