On Monday, the Carolina Hurricanes held their annual media day as local pundits got their first official interviews with a few of the players and the team staff.
Many things were repeated which have been said in years' past.
Everyone is in great shape. Everyone is looking forward to the season ahead and cannot wait to get started. Everyone has a positive attitude.
Obviously, any team has to have a positive attitude if they want to be successful, even if they have not made the playoffs in six consecutive years. What makes it even tougher for the Canes though is that they have made very few changes in personnel from last season and not many people around the league think they can be contenders.