Hurricanes news: Rod Brind'Amour gets real about Brandon Bussi after tough loss to Panthers
The Carolina Hurricanes raised their 2026 Stanley Cup banner to the rafters of Lenovo Center on Tuesday evening before their first regular-season matchup of the new season against the Florida Panthers, who had won back-to-back championships in 2024 and 2025. While it wasn’t a championship game, the Panthers got the last laugh at Carolina’s expense. […] The post Hurricanes news: Rod Brind'Amour…
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi admitted to a mistake that cost his team a win in their 1-0 loss to the Florida Panthers. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour acknowledged Bussi's regret over the goal, but emphasized that the Hurricanes' netminder was the reason they still earned a point in the standings. Bussi replaced former Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final earlier in the spring and led Carolina to three consecutive wins, securing the team's first title in 20 years.
Despite Andersen's departure to the Edmonton Oilers, Bussi became the leading man on Carolina's goaltending depth chart. In the Panthers' victory, goaltender Jacob Markstrom earned a shutout with 15 saves.
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