Let's make this most important point first: Peter Karmanos should have and deserves the fervent and genuine appreciation of Carolina Hurricanes fans for bringing the team here and keeping it here. None of this, the good times and the bad, wouldn't have happened without him.
Karmanos took a leap of faith coming to the Triangle, jumping into a building that was only weeks away from starting construction, navigating all of the conflicts and issues with N.C. State, and doing his best in recent years to fund a struggling team in an increasingly expensive league while losing his silent partner.