Rod Brind’Amour can definitely use a break. For 15 straight Eastern Conference Finals matches, the Carolina Hurricanes haven’t recorded a win. While the stat alone could prompt some fans to speculate if a loss at tonight’s game against the Florida Panthers would put the Canes’ boss’ job on the line, Rod has other things to focus on at the moment. And it looks like his players are pretty much on the same page as their boss about pulling one back against the defending champs, by hook or crook.
“He dodged a bullet,” said the Carolina Hurricanes’ HC when Jesperi Kotkaniemi came dangerously close to losing an eye during the first round of the playoffs. But now, it was actually the Cats’ Seth Jones who narrowly missed the Finnish hockey center. Desperate times call for desperate measures, huh? But what happens when a desperate attempt just misses its target? Well, the fans might have something to say about that.
The official Sportsnet account took to X on May 26 to share snippets of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals from the Amerant Bank Arena. Captioned, “Seth Jones dodges a flying Jesperi Kotkaniemi,” the post shows how the Carolina Hurricanes’ star went all in with hopes of making Jones’ day in the office as troublesome as possible right before the 1st intermission.
Kotkaniemi could be seen trying to slam Jones into the boards behind Florida’s net, but the Panthers’ defenseman’s quick thinking kept him out of the tricky situation. However, even though the Carolina man missed his man, he let his stick take a free swing as a follow-up to his take-out attempt. That might have been too much for the fans.
Seth Jones dodges a flying Jesperi Kotkaniemi 🫨
: Hurricanes vs. Panthers Game 4 on Sportsnet pic.twitter.com/eRTgZTr1hE
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 27, 2025
“This is so embarassing lol.” sneered one fan, highlighting that such a gaping miss should have prompted the Carolina Hurricanes’ star to take a hike to the team benches.
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