As Dan Ryan did for us earlier today, I answered five questions from Stanley Cup of Chowder going into this series.
Here’s my take on what Dan wanted to know:
1. What’s the difference between this year’s Hurricanes and last year’s Hurricanes?
The Hurricanes are just a better, deeper team overall than last year.
Most of that comes on offense, but the defense is even deeper than a year ago with the additions of Brady Skjei and Sami Vatanen, despite Brett Pesce remaining out.