In response to a question about the status of Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook, who is dealing with a lower-body injury, Brind'Amour responded, "I think he's going to be dealing with this for however long as we play. He's a trooper. I don't expect him to not play. But we're talking about practice."
If the "we're talking about practice" part sounds familiar, it's a line that was made famous by former Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson, who punctuated a rant during a press conference with the phrase 17 years ago today -- May 7, 2002.
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Brind'Amour had been traded by the Flyers to the Hurricanes in 2000, but Iverson's memorable moment reached far beyond Philadelphia.
The Hurricanes play the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Final at TD Garden on Thursday (8 p.m.; NBCSN, SN, CBC, TVAS).
