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Eric Staal If you feel the pressure that the Carolina captain for a full season, winning should relieve it.
After missing the playoffs for the third time in four years, and Staal Hurricanes started the season with high hopes in his first game back to back on Thursday against the Minnesota Wild in Helsinki, Finland.
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"The most important thing for me at this stage in my career win, "Staal said." I want to be in the playoffs. I want to play when needed, and to do this, you have to play hard for 82 games regular season to earn that right. "
Staal missed 12 games by injury last season upper body and finished with 70 points, less of him since 2006-07, Carolina was 11th in the Eastern Conference. His slow start – five points in his first 13 games before being injured in November – was instrumental in opening 2-12-4 Hurricanes to their playoff hopes destination.
The center player in 25 years is now considered the undisputed leader in Carolina following the retirement of the legendary franchise Rod Brind'Amour, Staal, who resigned the captaincy January.
"(Staal) just be himself because he is a natural leader," said general manager Jim Rutherford. " The advantage is that he is a talented player if he says his team is capable of going on the ice and a backup. "
Carolina (35-37-10) aims to improve by 80 points last season, eight behind a playoff spot in the east of Montreal. The return of a healthy Cam Ward should be given a boost after an injury last season, guardian limited to 47 games under him since he was a rookie in 2005-06.
The Hurricanes hope that the production of the veteran Ward Staal scored 65 points and Jussi Jokinen help offset the loss of the late Ray Whitney who went to Phoenix as a free agent.
"I feel comfortable with where we are," said coach Paul Mauritius. "It is harder to measure certain things when you're not in your normal environment (Finland), but the approach and communication on ice and all the things we have at the beginning of camp to be good to -. we are always right "
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Although the Wild (38-36-8), but also hope to increase production of veterans, as the attacker Martin Havlat, Minnesota's success could depend on his health.
Backup goalkeeper Josh Smith has already been lost for the season with torn knee ligaments, and the former Hart Trophy winner Jose Theodore has been added to play behind starter Niklas Backstrom.
Last season, the center Pierre-Marc Bouchard will not play again after suffering a concussion in the opener, and the Indians were without defender Brent Burns (35 games lost), Chuck Kobasew law (33 games) and Backstrom (22 games) for extended periods.
Bouchard, provided for the beginning of the season still in question, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher said John Madden, Eric Nystrom and Minnesota native Matt Cullen – who has at least 40 points in each the last three seasons – through the agency without giving depth to follow.
However, the key to the offense can stay captain and top scorer of Mikko Koivu, who signed a seven-year extension $ 47250000 July 15 contract. The Wild also need to improve Havlat, who had least one-19 rating and only 18 goals last season after signing a five-year period, 30 million free agent.
"There is more depth in our team, gain more experience, and I think that in a long season that what we need "Said Koivu." You need some leadership and character to win games, especially when things do not go in the direction you want. needs that were there to lead. He seems fine now. "
Hurricanes and Wild Division by two meetings in 2009-10, with each winning at home ice. The teams meet again Friday in Helsinki, before returning to North America.
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