From Talking Points:
Two thoughts on the afternoon of Game 5:
1. I neglected to mention in today's column that not only did Tuomo Ruutu lay out Colin White with 90 seconds (and change) to go in Game 4, but he plastered White only a few feet away in the corner on his second shift with the Hurricanes, not long before Patrik Elias carved Ruutu a new nose.
2. Newark Star-Ledger columnist Steve Politi, who covered the Hurricanes for the N&O during the 1997-98 season, wrote today about Martin Brodeur's (calculated?) tantrum at the end of Game 5.
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Luke has worked for The N&O since 2000. He covered the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHL before becoming a sports columnist in August 2008. A native of Evanston, Ill., he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He can be reached at 829-8947 or 
