This Will Give the Hurricanes an EXTRA Edge...| Carolina Hurricanes News and Update

The Carolina Hurricanes are back at home after a Western Canadian stretch and one in St. Louis that produced some very, very positive results. The Hurricanes now head home to face the always dangerous Boston Bruins, but with a big name coming back into the lineup, the possibilities are now endless for the Hurricanes to take a nice big win away from the Bruins welcome to Hurricanes Digest I'm Jeff Testanaro I invite you all to like share comment and subscribe click that subscribe button I appreciate all of you always have the push to 2600 is going awesome let's get that up also we're over on the socials did you know that i bet you didn't we're over on x at canes digest click follow for more over there i post a lot of stuff over there too so head on in and let's talk about it over there as well talking about the man who was back in practice yesterday in regular form skating with martin nook and jarvis taylor hall can make a difference against boston tonight without being the guy who has to be on the score sheet having taylor hall back is huge because for this hurricanes lineup The extra edge could be the pass that puts somebody in position to finish. Hall has four assists across his last seven meetings with the Bruins. That is a small sample across multiple seasons, so it doesn't really predict tonight, but it gives us a reason to watch his playmaking alongside his scoring, plus it's a revenge game for him. It's always nice when Taylor Hall plays the Bruins. Hall has been activated from injured reserve after missing five games with an upper body injury at Monday's practice, he said. I think I'll be in tomorrow, barring anything unexpected. So his return is expected with the final lineup still to confirm. When I get that, I'll let you know. This matchup in Raleigh with Boston visiting the Lenovo Center is always a big one going all the way back to the team's time in hartford before getting hurt Hall had five points in the last five appearances that's pretty darn good that includes the Washington game where his night ended early uh he uh he was his this was there was offense building before the interruption um Hall did come back on the ice for a power play but then left immediately again after that overall he has three goals two assists in eight games those numbers give Carolina another productive forward to bring back into a lineup that already has several ways to threaten and take you out completely here's what i'm watching can Hall draw pressure move the puck and find the teammate arriving into space sometimes that extra pass is what turns an ordinary possession into a very dangerous chance uh and his practice combination gives us plenty to look at it's a pretty interesting place to look um you know Hall skated with Jarvis and Martinuk on Monday uh practice lines can change but if that group stays together which they usually do Rod doesn't like to change a lot of things up Boston has another combination to account for behind Carolina's other attacking threats you still have the Aho line with Carrier and Svech you still have Stankoven's group adding Ehlers in there now Hall could help another line sustain a lot of pressure for Jarvis the opportunity is finding space while Hall has the puck if a defender steps towards Hall Jarvis can become the next option you now have to account for Jarvis and Hall at the same time which is pretty scary can they make Boston adjust before the defense gets set that connection is where things get excited and then you add in this man mr marty party martin brings another part of the equation the work that keeps the shift alive the recovery along the wall the support from a teammate under pressure the battle that gives Carolina another possession more rebounds more attack watch where Jarvis goes after Hall gets control because he will watch what Jarvis does then watch whether Martinuk helps keep the puck when the first chance disappears Marty's very good at that this line is looking pretty pretty tough win it back make the next pass find the open player that's the potential that is the potential here that we're looking at we still need to see the chemistry in the game but this gives Carolina something worth testing something worth you know looking at there's another opportunity on the power play Carolina is converting 25.5 point percent eighth in the league that's already a strong starting point the most used five-man unit has scored seven goals together Hall's return gives another you know gives the other coaching staff another option to freak out and try to contain him good luck with that he took part in the second unit drills Monday although that doesn't guarantee his exact assignment against Boston think about what another pass option can do you know help on the entry give pressure give a pressure teammate an outlet change the angles before the penalty kill can reset those are small plays that can create the next shot and Taylor Hall is very good at creating a second chance um you know the possession the possessions you have to kind of judge it does Carolina get established move the puck and create a clean look that tells us more than simply checking you know whether Hall collects the puck or points, Hall is very good at creating more than one chance. If the next unit can sustain the threat, Boston has more work to do. You've got to make them work throughout the penalty. The Carolina power play is very, very scary. It puts teams on their toes because at one point you have, say, Ehlers, Aho, Svechnikov flying at you, and then the second power play comes out as, you know, let's say Jarvis, Kapanen, and Hall, or Martinuk, or whoever. It must be really intimidating for other teams to look at because they're a scary team. Boston is a serious test, though. This is a matchup between teams near the top with both looking to keep their momentum going. Carolina's workload card shows rested options in goal. it doesn't confirm the starter but fatigue shouldn't be a driving decision since they've had a little home cooking maybe they went over to Bojangles and got a biscuit that's what i would do that's exactly what i would do um you know you got to protect the structure the hurricanes have allowed 6.2 higher danger shots per game seventh few est seventh fewest in the league uh the structure still matters hall's return adds to the attack but carolina needs disciplined puck decisions against boston a successful return means finding teammates in dangerous spots extending offensive drives and helping carolina spend more time making boston think about it making them think long and hard about what they're going to do when they're on the ice that helps carolina spend more time making boston defend and exploiting their weaknesses hall doesn't have to carry the lineup he has the opportunity to make the players around him more dangerous because that's what Taylor Hall does. Look at the great work he's done with Stan Coven and Blake adding Hall to that line was um it was a gift, it was a godsend, it was just you know everything just came together we all know how line two played them together and i look forward to them coming back together very soon um you know who wins tonight i'm gonna go Carolina i'm sure most of you are gonna go with Carolina too. Boston is close to the top of the Atlantic but what are you gonna do um if Hall returns and helps create those extra looks that's just more great stuff for the Hurricanes as well this is going to be a very very spirited contest it's gonna be a very very tough contest Boston is always a very physical team and this is going to be one of the deciding factors i think for what they do next uh for the Hurricanes little reminder we're over on our socials we're over on X at Canes Digest click uh follow for more over there as well you'll be glad you did i promise you to that so Boston in town tonight to face the Hurricanes another uh legendary heritage type of matchup um i always get excited for these because i hate Boston um all the way back to the Whaler days um Boston very very tough team this year it's going to be very very exciting game it's going to be back and forth but the Kings are going to walk through it and get through it just fine i know that especially with Taylor coming back Jankowski uh did practice as well uh no timetable set for his return but I expect that to be very very soon um no word on Jordan Staal so Jordan should be back pretty soon too if anything else comes down I'll be the first to let you know until then for Hurricanes Digest I'm Jeff Testinero let's go Canes beat the Bruins baby