Hurricanes again run into a tougher playoff foe, start looking to next season
The Canes had Trocheck and Nino Niederreiter back in the lineup Tuesday for Game 5, but having the two forwards come off injuries and play wasn’t enough. The Lightning won 2-0 to end the second-round series in five games, a sour end to what had been a special season for the Canes team that won the Central Division with a 36-12-8 record, “We obviously had a strong season,” Canes captain Jordan Staal said. We had a solid playoffs.