A couple of months ago, when speaking to Canes Country about the upcoming season, Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour said that he thought NHL players keep themselves in such good shape during the offseason that they wouldn’t need more than about a week to get ready to start the new season, and could do without preseason games to help move things along even faster.
Brind’Amour was only off by about three days, but by and large, we’re about to find out how right he was.
The Hurricanes begin their belated training camp today, and just like the season to follow, it will look considerably different than what fans - and, for that matter, the team - are used to.