Brind'Amour to start on wing for a change

DENVER — Hurricanes coach Paul Maurice tried it during the game against the New York Islanders, liked what he saw, and will go with it again tonight against the Colorado Avalanche: Rod Brind'Amour on the wing. Brind'Amour will play the left wing on Matt Cullen's line, with Scott Walker on the right side. Maurice also will open with Chad LaRose and Ray Whitney on Eric Staal's line, and Jussi Jokinen centering Tuomo Ruutu and Sergei Samsonov. The fourth line is unchanged. Maurice noted that Brind'Amour played some left wing while with the Philadelphia Flyers before coming to Carolina in January 2000, although long-time Hurricanes observers don't recall him ever starting on a wing for the Canes. "Most of all there's a comfort level with him, that he felt comfortable," Maurice said of the Canes captain. "And I liked a lot of his game. He had two or three shots in tight, which is a good sign for him. "He easily picked up his ...