The Hurricanes will open their second-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning Sunday at PNC Arena at 5 p.m., and they’ll do so with over 16,000 fans in the building, according to President and General Manager Don Waddell.
Waddell spoke to the media via Zoom Friday afternoon, here’s a full breakdown of everything he had to say:
On Rod Brind’Amour’s growth as a coach: There’s no doubt that anytime you have that experience over time you’re going to be a better coach. Going through that first playoff run the first year he was coaching and going to the Conference Finals and what we went through last year in the bubble, there’s no doubt I see things he does on the bench, the preparation being the key there, knowing when to take days off.