Canes' Back at Home...Bring on the Oil Kings!

It's been a tough 3 weeks for the Lethbridge Hurricanes. The team has been struggling away from home with only one win in it's past 9 games. On Friday, the Canes' dropped a 4-2 decision in Cranbrook to the Kootenay Ice. I thought the Hurricanes started out well, scoring less than 2 minutes into the game, but a couple of penalties mid way through the opening frame put the Ice into the lead and the Hurricanes just couldn't come back.

Lethbridge continues to have trouble getting the power play going. They've been trying a number of different combinations hoping to find away to spark a few goals and propel this team back into the win column. The Hurricanes are in a funk right now. This team will have to work it's way out plain and simple. All streaks come to an end whether it be winning streaks or losing streaks. Perhaps tonight is the night the Canes' turn the tide and get this season back on track.

As frustrated as fans may be, I don't think anyone is more frustrated than the players and coaches themselves. Again, the Canes' must carry a positive attitude into each game, forget about what happened in the last one, and just keep forging ahead. Living in the past and dwelling on this current skid will do them no good. Don`t worry Hurricanes faithful, things will turn around. The talent is there, it's just a matter of it all coming together. On the flip side, it's no longer early in the season, we're already a quarter in. Lethbridge needs to start making up some ground on the rest of the Eastern Conference. My gut still tells me though that come the end of this regular season, the Lethbridge Hurricanes will be right in the thick of things.

Tonight the Canes' face the Edmonton Oil Kings for the first time this season. This is a much improved Edmonton club over last year and will be no walk in the park. This should be a pretty good game at the Enmax Centre. The puck drops at 6pm. The pre-game show on CJOC at 5:30.