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Hurricanes find reason to stay upbeat despite winless streak | News & Observer

A somber Justin Williams sat in the Carolina Hurricanes dressing room Friday night, listening to questions about the Canes’ 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins but not entirely liking what he was hearing.

It would have been easy to use Jordan Staal’s absence as a crutch. Staal, a team co-captain and their best center, missed the game for personal and family reasons.

Williams didn’t do that.

“The storyline is they outworked us and showed us they wanted it more tonight,” Williams said.

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