As the Nashville Predators head into their playoff series with the Carolina Hurricanes, pretty much the entire hockey world is favoring the Hurricanes to win. There’s a lot for Hurricanes fans to be excited about right now, with talented young players at all three positions. Teuvo Teräväinen is back from injury and playing just as well as before, while Alex Nedeljkovic is the talented young goalie they’ve been hoping for since Cam Ward.
What’s more, the Hurricanes went 6-0 against the Predators this season in games that had meaning for the Hurricanes themselves, with the Preds’ lone two victories coming in games once the Canes had clinched the division and secured themself home ice up through at least through what I’m going to call the Stanley Cup Semifinals.