Nino Niederreiter certainly knows how to make an introduction. After impressing fans with his performance in the dire 4-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Friday night, Niederreiter celebrated his 500th career game with the first two goals of his Carolina Hurricanes career, helping put the Canes 3-0 up on the road with just 11:02 gone in the first period.
Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour blasted the team after that loss, letting all and sundry know that the level of effort from the team was unacceptable. I doubt there’s a Carolina Hurricanes fan who didn’t believe Rod’s words when he said this:
“It was so bad I almost dressed and got out there,” Brind’Amour said.