Eric Staal

d two more goals with Carolina in 17 games, but the real story was the resurgence of Canes' captain Eric Staal with Cole on his line.

Staal caught a lot of attention with his lackluster play during the season, but Cole helped rejuvenate Staal's numbers.  In the playoffs, Staal became one of the NHL elite once again, lighting the lamp 10 times and recording 15 points in eighteen playoff games.  The reuniting of these two players sparked the team, and was a major contributor to the team's run to the Eastern Conference Finals.

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The media is also first to criticize any star player when he is not on his game.  Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes was strongly criticized going into the playoffs because of his sour play before his friend Eric Cole swooped in and gave Staal a little extra scoring touch at the trade deadline. Staal has been put under the microscope yet again this week since he had just 1 goal and 1 assist in the series sweep by the Penguins.  Also, lets not forget the Alexander Ovechkin – Don Cherry fiasco that swarmed the hockey world for weeks after Ovechkin celebrated his 50th goal of the season.

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