You have to beat 2 opponents in your division to get to the conference finals. The Preds are not a great team, the Hurricanes own the Panthers and are a better team this year statistically than the Lightning.
I am a stats guy and the only team with more impressive possession stats than the Hurricanes are the Avs. That being said the Avs have to likely beat the pesky Wild and the elite Golden Knights just to make the conference finals.
Carolina has grit, great coaching, good special teams, if they have one question mark it is goaltending. I believe there is a very good chance they go deep.
There are 5 other cup contenders including the Golden Knights, Avs, Bruins, Penguins and Leafs (have to pick a Canadian team as one of them makes final 4).
I've bet on Hurricanes multiple times but I will be putting 3 more units on them to win it all.
I am a stats guy and the only team with more impressive possession stats than the Hurricanes are the Avs. That being said the Avs have to likely beat the pesky Wild and the elite Golden Knights just to make the conference finals.
Carolina has grit, great coaching, good special teams, if they have one question mark it is goaltending. I believe there is a very good chance they go deep.
There are 5 other cup contenders including the Golden Knights, Avs, Bruins, Penguins and Leafs (have to pick a Canadian team as one of them makes final 4).
I've bet on Hurricanes multiple times but I will be putting 3 more units on them to win it all.