BOSTON - MAY 14: Patrice Bergeron #37 of the Boston Bruins faces off against Rod Brind'Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes during Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinal round of the...

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson (50) makes the stop on Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour (17) during third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Nov. 6...

Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonas Gustavsson (50) makes the stop on Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour (17) with Leafs' Matt Stajan (14) nearby during third period of an NHL hockey game in...

Carolina Hurricanes Rod Brind' Amour (17) shoots the puck towards the goal as he is covered by New York Islanders' Radek...

...USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin (71) passes the puck in front of Carolina Hurricanes center Rod Brind'Amour (17) in the second period of game two of the eastern conference finals of the 2009...

Carolina Hurricanes center Rod Brind'Amour (17) and teammates celebrates his goal as Boston Bruins center Stephane Yelle (18) skates by in...

Boston Bruins' Chuck Kobasew (12) upends Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour during the first period of Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal NHL hockey game in...

...Jussi Jokinen (36), of Finland, celebrates his game-winning goal against the New Jersey Devils with Rod Brind'Amour (17) with .2 seconds left in an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Raleigh, N...

...Jussi Jokinen (36), of Finland, celebrates his game-winning goal against the New Jersey Devils with Rod Brind'Amour (17) with .2 seconds left in an NHL first-round hockey playoff game in Raleigh, N...

Carolina Hurricanes v New York Islanders UNIONDALE, NY - FEBRUARY 19: Rod Brind'Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the New York Islanders on February 19, 2009 at...

Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour (17) is helped off of the ice by teammates, Sergei Samsonov (14), of Russia, Scott Walker...

BOSTON - JANUARY 8: Rod Brind'Amour #17of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the Boston Bruins during the NHL game at the TD...

...Carey Price lets in the third goal of the game on a shot from Carolina Hurricanes' Rod Brind'Amour during second period NHL hockey action in Montreal, Saturday Dec. 8, 2007. (AP Photo/The Canadian...

RALEIGH, NC - OCTOBER 26: Rod Brind'Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes fires a slap shot during warm ups against the Montreal Canadiens...

Hradek believes Rod Brind'Amour will win his second straight Selke