Luke DeCock

DeCock: Much has changed since Canes last made playoffs

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Former coach Peter Laviolette, center, behind the bench in 2008, the last season the team made the playoffs. Laviolette had led the Canes to a Stanley Cup title in 2005-06. N&O FILE PHOTO

The Carolina Hurricanes last made the playoffs in 2009, when they finished sixth in the Eastern Conference and made it to the conference finals with seven-game wins against New Jersey and Boston before being swept by Pittsburgh. That season opened on Oct. 10, 2008, with a 6-4 home win against Florida.

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Luke DeCock

This story was originally published October 8, 2014 at 8:00 PM with the headline "DeCock: Much has changed since Canes last made playoffs."

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