Who would have thought three years ago, when the Carolina Hurricanes clinched a playoff berth in the second to last game of that season, ending a nine-year postseason drought, that they would be on to their fourth-consecutive appearance.
In fact, this has now been the longest postseason appearance streak in team history since relocation.
And Carolina did it by winning back-to-back Division titles and posting the highest wins total (54) and points (116) for a regular season in franchise history.
“You need to take a minute and just realize that it has been a pretty darn good year,” said Rod Brind’Amour after the Canes clinched the Metro.