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Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind\u2019Amour isn\u2019t one to reflect, much less dwell, on past history.<\/p>\n

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Those who know Brind\u2019Amour know his only focus is on the first shift of the next game. Or in the Canes\u2019 case, Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final with the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n

The Hurricanes will be on home ice Friday, with the fans thundering and wanting to finish off the Habs with a fourth straight win in the series. The Canadiens looked a little like a team ready to put away the sticks for the season in a 4-0 loss Wednesday in Game 4,<\/a> especially during a generally lifeless third period that had Habs fans leaving the Bell Centre early.<\/p>\n

But Brind\u2019Amour knows better. After the Canes won the 2006 Stanley Cup, he once likened it to climbing Mount Everest, knowing you can slip and fall at any point. The potential pitfalls are many before you reach the summit.<\/p>\n

As much as the Canes want to reach the Stanley Cup Final, with a chance to win the franchise a second Cup, Brind\u2019Amour can flash back to the 2006 Final.<\/p>\n

The Hurricanes took a 3-1 lead in the series with the Edmonton Oilers. They came home for Game 5, ready to win and lift the Cup and party all night. The Canes also had a power play in overtime and that seemed the opportunity to finish it off.<\/p>\n

And then the Oilers\u2019 Fernando Pisani scored shorthanded to win it. The Oilers won Game 6. Suddenly, the Hurricanes were in Game 7, with the Cup on the line. The series flipped that quickly.<\/p>\n

Brind\u2019Amour, the team captain in \u201806, may or may not bring that bit of history up with his team, although it will always be in the back of his mind, a personal memory of what can happen.<\/p>\n

What Brind\u2019Amour will do is continue to press his team to keep the \u201ctunnel vision\u201d that Canes captain Jordan Staal mentioned Wednesday at the Bell Centre before Game 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about staying consistent and true to our identity and what we want to do,\u201d Staal said. \u201cWe\u2019ve done that consistently and it shows in the results.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always the same story. It\u2019s next shift, next play, next faceoff, next whatever. You have to focus on what you\u2019re doing and what we\u2019re trying to accomplish. You have to have that tunnel vision and I think we\u2019ve done a good job with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This Canes team has one thing in sight: the Cup, There has been little celebrating after playoff wins or series wins. A few group hugs, for sure, but more low-key than wild jubilation. The Canes\u2019 eyes are on the Cup and they said they will not allow themselves to get too far ahead of themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what this is all about,\u201d Brind\u2019Amour said Wednesday. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to be in the moment. You\u2019ve got to focus.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a long road, and if you think about it that way, it\u2019s real tough. Every day that comes your way you have to be dialed in and worry about tomorrow when it comes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Canes marched through the first two series with Ottawa and then the Philadelphia Flyers. They absorbed the 6-2 loss to Montreal in Game 1 of the conference final, turned that page quickly and have won the past three.<\/p>\n

Nikolaj Ehlers won Game 2 in overtime. The Canes quickly celebrated and moved on. They won Game 3 in overtime, on Andrei Svechnikov\u2019s goal. They celebrated and moved on. Their win in Game 4 was clinical, methodical.<\/p>\n

Everyone did their part. Ehlers, more the speedy skater than a heavy banger, had a heavy hit. Shayne Gostisbehere, more of an offensive defenseman, blocked three shots.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to do whatever we need to do to win,\u201d Gostisbehere said. \u201cYou look at the skill guys, they\u2019re blocking shots, too. The grinders, so called, on our team, they do it every night. For me, it was my time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Goaltender Frederik Andersen, who earned his third shutout of the playoffs, appreciated that kind of work in front of him. The Canadiens had three shots in the third period and 18 in the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe take a lot of pride in that kind of effort and it\u2019s the whole 200 feet,\u201d Andersen said. \u201cThe work ethic and commitment to the game plan is huge. It\u2019s hard work, but it\u2019s smart work, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been very good on keeping our focus on right now. Throughout the whole playoffs, I think we\u2019ve been really good in turning the page and coming to work the next day. We want to keep it going.\u201d<\/p>\n

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And avoid the kind of pitfalls Brind\u2019Amour remembers.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published May 28, 2026 at 5:30 AM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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