Staal ready for more ice time tonight

BOSTON -- Forgive Eric Staal if he's a little tired today. The Canes center did have 26:39 of ice time Friday in the opener against the Flyers. The breakdown: 13:35 at even strength, 10:27 on the power play, 2:37 short-handed. Staal logged more ice than in any regular-season game last year -- his high was 26:16 against Detroit in the third game. "It's the first one of the year, so I had to have a lot of jump," a smiling Staal said today. "We had a lot of power plays and sometimes you get out there a couple of double-shifts in a row. "But I felt pretty good the whole game. I need to make sure I prepare myself today to make sure my legs are back for tonight." As for the Canes' 0-for-8 showing on the power play in the 2-0 loss to the Flyers, Staal said not a lot needed to be changed. "I don't think it was real bad as to be a cause for concern," he said. "I think we can do a little bit better job of crashing the net...