If there were any reserved doubts left in the NHL about Carolina as a hockey market, they were obliterated Saturday night as Raleighwood proved that it was indeed ready for the bright lights.
The Carolina Hurricanes put on a night that will live on in the memories of the nearly 60,000 in attendance forever as they easily handled the Washington Capitals by a final score of 4-1.
“I’ve been here 23 years,” said head coach Rod Brind’Amour. “There’s zero chance you’d have said when I got here that we could pull something like this off.