Most of you think about yelling when you think about Jordan Martinook, and how could I blame you?
But in my third season of knowing the man who went from random trade acquisition to alternate captain of the Hurricanes, I’ve come to appreciate his quieter moments. He’s got a great pulse on the whole team and an even better way of putting it into words. In the absence of Justin Williams, he’s the first person you go to in the Canes’ room — or should I say Zoom — when you want a thoughtful and thorough rundown of whatever’s happening.
We’ve all been talking so much about the endless negatives of life these days and how they’re inevitably impacting the game we love — and it’s understood that we need to do this. We need to have all the tough conversations, follow all the protocols, learn the new rules and live with the knowledge that everyone on the teams we follow can do everything right and still get…
