Hurricanes Coach Rod Brind'Amour Calls Out Star Players After Another Disappointing Loss

After rolling through their first two series of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Carolina Hurricanes are now on the back foot, falling to 0-3 against the Florida Panthers as they have now lost 15 straight games played in the Eastern Conference Finals.

With Game 4 set to take place in Florida, the odds are completely stacked against the 'Canes after big series wins over the Washington Capitals and the New Jersey Devils, and the frustration is clearly getting to this team.

After the Game 3 defeat by a one-sided score of 6-2, Rod Brind'Amour called out some of his biggest names, as he had this to say in the post-game press conference with their season now on the line.

These comments were not made to shade either Jordan Staal or Jordan Martinook, as they've both been solid in this series, but no one would consider them the two best players on the team, as Brind'Amour is likely calling out the play of guys like Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho, who simply haven't been difference makers in this series so far.

While those two lead the team in scoring this post-season with a combined 25, they are a combined -5 thus far in three games against the Panthers, and with those top stars being outperformed at every moment in this series, it's just given them no chance to put good performances up on the board.

Ultimately, the Panthers chances of coming back from a 3-0 deficit are slim to none, and while a road win in Game 4 would give them a chance, unless Aho, Jarvis and young names like Logan Stankoven and Alexander Nikishin can produce something special, this series is all but over.