It started, simply enough, with Derek Ryan being signed to a new contract.
Ryan, a center with the Carolina Hurricanes, agreed to a one-year contract Monday with the Canes and soon tweeted “Thanks for the opportunity” along with tweetpic of his jersey – No. 33.
I'm excited to be going back to the @NHLCanes for another season. Thanks for the opportunity! pic.twitter.com/QOBVD8tsFm
— Derek Ryan (@DerekAllenRyan) June 26, 2017
Before long, Scott Darling chimed in.
The goalie, acquired by the Canes two months ago from the Chicago Blackhawks, offered up this tweet: “I’ll trade you 3 dinners, 2 dog walks and 1 night of babysitting for that number #ThinkAboutIt”
Darling, you see, wore No.