Eric Staal reminisces on 10 year anniversary of Canes' Stanley Cup run
>>> TOMORROW THE HURRICANES
BEGIN THEIR CELEBRATION OF THE
STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP THEY
WON TEN YEARS AGO.
TONIGHT WE CONTINUE OUR SERIES
OF REFLECTION WITH THE
HURRICANES CURRENT CAPTAIN.
THE HURRICANES FELT THEY WERE A
GOOD ENOUGH TEAM TO PLAY THE
PLAYOFFS BUT THE GM DIDN'T SIT
IDLE.
>> THE COURT -- WE HAD ADDED
SOME GRATE PLAYERS.
LET SOME PLAYERS IN THE ROOM LET
MANAGEMENT AND OWNERSHIP WAS
SERIOUS ABOUT GOING AFTER A
CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> IN A SPECTACULAR JANUARY, THE
HURRICANES SET A FRANCHISE
RECORD GOING 13-1.
>> WE GOT STRONGER AS A GROUP
AND AS A TEAM AND MORE
COMFORTABLE WITH BEING AT THE
TOP OF THE STANDINGS.
AND THEN JANUARY KIND OF PUT A
STAMP ON THAT.
AT THE END OF JANUARY, YOU'RE
HIT SITTING REAL HIGH IN THE
STANDINGS.
>> SCENE WINS ARE REQUIRED TO
WIN LORD STANLEY'S CUP.
THE FINAL TWO MATCH-UPS AGAINST
BUFFALO AND EDMONTON WENT A FULL
SEVEN GAMES.
>> RETURNING HERE WAS -- WAS THE
BIGGEST THING THAT WAS -- THAT
WAS KEY.
THIS BUILDING WAS -- WAS
PHENOMENAL.
IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THE BEST STILL
I'VE EVER PLAYED IN.
>> IT ALL CAME TOGETHER TO
FULFILL A LIFELONG DREAM FOR THE
PRO-ERIC STAAL.
>> RAISING THAT STANLEY CUP OVER
YOUR HEAD FOR THE FIRST TIME IS
SOMETHING YOU NEVER FORGET.
FOR ME, I HOPE TO PLAY A LOT
MORE TIME HERE IN THIS LEAGUE
AND HAVE ANOTHER FEW MOMENTS
LIKE THAT BECAUSE DEFINITELY
SPECIAL.
STARTING OFF YOUR CAREER WITH
THAT OPPORTUNITY.
>> IT'S A MOMENTARY I CAN WILL
OCCASIONALLY WATCH AGAIN AND
SHARE WITH HIS YOUNG CHILDREN.
>> MY OLDEST IS 6 SO HE'S JUST
STARTING TO GET IT AND
UNDERSTAND THE GAME, UNDERSTAND
THE STANLEY CUP.
THEY KNOW -- THEY KNOW THE
STANLEY CUP, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY
DON'T REMEMBER THEIR DAD LIFTING
IT OVER HIS HEAD.
SO I LIKE TO DO THAT AGAIN FOR
THEM.
>> HERE IS THE SCHEDULE FOR
TOMORROW.
SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE '06 TEAM
WILL HAVE THEIR ARRIVALS OF THE
SOUTH PLAZA AT ONE HOUR OUGHT
GRAPH SESSIONS GOING FROM 5:45
TO 6:45.
THEN THE CURRENT CANES AND