{"id":3162,"date":"2026-06-24T17:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3162"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:07:25","slug":"sixteen-final-thoughts-on-a-stanley-cup-winning-season-for-the-hurricanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3162","title":{"rendered":"Sixteen final thoughts on a Stanley Cup winning season for the Hurricanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It takes 16 wins to claim the Stanley Cup and the Carolina Hurricanes did just that.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3161\">NC rape survivor \u2018done with asking why&#8217; after attacker sentenced to prison<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, 16 final thoughts, if you will:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The Canes having an \u201ceasy path\u201d to the Cup narrative is lame. You play who\u2019s in front of you. The Canes went 16-3 against the four teams in front of them. End of story.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Some said Vegas would be the team to stop the Canes when the Cup Final began. They didn\u2019t. They couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 What about a healthy Florida Panthers team? They weren\u2019t healthy this year. They didn\u2019t make it. We\u2019ll see about that next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Not sure I\u2019ve seen Jordan Staal in better shape and more ready for a season than this one. From day one of training camp to lifting the Cup, he was ready. He had that look.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Just a thought: was Eric Tulsky in on the cinderblock thing? Did the GM do some prep work lifting it?<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 If there was one play that turned the Cup Final, it was goalie Brandon Bussi stopping Mitch Marner\u2019s penalty shot in Game 3. It all began to pivot then. Lost the game, but the series had pivoted.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 No, not forgetting those three goals in 39 seconds. Happened so suddenly ABC\u2019s Sean McDonough\u2019s voice broke trying to call it. Vegas was beginning to crack, too.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 How does Logan Stankoven do it? Stand next to him in the locker room and he seems so small. Big heart, though. Big, big heart.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=3159\">\u2018An old house:\u2019 Why WakeMed says it needs Atrium merger to fix Raleigh campus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 The clip of K\u2019Andre Miller and his baby on the bench still can bring a tear to the eye.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Another thought: 192,922 people in downtown Raleigh to celebrate a Cup? Hockey market.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Jalen Chatfield and Sean Walker were undrafted defensemen. Now, Cup champions. It\u2019s about work and perseverance. And opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Let\u2019s all say it again: Rod Brind\u2019Amour should be in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Who knows, he might soon qualify as a player <i>and<\/i> a builder.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 So both Tkachuk brothers will be playing for Florida. Can already see Nic Deslauriers in the Canes lineup. Tulsky always thinks ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Sebastian Aho is as classy an athlete as I\u2019ve ever covered, and I\u2019ve covered a lot of them in the last five decades. Winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Not sure I\u2019ve ever seen a coach connect with his team any better than Rod Brind\u2019Amour.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Carolina Hurricanes, 2026 Stanley Cup champions. 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