The Carolina Hurricanes are on the verge of doing something that they haven’t done in ten years, and naturally, that was the biggest talking point after their 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres at PNC Arena on Saturday night.
Lost in some of the playoff commotion was a milestone moment for a player who has been one of the very few constants for this organization over the last seven years, and a human being whose time with the organization has been anything but smooth sailing.
“Not exactly my style,” Jordan Staal said with a smirk about his 500th point, a slick spin-o-rama backhand goal from the slot in the third period against the Sabres.