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NHL 2026 Playoff Thread


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It's worth mentioning...

Game 1: Oct 11 in Raleigh. 4-3 OT win with a complete starting lineup.

Game 2: Dec 13 in Philly. 4-3 SO win without Jaccob Slavin.

Game 3: Dec 14 in Raleigh. 3-2 SO win with a complete starting lineup.

Game 4: Apr 13 in Philly. 3-2 SO loss with the AHL roster. 

Those early season games were no indication of the Canes team that finished the season. Miller and Ehlers were still trying to figure things out, Nikishin was still a work in progress and the Stankoven line was just another line. Make no mistake, the Canes team Philly will see is nothing close to what they saw at any point in the season. If the top line starts producing, Freddie stays hot and the blue line does what it does, this could be a sweep as well. 

 

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23 minutes ago, DavidEng said:

I expect the series to be Canes team defense vs Vladar stealing games.  Canes to win but not predicting a sweep. 

I am gonna say 4-1. Philly wins a weird one but similar to Ottawa it will be obvious who the better team is. That said I could see another sweep.  

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30 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

Canes in 6, 

Will need to be another goalie series for the Canes to win. Freddie will need to be on his A game just like the first round. 

Vladar sv% is like .937 with a 1.61gaa. 

I don’t think we can rely on a single series playoff stats against one team, but if we’re going to do that I’ll take Freddie’s lol.

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