Despite all the pre-assumed worries that the Hurricanes were going to struggle against the New York Rangers whether it was due to the regular season series record, the historic struggles, Artemi Panarin being a Hart Trophy finalist, Mika Zibanejad scoring in nearly every game he’s played against Carolina or the tandem of Henrik Lundqvist having virtually never lost to the Canes and Igor Shesterkin being the heir apparent and next likely superstar goaltender, there really was nothing to worry about.
I mean, the Hurricanes swept the Rangers in three straight games, outscoring their opponent by a grand total of 11-4.