Hurricane Season Over Already Down South?

Usually those in the Carolina region can not wait to hear that hurricane season is over, but the bad part is you might be talking about the hockey team when you say it. The Carolina Hurricanes are now 2-12-4, and there does not seem to be an end in sight. The top four players are all injured, and the team is simply just not looking good. They are win less in November, and have lost 14 games in a row, dating back to October 10.

So when does a season officially be called done, over, finito, finished? Three of the other four teams in their division are over .500, and the team is dropping like flies. Unfortunately you have to look at a team, 17 games in, almost a quarter of the season, and say that it is already a "next-year" scenario.

The thing that now has to be worried about is how did it get so bad so quickly. This is a team that won the Stanley Cup back in 2006, THREE YEARS AGO, and lost to the eventual champs last year in the Pittsburgh Penguins. How does a team fall so far, so quickly? This really boggles my mind, despite the injury knowledge.

Despite the success the Hurricanes did not raise ticket prices, and yet as can be expected in the economy and with this start the attendance is down. So far the average attendance is about 84% capacity, and on the decline, especially in comparison to last year's attendance.

It is very depressing to have this idea of a season being over in November, especially for a franchise that has seen such success in recent years. Just really helps you realize the thin line that teams have between the top and the bottom of the league these days.