RALEIGH, N.C. — Hurricanes captain Justin Williams has been through the playoff grind before. But the veteran’s frustrations reached an all-time high during the last two games of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Bruins.
Williams, aka Mr. Game 7, went out of character beginning in Game 2 when he retaliated to a Brad Marchand cross-check. The Bruins took a 4-0 lead on a Matt Grzelcyk’s goal on the ensuing power play.
That moment served as a microcosm to Carolina’s Mother’s Day performance at TD Garden. And it prompted a rather unflattering postgame response from Williams inside the visiting locker room.