The Washington Capitals catching the Carolina Hurricanes may be the least chaotic consequence within the NHL’s Metropolitan Division subsequent season.
With NHL coaching camp and preseason motion starting in a month, Yardbarker is previewing storylines involving every division this week.
Chaos reigns supreme outdoors of Carolina and Washington
The NHL’s Metropolitan Division runs by Carolina and Washington.
FanDuel Sportsbook has the Canes at -900 to make the playoffs, the perfect odds within the NHL. Even when the Hurricanes bumped into their annual playoff wall, they by no means labored into the playoffs. The Capitals are picked to complete a distant second within the Metropolitan Division (-310 to make the playoffs).
Nonetheless, the defending Stanley Cup champion has declined in factors in every of the final 4 seasons. Florida (twice), Vegas and Colorado all noticed a mean decline in whole factors by a mean of 12.25 factors over an 82-game season. Consequently, there are questions on who wins the division.
Barring one thing catastrophic, there’s little query about who will end within the high two spots. Even when Carolina holds off the Capitals, Washington made large offseason acquisitions in what seems to be a “Final Dance” for future Corridor of Famer Alex Ovechkin.
