Carolina Hurricanes Sit as Current Favorites for Stanley Cup

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00:00Hurricanes are near the top of the standings and have been near the top of the odds board

00:04all year long. But now, the Canes are the favorites to win Lord Stanley's Cup at a 6-1

00:10number. Where does Carolina stand right now, in your estimation, near the best of the best in the

00:15NHL? Right now, after the Rantanen trade, that's a home run for them. Rantanen's in his contract

00:22here. He's one of the top 5 or 10 players in the NHL. Used to run sidekick with Nathan McKinnon

00:28and was top 5 in the NHL in points over the past 4 seasons combined prior to the trade. So,

00:34it's a great piece for them to potentially put them over the top. The issue is, other teams out

00:40there, whether it's even a Colorado, a Dallas, a Vegas, the Rangers, these teams are going to

00:46make moves before the deadline as well. Right now, as it stands, getting Rantanen into the

00:51mix playing on the top line with Sebastian Ajo in the first power play, that's an excellent

00:56potential for them moving forward. He can also pivot to 2C to fill that hole for them. I really

01:02like that. They also got Freddie Anderson back. He had a shutout against the Rangers the other day.

01:07Having Anderson and Khachatkov there in the net gives them a better chance to go on a deep run,

01:12for sure.