Bates Battaglia Revisits the Hurricanes’ 2002 Cup Ride

Bates Battaglia is looking back at a Hurricanes team that had a lot more edge than nostalgia usually gives it credit for. The 2002 run still carries the kind of stories that veteran players tell with a grin, because those rooms felt bigger than the standings ever did. When someone calls a Cup team the most fun he ever had playing hockey, you know there is a lot more behind it than highlights and a parade route.