In the words of the great Etta James: At last, My love has come along, My lonely days are over.
The Carolina Hurricanes will play hockey once again Thursday night, 12 days since they last laced up the skates against another team. The good news for the Canes is that the roster is mostly back, as Frederik Andersen, Brendan Smith and Jesper Fast remain on the COVID protocol list that at one time had 12 people on it for the Canes.
A refresher on how things were going for the Hurricanes: Carolina is on a two-game winning streak and has won six of its last seven games.