One thing that will certainly help the Carolina Hurricanes after sweeping the Islanders is time off. The Hurricanes have lost Micheal Ferland, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Petr Mrazek, Jordan Martinook, Saku Maenalanen, and Andrei Svechnikov all for multiple games at different points this season.
However, the rest will not be enough time for Trevor van Riemsdyk to return to the lineup. He is unfortunately having season ending surgery after playing truly great hockey throughout the season and in the first round against the Capitals.
He has been the sixth man in a stacked defense this year for the Hurricanes, but he would probably be higher on a lot of other depth charts.