Cole Will Get Chance For Curtain Call
Filed Under Country Curtain | Posted on October 28, 2008
Erik Cole’s impending return to the RBC Center with the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday should mark one of the few times Carolina Hurricanes fans have had a real chance to salute one of their departed favorites.
Ron Francis, Arturs Irbe and Glen Wesley, just to name a few, were traded elsewhere but never played against the Hurricanes in Raleigh. A few returned to abuse Keith Primeau tops that list and a few to acclaim, including Matt Cullen and Aaron Ward when they returned with the New York Rangers less than five months after winning the Stanley Cup with the Canes.
Burke was supposed to be the foundation of the team when the Hartford Whalers moved to North Carolina, but he lasted less than four months after a contract dispute and his arrest on assault charges.
Although Maurice would not get the Leafs to the playoffs in two seasons in Toronto, he walked away with a 4-3 win and extended Carolina’s losing streak to five games.
Patrick Eaves shook off a shoulder injury to score his first goal for the Hurricanes seven minutes into the game, and Joe Corvo did the rest. Corvo, mercilessly maligned in Ottawa, recorded the first hat trick of his career in a 5-1 Carolina win.
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