May 2: Talks between Brind’Amour and the Hurricanes have advanced since yesterday’s report, Dreger said in a follow-up Thursday. The two sides have had additional contract talks in the last 24 hours while Carolina preps for its second-round series against the Rangers, and signs are “encouraging” that an extension will get across the finish line.
May 1: The Hurricanes have pulled an extension offer previously on the table for head coach Rod Brind’Amour, TSN’s Darren Dreger reports Wednesday.
Brind’Amour’s current deal expires after this season. There have been extension talks throughout the year, but they did not discuss the framework of a deal last summer, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic and TSN reported in September. Other reporting over the past few months indicated Brind’Amour was waiting until extensions were also in place for assistants Jeff Daniels and Tim Gleason before putting pen to paper on his own deal, but it’s unclear whether that’s the reason the offer has been taken off the table.
After eliminating the Islanders last night, the Hurricanes have now won a series in all six years of the 53-year-old’s tenure behind the bench. Brind’Amour is the second head coach in NHL history to have a career-opening six-year playoff series win streak, joining three-time Jack Adams Award winner Pat Burns.
Since replacing Bill Peters behind the Carolina bench ahead of the 2018-19 season, Brind’Amour has accumulated a 278-130-44 record, good enough for a .664 points percentage. He’s already second in wins in Hurricanes/Whalers franchise history, trailing Paul Maurice’s 384 in 920 games coached.
The 2021 Jack Adams winner has been a part of the Hurricanes organization for 24 years as both a player and coach. He racked up 473 points in 694 games for the Canes after they picked him up from the Flyers in a blockbuster 2000 trade, with Keith Primeau headed the other way. His Carolina tenure included collecting back-to-back Selke Trophies in 2006 and 2007 and captaining the team to its only Stanley Cup in 2006.
Immediately upon retiring in the 2010 offseason, Brind’Amour joined the Hurricanes’ front office as their director of player development. He was named an assistant coach ahead of the 2011-12 campaign and remained there until his promotion in 2018.
If Brind’Amour and the Canes’ extension talks continue to fall apart, he would immediately become the top coaching candidate available. Six teams – the Blues, Devils, Kings, Kraken Senators and Sharks – do not have a full-time head coach in place for 2024-25. The Sabres were the seventh team on the list after firing Don Granato last month but promptly replaced him with franchise wins leader Lindy Ruff for his second go-around with the club.
Before Dreger’s report Wednesday, Carolina general manager Don Waddell told reporters that Brind’Amour “wants to be a Hurricane for life” and that “there’s going to be a solution here very quickly” (via the team’s Walt Ruff). Whether that solution involves the Canes making a more acceptable offer to Brind’Amour or extending his assistants remains to be seen.
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Hope he likes Seattle.
I hope Keith Jones makes a call if he becomes available. Every Flyers fan would love replacing Torts with Brindy.
exactly what I was thinking. Would love to bring him back to the Flyer family but there’s no way I think we get rid of torts
Having a bit of fun here; with the way Rod keeps himself in shape Torts could stay and just put Brindy on the 4th line
They better pay this guy after he accepted a sweetheart deal to stay in Carolina as a first time head coach. Open the checkbook, Dundon, or this will be an all time bag fumble.
He gets to a SC final and he may price himself out
The issue is market value pay for his assistants. Dundon has no problem opening the paycheck for his Head Coach.
Who lets a story like this leak right smack dab in the middle of what could be a great playoff run?! Why cause potential chaos in the locker room now?
Brind’Amour’s agent.
He should fire that agent. Or, it’s an agent for someone on NYR or the agent is an NYR fan and leaked this.
Tubby keefe out rod the bod in let’s gooo
The guy is a great head coach.If Carolina doesn’t extend him,they will regret it.
St Louis needs him back where he started
Would love to have him back with the Blues!!
Brind’amour, Quennville or Gallant are my wish list. Maybe even Granato
maybe theyre changing their offer
If he can get the Canes to the Finals he will all the leverage in the world.
Time to get Kraken, Rod!
to follow John Forslund and Ron Francis???
Keep hoping. Rod is going nowhere.
There’s bad timing for things like this, and then there’s bad timing!
Madness if they don’t sign him,
I hope Toronto takes a swing at him if they let him go.
he IS Carolina hockeeeey
More like 20+ teams would be looking to hire his services long term
Brindy leaving Carolina? Not. Going. To. Happen.
Dream on, guys. . . .