Canes Corner: Svechnikov, Necas Dazzle With Talent, Speed

Fans packed Backyard Bistro on Thursday evening for a special double feature of Canes Corner, featuring Carolina Hurricanes forwards Andrei Svechnikov and Martin Necas.
Necas sported a fat lower lip after taking a puck to the face against Montreal on New Year's Eve but powered through the hour-long radio show.
"You guys probably won't understand me, so I'm sorry for that," he joked.
Here are some highlights from
their conversation with TV's Mike Maniscalco
.

Svechnikov on the Hurricanes' hot start in the first half of the season: "We feel in the locker room that we can win each game. We try to bring, each game, everything we've got. Roddy pushes us so hard, and I think our team likes to compete each game. That's most important in our locker room."
Svechnikov on why the intensity rachets up in games vs. the Washington Capitals: "It's a more emotional game. … They kind of hit us, and then we kind of hit them. That's a fun game. That's a really good battle."
Necas on how much fun he has playing hockey: "It's always fun, but it's always more fun when you're winning."
Svechnikov: "When we win, it's fun. When we're losing, it's not fun. We try to win every game to have fun."
Necas on bonding with fellow Czech Petr Mrazek: "It's great, especially in the first couple of months he helped me a lot. I lived with him and his girlfriend. It was great. Every day when I came home, I had food on the table and everything I needed. He helped me also with my car and apartment, with everything. That's one thing that really helped me, and I appreciate it."

Svechnikov on his friendship with Dougie Hamilton and Warren Foegele: "They're great guys. You can always talk with those guys. They try to help you, and I try to help them. We've got a great team, a young team, and everyone is good. You can talk with everyone."
Necas on food his misses from the Czech Republic: "I don't really miss food from Czech. I'm glad my mom doesn't speak English, so she won't know."
Svechnikov on playing with puppies in the locker room after practice: "Oh yeah, it's awesome. I almost took home one."
Svechnikov on his favorite Storm Surge: "Evander Holyfield when he came. It was super fun. They turned the lights off. It was really fun."

Who is faster? Svechnikov: "Nech."
Necas: "Nah, I don't know. We'd have to make a race."
Svechnikov: "Let's go."
Much, much more can be heard in the
full Canes Corner episode
with Svechnikov and Necas.
Canes Corner is a live radio show broadcast from Backyard Bistro. Hosted by Mike Maniscalco, the one-hour show features a Hurricanes guest and can be heard on 99.9 The Fan.