When the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup Run Got Stressful, Tripp Tracy’s Radio Call Made It All Worthwhile

Early in Game 2, I stopped trying to sync the radio to the television.

I could not abandon my beloved audio feed. But I had to accept that it would mean hearing the Stanley Cup Final a second and a half before seeing it. And soon, I realized, I preferred it that way. This series was too much to be at the mercy of the picture alone. I needed the grounding cadence of the radio.