Canes drop two. Roadtrip continues.

The Canes are back out on the road for the American holiday, and the three game swing has been a disaster so far. On Tuesday, Carolina was shut out by the Rangers 4-0, and on Wednesday, the Canes were upended by the Islanders 4-2.

On Tuesday, in Madison Square Garden, the Canes played a game where the words uninspired, lacklustre, listless, and (my favorite) -- bad -- come to mind. It got so bad that I actually stopped watching. I never do that. In fairness, though, Jaromir Jagr had a great game. We were fortunate to have held him at bay last week, but we couldn't do it again.

The next day, out on Long Island, the Canes were flat out terrible. In the first period of that game, the Canes could only muster one shot on goal. Sure, they hit a post (which doesn't count), but other than a dump-in from center ice, there was nothing even near the net. That was pretty much how it went for the rest of the game. John Grahame was very good in Carolina's net, turning away 42 shots. Many of those saves were "great".

Coach Peter Laviolette was so upset with his team's play that he basically took three of his best players -- Ray Whitney, Viva and Eric Staal -- out of the game in the third period. They were used very sparingly in the final period, as Chad LaRose and Trevor Letowski both saw a ton of ice time.

After the game, GM Jim Rutherford and Peter Laviolette had a thirty minute conference. There's no telling what went on in that room.

Today, the Canes will have a chance to get back on their feet as they continue their road trip with a lunch-time game in Boston. Puck drop will be at noon eastern time. Yes, that's right. Noon.

You can bet your bottom dollar that they'll have some game in their game.