So it’s Hurricanes versus the Islanders starting this weekend. Thanks to the sequence of events of the games last night, the New York Rangers secured the Metropolitan Division title, as well as the Presidents’ Trophy for the season. They’ll be the top seed for the playoffs, and they await the winner of the second Wild Card. Also last night, the other New York team—the Islanders—won and secured third place in the Metro meaning they’ll face off against the Hurricanes in Round One. The easy thing...
The Carolina Hurricanes have two games remaining in the regular season, and their hopes at a Metropolitan Division championship and Presidents’ Trophy win are still alive. The New York Rangers took care of business against the Islanders on Sunday, which means the Canes don’t control their own destiny and would need the Rangers to not get two points against the Senators in their last game. For any of that to matter though, the Hurricanes will need to add two more to their four-game winning streak...