Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said Thursday he feels “really good” that he’ll reach a new contract with the team. That mirrored optimism from president and general manager Don Waddell a day earlier. Brind'Amour is in the final year of a deal reached in 2021 as he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's top coach.
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour speaks at a news conference following the Hurricanes win over the New York Islanders at the NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour talks with an official during the first period in Game 5 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
“Yeah, I had a great conversation yesterday with Don, and then again this morning,” Brind’Amour said. “I feel really good that we’ll figure it out quickly. Yeah, I’m not concerned.”“We talk daily about it,” Waddell said in a Zoom call with reporters following the team’s first-round series win against the New York Islanders. “I feel very confident as I’ve said before that this deal will get done. Rod wants to be a Hurricane for life.”Vegas and Nashville face elimination in Game 6 showdowns vs.
Carolina center Sebastian Aho shrugged off any idea Thursday of Brind’Amour’s status being a distraction.Beard covers sports in North Carolina for The Associated Press with an emphasis on college basketball. His coverage includes ACC sports and the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes.
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