Canadiens pounce as Hurricanes emerge from long playoff break with breakdowns, miscues
RALEIGH, N. C. (AP) — The off days added up for the Carolina Hurricanes after they swept their way to another Eastern Conference Final, leading to the longest between-rounds playoff break in more than a century. They started out Thursday night like a team that had been waiting around for nearly two weeks, too. And that has them in yet another hole in the playoff round that keeps growing into a bigger roadblock. The Hurricanes emerged from their 11-day break, the longest rest for any team the...
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