Carolina Hurricanes
CAROLINA HURRICANES NEWS CLIPPINGS • May 6, 2021 Fans have clamored to see this line. Now it has the Canes on a 5-game win streak. By Chip Alexander Then, COVID-19 issues. Teravainen, who had played 271 consecutive games, went into quarantine Jan. 19 and missed Jaccob Slavin called Teuvo Teravainen the “mad Finn” on three games. Tuesday, but the Carolina Hurricanes defenseman meant it in a good way. Once back, he played nine games -- with a goal and three assists against Columbus on Feb. 15 -- before being hit by It’s just that Teravainen, in what has been a disjointed Chicago’s Nikita Zadorov, a 6-foot-6, 235-pound season, after being sidelined with COVID-19 and then a defenseman, in the Feb. 19 game. The hit was clean and concussion, is back and seemingly playing with a Finnish Teravainen left concussed. vengeance. He has as steely a glint as the winger can get in those blue eyes. Teravainen sat out seven games before playing March 4 against Detroit. With the state’s COVID restrictions eased, “All the guys, we’re just try to get him to smile,” Slavin joked. Canes fans again could attend at PNC Arena and many fans “When he’s playing good hockey, that’s when that’s were excited to see Teravainen with Aho and Svechnikov. happening. When he’s scoring goals we give him a hard time about trying to hold back the smile.” At least for one game. Teravainen, saying he didn’t feel right, would miss the next 25 games -- a tough, challenging time Not only is Teravainen back, he’s on a line with Sebastian for the Finn.
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