The Carolina Hurricanes won their first home opener in eight years. The team finally has a truly elite offensive threat in what feels like forever. The Hurricanes are even getting some love from the #fancystats crew as well. (On a side note it seems both the old schoolers and analytics crowd finally agree on something: Carolina’s goaltending is bad.)
What a difference just one win makes to the team’s outlook. Before the Rangers, everybody was yelling at Ron Francis to go trade for a goalie. Now people are planning the Stanley Cup Parad route. Well maybe it hasn’t gotten that far yet, but the #Canes fans are definitely a little peppier these days.