Cory Lavalette

We got the Justin Williams link too, right?

And he's still, he's around.

He was, he's at practice and,

And sticking his head around, and he still lives in Raleigh, so in the Raleigh area anyway.

Yeah, I mean, I think that's a great comparison.

I mean, this team is pretty dialed in right now, and Rod's made the point several times.

They haven't really gotten much out of their top line yet, and they're 7-0, and really...

I mean, I think we could argue they haven't been in trouble yet.

You know, obviously a couple overtime games, but they really haven't been in trouble, and it's... They're playing the way that they want to play, and it is... These two series have been almost identical.

I mean, the odd... I mean, the...

The scores have been almost identical, but just the way it's gone and the discourse coming into it and what the other team's fan base and media tend to think about the Hurricanes.

And I think the Hurricanes are showing a lot of people that there's more to them than, you know, we're going to win the Corsi Cup and flame out after two rounds.

This team, they look, this is the most legit they've looked under Rod Brindamore.

You know, it's funny.

I think the biggest difference might be is, and I mentioned what other fan bases and media have thought coming into the series.

The biggest difference might be is people think you can go and push around Logan Stankoven and Jackson Blake.

No.

And that you can take advantage of the small guys.

And those might be the two feistiest guys on the entire roster.

And they don't back down.