The day after (GM)RF was designated for assignment from general manager to president of hockey operations, the Canes came out and beat the Chicago Blackhawks.
A one-goal decision against an unusually downtrodden Blackhawks team might not appease many Caniacs. I understand that, but let’s celebrate the unique things that we got to witness last night, where it felt like things fell into place nicely.
First: Chicago native Scott Darling had a pretty good game in net in front of his former home crowd for the first time.
After allowing a quick goal, a sixth-minute redirect from Brent Seabrook to Tomas Jurco, Darling cleaned up his act.