Hurricanes’ Cup Run Runs Through Brind’Amour’s System

Carolina’s march to the Cup Final has the fingerprints of Rod Brind’Amour all over it. The story here is not just talent, but buy-in, and that is usually the part outsiders miss until the postseason starts squeezing everybody. The Hurricanes have made the structure work when games tighten and mistakes become expensive. That kind of identity does not happen by accident, and it tends to travel well when the pressure spikes.