The press conference Wednesday introducing Rod Brind’Amour as the fourteenth head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes had most of the requisite accolades.
From owner Tom Dundon: “I remember walking in and meeting Roddie and I was a little intimidated. But he’s the best asset we had here, and I figured that out through this process. It was going to be difficult for anyone to impress me the way Rod did. We are very, very lucky and extremely fortunate.”
From Brind’Amour himself: “For whatever reason, our expectations have fallen here. We need to raise them again.