Rod Brind’Amour isn’t publicly campaigning for the job, and wants that to be known.
But, but …
Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon is looking to hire a new head coach after Bill Peters resigned Friday, opting out of the final year of his contract. Brind’Amour, an assistant coach under Peters and former Canes coach Kirk Muller, believes he’s ready to take the next step and be a head coach in the NHL.
“If you never try, you’ll never know,” Brind’Amour said Saturday. “The reason for saying ‘why not?’ is I’ve been doing it for eight years and I really believe I can help out one way or the other and see if I can put us over the hump.