Here we are again, 15 years later.
Back then, in 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers were the last two NHL teams standing on the way to an epic seven-game Stanley Cup Final that the former Hartford Whalers won.
It's early, but if the 2021-22 season winds up in similar fashion, remember where you heard it first.
Barely a month into the campaign, the Hurricanes became the second team to embark on a two-week run atop B/R's weekly NHL power rankings—sweeping the ballots as the Oilers, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild and St.