The most telling thing about the Hurricanes squad that currently occupies the cellar? 13 players that started the season with the Hurricanes are either on other teams or left the team and 11 players who are currently on the team started on other teams to begin the season. Of those players who left, four of them are on the Seattle Thunderbirds thanks to three separate trades. The team's leading scorer is Riley Sheen, who actually started the season in Seattle and came over in the deal that sent Jaimen Yakubowski and Sam McKechnie (two of the team's leading scorers last season) to Seattle. Ironically, neither player is in the top ten in scoring for the Thunderbirds. As for the Hurricanes' leading scorer that has been with the team for the entire season? That is Brady Ramsay, who only trails Sheen by two points, with Ramsay having 30 on the season. If you're looking for a player who is on the right side of the +/- number, good luck, as no one on the team has made it above the zero mark in a Hurricanes uniform. The best player in that category in a Hurricanes uniform? Carter Folk, who is a mere -1, which goes nicely with his -5 with the Thunderbirds.
If you're a Lethbridge Hurricanes fan, it is a rough year that has capped off a few years of playoff-free hockey for the franchise. Many people panned the hiring of Drake Berehowsky as head coach prior to the season, and it is clear that he has been in way over his head on most nights. Changes are going to be coming in Lethbridge, but until someone has a clue as to what to do (building around Giorgio Estephan and Tyler Wong would be a good start), the Hurricanes are just going to be blowing around aimlessly for some time.
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