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Carolina Hurricanes: Keys to Keep Rolling Against Columbus

By Holland Bostrom

Feb 8, 2021; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) moves in for a shot against Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Michael Del Zotto (15) during the second period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 8, 2021; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) moves in for a shot against Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Michael Del Zotto (15) during the second period at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports /
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EDMONTON, ALBERTA – SEPTEMBER 28: Cedric Paquette #13 of the Tampa Bay Lightning skates with the Stanley Cup following the series-winning victory over the Dallas Stars in Game Six of the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on September 28, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA – SEPTEMBER 28: Cedric Paquette #13 of the Tampa Bay Lightning skates with the Stanley Cup following the series-winning victory over the Dallas Stars in Game Six of the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on September 28, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Enter, Cedric Paquette

The biggest question mark going into Monday night’s tilt with the Blue Jackets is newly acquired center, Cedric Paquette. To avoid the lengthy quarantine protocol after leaving the Ottawa Senators and crossing the border, Paquette drove quite a distance from Ottawa down to Raleigh.

The Canes making the addition of Paquette adds much needed grit to the lineup, as well as some championship pedigree from his recent Stanley Cup run with Tampa Bay. While it’s known that the likes of Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook, and sometimes Andrei Svechnikov like to throw the body around, Paquette is a player that can bring the sort of consistent sandpaper hockey that the Canes have been missing for a while.

As reported by Michael Smith, Cedric Paquette was seen at Monday’s morning skate centering Jordan Martinook and Jesper Fast. While I’m sad to see Morgan Geekie and Steven Lorentz back on the taxi squad while the team is at full health, all eyes will be on the Canes’ fourth line tonight.

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