The Carolina Hurricanes are rocking the rest of the NHL when it comes to home-ice advantage.

Nearly a quarter of the players asked at the NHL/NHLPA North American Player Media Tour, picked Lenovo Center, the boisterous barn that houses the Hurricanes, as the toughest building on the circuit.

Seven of the 29 players who responded found games in Raleigh, North Carolina, to be unsettling at the least, if not downright inhospitable.

"Carolina is never easy," Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart said.

The Panthers know this as well as anyone, having faced the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final in two of the past three seasons. Though they won all five games played in Raleigh, it was rarely easy.

The visiting room is one of the issues. It does not provide the space or amenities o

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