...NC - APRIL 21: Patrick Elias #26 of the New Jersey Devils skates for the puck against Chad LaRose #59 of the Carolina Hurricanes during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2009...

21 May 2009: Pittsburgh Penguins' Rob Scuderi (4) and Carolina Hurricanes' Chad LaRose (59) skate into the corner battling for a loose puck Thursday night in game two of...

PITTSBURGH - MAY 21: Chad LaRose #59 of the Carolina Hurricanes scores a goal past goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the...

...18: Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury #29 of the Pittsburgh Penguins saves a shot on goal by Chad LaRose #59 of the Carolina Hurricanes during Game One of the Eastern Conference Championship Round of the...

...of the Boston Bruins goes after a puck as his teammate Zdeno Chara #33 collides with Chad LaRose #59 of the Carolina Hurricanes during Game Four of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the...

Knocked off balance

Chad LaRose of the Carolina Hurricanes is knocked down by New Jersey Devils defenseman Colin White in Game...

Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal (12) celebrates his goal with Ray Whitney (13) and Chad LaRose, right, during the second period of an NHL first-round hockey playoff game against the New...

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala, left, hangs his head as Carolina Hurricanes center Chad LaRose (59), Tuomo Ruutu (15) and Joseph Melichar celebrate LaRose's goal during first period NHL hockey...

02 April 2008: Carolina's Chad LaRose celebrates the second goal of his hat trick. The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning...