With the Olympic roster freeze ongoing, GMs around the league continue to have constant dialogue, as they work on the parameters of deals, and search the market for the most appealing package. Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky is notoriously aggressive on the trade market, and this season's going to be no different, so there's a very good chance the 'Canes and Leafs could be doing business together ahead of the Mar. 6 deadline.
"It's a good play by Sonny," Lapierre said. "I was calling for it. I knew I was by myself pretty much. He made a great shot. And then I got fortunate enough that it was loose."
Jarvis was tripped full speed into one of Florida's goal posts 20 seconds into overtime. As Jarvis moved the puck onto his forehand during a rush down the ice, he put a shot on Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky. But as he did, he lost his balance as Panthers forward Evan Rodrigues tried to fruitlessly sweep the puck away with his stick, sending the Canes winger careening hard into the goal frame.
The Bruins have been a resilient and admirable group for the most part this season. But the depleted B's learned on Monday night that vim and vigor can take you only so far in the National Hockey League. The Carolina Hurricanes were clearly the better team at the Garden and used two second period goals to power their way to the 3-1 win at the Garden
The entire championship roster including former General Manager Jim Rutherford and head coach peter Laviolette, is expected to share stories and participate in question-and-answer period. Players expected to be involved include Rod Brind' Amour, Glen Wesley, Eric Staal, Cam Ward, Justin Williams, Ray Whitney, Erik Cole, Mark Recchi, Doug Weight, Andrew Ladd, Mike Commodore, Bret HEdican, Niclas Wallin, Martin Gerber, Aaron Ward, Chad LaRose, and Andrew Hutchinson.
"I've never had a fight in my life, but I think things change over time, and I think people change. And I think when you see a teammate down like that and they try and push us around, I'm not going to stand for that. Just tried to jump in there, and next thing you know, gloves are off. And yeah, I thought it was a great fight."
