Every Hurricanes fan says this a lot, but it really has been a crazy year. I was basically just happy to make the playoffs, and now we lead a second round series on the back of a shutout from Petr Mrazek (his second of the year)!
For me, everything beyond this point is icing on the cake. It has been a tremendous season, and regardless of what happens, we have a lot of great hockey to watch in the future.
However, it’s obvious the actual Hurricanes team doesn’t feel that way. I would expect nothing less from a Rod Brind’Amour led team.