Let’s delve into the insane season that is the Carolina Hurricanes after their blockbuster trade to acquire Mikko Rantanen. The Hurricanes have arguably one of the best rosters in the NHL, making them one of the biggest contenders to win it all this year. But is there too much pressure being placed on this team? And is a deep playoff run necessary for them to keep their new superstar in town? Well today let’s talk Hurricanes hockey and breakdown why this year is Cup or Bust in Carolina. Subscribe to Jimmy Hockey for more NHL News and Breakdowns.
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The canes will have the cap space to resign Rantanan unlike last year where they couldnāt afford Guentzel
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Nobody cares if your first or second
Canes should of had a conversation with Rantanen before trading, he likely will not resign
Dont talk about brent burns and how hes one of our top blue line players. He is very sloppy and makes at least five bad turnovers a game that lead to grade A chances for the other team.
Mikko is NOT playing alongside Nate MacKinnon anymore. Aho is good, but he's NOT NateDogg!
Hey, just as a canes fan, i appreciate the video. I always felt like they were always in the background, and this trade made them up and center. Very well made video. LETS GO CANES
They are doing what nashville tried but failed to
I agreeācup or bust. If they keep trading away their assets and get only a rental player in return, the cupboards will soon be bare.
Another great well-researched video Jimmy.
I hope he gets a deal done…
Canes have $30M in cap space afaik after this season, it's perfectly possible Canes will be willing to sign a big money deal for Rantanen
The canes can get to the finals, they just need to get through the Caps. If they were in the west, i doubt it. Getting through Edmonton, Dallas, Vegas, The Wild and LA depending on how they're playing… unlikely. So they are a cup team, but I doubt they're a championship team. As an Avs fan that watches every game, Rantanen is amazing but is not the franchise superstar people are saying he is.
As a long canes fan, goaltending has been the issue for a long time. But as long as both Andersen and Kotchekov are healthy and do their job. We could have a chance at winning it this year. Especially having Rantannan on our team and a great defense and an outstanding special team. LGC
I think it ultimately comes down to if Mikko fits in and enjoys his time here. If he clicks with the team/Rod, enjoys being the big guy in town not behind Nate dog, and finds success in his game, I donāt see why he wouldnāt want to stay.
Eric Tulsky is not Don Waddell and will absolutely sign him to a large contract. Tulsky has even said they learned from the Guentzel situation and want to sign him but are giving him time to adjust and see how he feels.
From Rantanenās pov, not that many teams like the canes who have a lot of cap space with great players already locked in to contracts. As well as a consistent team competing every year
Jarvis is way better than I ever imagined. Amazing motor, totally drives the team at times.
two things determine how serious this team is when the playoffs come:
powerplay
consistent goaltending
both of these are what have costed us the last few years, especially last year which was probably the best team in franchise history top to bottom, blowing a 3-1 lead in minutes to a rival when we had all the momentum and a reverse sweep seemed like it was about to come true
I don't think it's cup or bust, this was supposed to be an off year and a year to really get players situated with all the moves in the off season. The canes are playing above what is expected, and the trade made should only help them even more.
The Colorado Avalanche are my first & favorite team, the Hurricanes are my 2nd team because theyāre in the East. Both teams started building out their defenses around the same time. I will say, Coloradoās higher end talent on defense carries them a bit further than Carolinaās and I think Coloradoās defense is better than Carolina. That said, defensively, not just offensively, I think Carolina is absolutely best in the NHL and itās a no contest. But in the modern, while defense is important, a defense that can produce can help mitigate production from forwards and while Brent Burns is still playing decently, the Hurricanes defense is much better at preventing goals than creating them. Shayne Gostisbehere is a monster and fits super well just like he did a couple of trade deadlines ago. They could probably use a more productive defensemen, and then theyād absolutely wear the crown of best defense in the NHL, over Colorado.
The canes were good before Rantanen. Hall is extremely talented too. This is not a win now or bust. Svech, Jarvis, Ago, and Slavin are a great core signed long term.
I never thought Iād consider calling someone āa well above average coachā insulting. Brindamours literally had the best start to a career by a coach in the history of the league. Fastest to 300 wins, heāll probably be fastest to 400 and 500 too the way theyāve got this roster built.
The canes have the top Russian D man just waiting to storm the NHL. Get ready for the BOOM!
I'm a Canes fan. This year we've been playing with house money really. We lost a lot of our main guys last summer and have exceeded expectations to the point that we're cup contenders despite playing with a lot of newer players and a few rookies, with more rookies coming next year
This is a retool year. Why tf are people all of a sudden saying cup or bust? We have Brent burns playing top minutes, and donāt have a legitimate goalie. The rantanen trade was tulsky taking a swing for a top fa because we have an insane amount of cap space. Even if we sign mikko to his $14mil a year deal we will still have plenty of cap, and not to mention Nikishin in the roster and many other prospects likely coming up. I saw our true ācontention windowā starts next year
Next season we have Burns, Orlov, Roslovic, Hall, Anderson off the books. Projected 38.7mil cap space for signing players. Likely ~13.5 for Rantanen (that would requires an offer of 15.4 aav for any team to match), bring Alexander Nikishin to America, find a bottom six forward and third pair defensemen that fit the team, or bring in some of the great prospects! That leaves ~21.2 for a good goaltender (Hill?) and a top six forward or two (ex: Gourde, Olofsson, offer sheet Kakko).
In summation, the Canes will probably look better next season than they do now.