Brind’Amour Lays Into Hurricanes, And The Response Is Coming

Rod Brind’Amour clearly wanted a reaction, and the kind of earful he delivered tends to stick in a room for a while. That is how good coaches operate when they think their team has drifted, because a direct hit can reset the standard faster than a soft meeting ever will. The Hurricanes now have to show whether the message landed, and in the playoffs that usually becomes the whole story.