It’s true. Believe it. The Carolina Hurricanes are going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in ten long, frustrating, testing, soul-crushing years.
There are a lot of people who made it happen. This is for all of them.
You arrived here in 2012 looking to propel the Canes to success alongside your brother. He left; you’re still here. You may have never reached the offensive heights you spoke of when leaving some long shadows in Pittsburgh, but you are the most indispensible component of this roster. Year after year, you sat in your locker and answered question after question, most of them disappointing.