Gordon Ladd watched nervously, his back arched in his seat, knuckles white with tension, as his grandson's hockey team started the game slowly once again. His grandson Andrew Ladd was playing his ninth Stanley Cup playoff game Tuesday for the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes. After that tense first period, Gordon had to make his own adjustments after the second period, as his TV suddenly turned off during the period. He couldn't get it working again. Gordon, arms resting on his living room chair, threw his hands up in the air in disappointment. "Gosh, I couldn't believe it!" he said afterwards.