We all know the stories filled with hope and disappointment. Did you hear the one about Zach Parise coming to the Triangle? Didn't Brad Richards say one time that Carolina was one of the destinations he'd consider? Yeah, well, one can always hope. Those days, according to one Jim Rutherford, we were just that one special piece away. Add to that a reclamation project or two, and the Hurricanes are winners again. How'd that work out for us.
There's a new sheriff in town and he's got a plan. He's executing that plan. The young team he's building might actually be a piece or three from being a playoff team.