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The Carolina Hurricanes booked an early ticket to the Eastern Conference Final by sweeping the New York Islanders in the second round, so they’ve got some extra time on their hands right now as they wait to find out who they’ll be playing.

With the Boston Bruins and the Columbus Blue Jackets battling it out in Game 6 on Monday night, the Hurricanes were enjoying their extended time off. However, they still had practice earlier in the day but it wasn’t your typical practice as the guys spent some time talking about their plans from the weekend.



The #Canes got a well-deserved weekend away from the rink. Now it's back to work. Petr Mrazek (lower body) and Micheal Ferland (upper body) both practicing today. pic.twitter.com/rhUf9yyfpW — Michael Smith (@MSmithCanes) May 6, 2019 The Canes are sitting in a circle and sharing what they did on their weekend off. Not kidding. pic.twitter.com/KpIIHQjwaU — Mark Armstrong (@ArmstrongABC11) May 6, 2019

Not a bad way to spend some time during practice, especially when you’re the first team to book a ticket to the conference finals.



Goal-scoring hero Greg McKegg on how he spent his weekend and the nature of the Canes on ice sharing sessions pic.twitter.com/6qgfi5To58 — Mark Armstrong (@ArmstrongABC11) May 6, 2019

Considering they’re still at least a couple of days away from returning to action, we think it’s safe to say they earned this light practice on Monday.

(H/T Twitter/ArmstrongABC11)