In case you are late to the party, the Carolina Hurricanes held an exorcism in New York City last night. That exorcism was to rid the demons that haunted them every time they visited Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers. Year after year those very demons would rear their ugly heads, allowing blowout losses, goals from center ice, and generalized heartbreak in Raleigh.
The last time the Hurricanes won in MSG Rod Brind’Amour was still a player and the Canes were only one season removed from a playoff run. But ever since that October 2010 night, a curse was placed on the Canes and they had been unable to break it until last night.