Carolina Hurricanes are going to surprise many people

[ViD]

I've been watching some of their pre season games and I can say that they now have an incredible young offensive group led by a seasoned veteran cup winner.

Already established Aho, Staal and Teravainen are joined by an insanely skilled addition of Svechnikov, Necas and Zykov who have been putting up points in pretty much all of the pre season games.


Their newest acquisition to the defense in Hamilton establishes the Hurricanes defensive crop as pretty solid having top talent in Slavin, TVR and Faulk.

The only questionable position is goalies. It's pretty weak, to be honest, but if Mrazek plays well, the Canes are going to battle for a play off spot.

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[Crede777]

It's risky to try to extrapolate any sort of meaning from preseason games.

 

[DJJones]

Their offense is going to be terrible. Relying on that many young guys isn't going to end wekk

 

[ViD]

Their offense is going to be terrible. Relying on that many young guys isn't going to end wekk

Toronto proves you wrong, though.

 

[ScottyK]

Terrible offense, good defense, suspect at best goaltending...

10th

 

[DJJones]

Toronto proves you wrong, though.

How? You think your guys are that good and Toronto had some nice veteran depth

 

[MMC]

They've been bad for years because of goaltending.

They added Petr Mrazek.

Not sure how people think they're going to somehow become good this year.

 

[Mrb1p]

TBH, they should offer a first rounder, Nedjo and Fox for Price. TIME IS NOW YO

Their offense is going to be terrible. Relying on that many young guys isn't going to end wekk

What? Aho is an elite guy, the back end is great offensively, they have a lot of talented depth too.

 

[Mathew Barzal]

It's preseason. Jfc.

 

[CantLoseWithMatthews]

they're a talented team that will be sunk by goaltending

 

[Lunatik]

If Mrazek and/or Darling bounce back, they could easily be a playoff team IMO. They will live and die by their goaltending though.

That said, is Brind'Amour's system conducive to those guys bouncing back? From what I've heard, it is more run and gun and that could result in their goaltenders being hung out to dry more often and when you have two guys with shaky confidence, that could also be very very bad.

 

[Weast]

If Mrazek and/or Darling bounce back, they could easily be a playoff team IMO. They will live and die by their goaltending though.

That said, is Brind'Amour's system conducive to those guys bouncing back? From what I've heard, it is more run and gun and that could result in their goaltenders being hung out to dry more often and when you have two guys with shaky confidence, that could also be very very bad.

Yup, if their goaltending is even average I think they make the playoffs.

 

[Lunatik]

Yup, if their goaltending is even average I think they make the playoffs.

They might be the most difficult team to predict this year because of that. Similar goaltending to last year, they will be in the hunt for Hughes. It improves a little, they are in a playoff race. It becomes average, they make the playoffs. It becomes good, they could be very dangerous.

As a rebuilding team in my keeper league, I took pretty much all boom or bust players... so naturally I have both Carolina goalies

 

[DJJones]

TBH, they should offer a first rounder, Nedjo and Fox for Price. TIME IS NOW YO


What? Aho is an elite guy, the back end is great offensively, they have a lot of talented depth too.

Yes and was the first one listed on your established players. How would that prove you guys can do what Marner and Matthews could?

 

[Oilers Propagandist]

I've been watching some of their pre season games and I can say that they now have an incredible young offensive group led by a seasoned veteran cup winner.

Already established Aho, Staal and Teravainen are joined by an insanely skilled addition of Svechnikov, Necas and Zykov who have been putting up points in pretty much all of the pre season games.


Their newest acquisition to the defense in Hamilton establishes the Hurricanes defensive crop as pretty solid having top talent in Slavin, TVR and Faulk.

The only questionable position is goalies. It's pretty weak, to be honest, but if Mrazek plays well, the Canes are going to battle for a play off spot.

Are you sure you didn't make this post only because the Canes drafted Svechnikov?


Anyways, I hope they do well. When they get to the playoffs, they seem to almost make it all the way lmao.

 

[snopro31]

Ferland is gonna hit 30 goals and 55 points.

 

[Terry Yake]

no they won't

 

[Lunatik]

Ferland is gonna hit 30 goals and 55 points.

No he won't. Unless he's playing with Aho, he'll be lucky to get 15 goals.

 

[BlueDream]

Lol, this is not the first time people have predicted the Hurricanes to surprise.

The only strength of the team is defense. Weak offense, goaltending and a first-year head coach. Chances of them succeeding are unlikely, sorry.

 

[ConnorMcMullet]

We hear this every single year.

 

[Belieber]

Same old Canes, here comes 11th place.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Their offense is going to be terrible. Relying on that many young guys isn't going to end wekk

Maybe, but the Leafs relied on 7 rookies two seasons ago and it ended well.

Still, don’t think Canes are a playoff team. Goaltending and being too weak down the middle are why.

 

[GoldOnGold]

Colorado Avalanche preseason 2016-2017: 6-0-0

Colorado Avalanche regular season 2016-2017: 22-56-4

Anaheim Ducks preseason 2016-2017: 0-5-1

Anaheim Ducks regular season 2016-2017: 46-23-12

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Yes and was the first one listed on your established players. How would that prove you guys can do what Marner and Matthews could?

You keep saying “your” and “you guys”. Neither of those two posters are Canes fans.

 

[Roboturner913]

Obviously it's hard to say anything from preseason but this looks like a different team with a different mentality. Brind'amour seems like a coach who knows the right buttons to push. Especially with how young the team is, I think Peters adherence to the all-important "system" was stifling and the players forgot to try and win the game because they were too focused on trying to not make any mistakes at all.

Get some average goaltending and they'll be a solid playoff team, and I think Nachos, Svech and Zykov are going to surprise some people with how productive they can be offensively.