During Paul Maurice’s second tour of duty with the Hurricanes, the perpetually underachieving squad would invariably call up some young kid (think along the lines of your Brett Carson, Jerome Samson, Drayson Bowman-level contingent) who would proceed to overachieve in his first game after the call-up. In the postgame press conference, there was a running gag – I don’t even know if he realized he was doing it or not – where some media member would ask about Mo’s opinion of the player’s night, and every time – every single time – Mo would start with the same four words:
“And good for him.