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...

Carolina Hurricanes center Rod Brind'Amour, right, vies for the puck with Dallas Stars left winger Krystofer Barch (13) during the second...

...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...