Previewing Hurricanes vs Rangers Round Two Series 

Seth Jarvis looks like a darkhorse to be on Team Canada's 2026 roster. He's only getting better and now is his breakout.

Knew this matchup was coming from the start of the season. Canes are a hell of a team, hope the Rags can pull through. Should be a fantastic series.

Honestly I think whoever wins this series will be in the final, and whichever team ends up winning this series will have to earn it through blood, sweat, and tears. This is going to be a great series to watch as a neutral fan

Rangers cautiously optimistic meter 5/10. For those of us entering the workforce in 1994 we understand a Rangers Cup is right there with Halley’s Comet. 💫 Carolina is notorious for catching teams napping and scoring 2 goals half a minute apart. Rangers gotta look for that.

KK played well in round 1, he just didn't get the numbers.

As a canes fan, I could see this going either way. If the canes lock it down, they can definitely take it, but if they’re sloppy then the rangers will take advantage.

Im a Ranger fan. I think they will win but totally respect Hurricanes Damn good team and great coach

66% is too high of a chance for Carolina. I genuinely think it’s a 50/50 toss up. I hope Carolina wins, but I’m scared of this Rangers team. I don’t know what will happen, but I know that it’ll most likely be 6 or 7 games and that it’ll be fun (and bad for my heart and mental health)

One thing that was interesting that I’m not sure a lot of people knew, the rangers moved up their right handed third string goalie louie domingue into practices just so the players could practice shooting more on a right hand glove and a left hand blocker

This series is going to be very close. I don't think I can give a prediction. These are the two best teams in the East, (#1 and #3 overall). Both of these teams are quite talented. If this series doesn't go 7, I'll be very surprised. I'm fine with whoever wins this one.

Chris Kreider 4 GP - 2 Goals - 1 Assist - 3 Points

I’m a Ranger fan, so I’m biased, but honestly, this could go either way. The Canes with Guentzel are scary.

Canes in 7. Hopefully the Isles series woke us up.

Let’s be honest- Rangers fans & Hurricanes fans have been looking forward to this matchup all season. It will be epic! Let’s Go Canes! 2024 is our year…..

The Athletic model has Carolina at a 66% chance of winning, which is ridiculously underselling the Rangers. This is going to be a tight, close series in which I think the winner will end up raising the Cup. New York's top stars are good enough to win a series on their own, especially Shesterkin, while the Canes have been the best team in the league since the trade deadline. One key thing to note is that in 2022, Carolina had to use Raanta because Andersen was out, which obviously isn't the case this year, and that could be the difference. If it does end up going the distance, having Game 7 be at MSG will be a big advantage for the Rangers, which is why the Canes will be wanting to win this one in 6. Ultimately, I think they do, with Guentzel showing why the Canes went all in for him at the deadline.

This matchup should be conference finals, not second round...

Ranger fan. I'm gonna be optimistic here and say Rangers in 6. But realistically its a Game 7 toss-up kind of matchup. Washington was REALLY bad that series, therefore the Rangers really were not properly tested. This will be the first test for them and Game 1 will be absolutely huge.

Ooooh gonna be a good series

I like the Rangers in this series, but my biggest worry is discipline. It's hard enough to generate offensive against the canes. If theyre taking bad penalties, even if they kill them off, it's gonna be an uphill battle.

23 years old isn’t old Shannon, you’re like a young winter rabbit. Thanks for the overview, appreciate the interesting commentary! Should be a great round.

I think that the three best teams in the NHL are the Avalanche, Rangers, and Canes. This should be a great series.

As a Rangers fan, Happy to play a actual playoff team, That said, Carolina can beat us, If the rangers don't play their best game

I've got Rangers in 7. Shesterkin being the difference.

I'm a Leaf fan and I've always thought that Ranger sweater was soooo nice.😮

Hurricanes advancing is way more impressive seeing how NYI were actually good. Should be a great 2nd round, Canes will probably find a way to win. Rags are a very good team though !

NYR in 7 Let’s Go Baby!!🔴⚪️🔵

I feel like the series is going seven and it’s a tossup. Igor may be the difference

I went to game 7 vs "the rags" Only playoff game [sadly, Canes fan] Despite the outcome, hopefully Canes will win, but I'm biased "Hand shake line at end." Can I get a Trocheck/Slavin hug, please? Trocheck, signed where here did.. but gave money to children's hospital on the way out. I'm glad to see him doing well this season

I think the isles make the canes look bad, remember last year after that series and everybody thought the canes looked "bad" but then they smoked the devils.

From Covers: "Both New York and Carolina dispatched their Round 1 opponents with ease, but the Hurricanes simply have more depth than the Rangers can handle."

Canes fan, 7 game series at least which is going to be great for my blood pressure

Canes in 7. Gonna be an amazing series

Shout out to Marty Brodeur and the trapezoid…. love it!

Going to be a great series. LGR!

This is going be the best series of the second round!

I like your comment about the Islanders, probably being a better team than the capitals. Which I feel made it easy for the Rangers. I think the Rangers are going to be playing obviously a much better team and if not prepared, are in for a rude awakening. I must add it was a bit deflating seeing you in a rangers jersey. 😂😂😂😂

Top player not preforming could be attacked by someone on the other team trying to shut them down. Leaves the door open for depth to deliver

islanders fan here, if carolina plays the rangers like they are in for some trouble, but I'm not sure they were playing there A game against the islanders. The rangers however are on a totally different level, they are very well coached and put together nicely

This should have been the conference final, and in the old days of 1-8 it would have been.

Canes in 6

Crazy these teams are playing each other in the second round . Feels like both teams could beat Toronto, Boston AND maybe Florida, They need to fix the playoffs

Dude honestly you should be on the nhl network. I honestly can’t believe they never offer you a job. Your channel is awesome

Great video. I have the NY Rangers winning in 6 games.

Come on Canes!!!! We need that cup back in Raleigh!! The whole organization deserves it. They’ve worked so hard building the team back to prominence.

2022 game 7 was torturous as a canes fan, I’m really hoping we get some revenge!

The only reason I'm picking the Rangers in this series is because I'm a lifelong fan. These teams are so even, it's a toss-up. Bettors better bet and hold their breathe. Cheers!

im thinking rangers in 6, this series is gonna playoff hockey at its best, i think the depth scoring and lockdown defense paired with the physical play will be the difference maker but no matter what its gonna be entertaining as all hell

I've always thought there should be a time limit on penalty shots. It'd be easy enough to do. You could do something like 5 seconds from the time the puck is touched. That would be plenty of time.

Including the sweep, Rangers are 8-2 in last 10 and 16-4 in last 20. Rangers in 6! LGR!

Rangers all the way! Love your jersey, Shannon, it's one of my favorites! LGR!

Winner of this matchup will likely go to the cup, so pumped for this series

May be the best series of the playoffs

"Do you need a rule change for one guy?" Yes, you do. Sean Avery.

This is the series hockey fans have been waiting for. I personally HATE both these teams. However, very simply, they are both the cream of the crop. Both arenas and fan bases are absolutely rabid and both teams are seasoned and tough as nails. Great time of year for the best game you can name!

Rangers in 7. It’s going to be a tough series, but this Ranger team is something special.

I'll say here what I've said elsewhere. I'm officially going Canes in 6, but there is a unsilenceable part of my mind that whispers, sorry, rangers in 7.

Rangers in 6

Really looking forward to this series. The Rangers have a great team. Let's go Canes!

I'm taking the Rangers because they were my pick at the start of the season, but this is a tough series to call. I'm looking forward to it either way.

favorite statement in the playoffs, do we change the rules for one guy? its not the trapezoid. thank you THG you made me smile with that.

Sad to see fellow Finns dominating the bottom row again. What happened to Kotkaniemi, he was a point per game producer early in the regular season.

Going to be a great series but I have blue shirts going in 7, in these playoffs you need special teams and goaltending in which we are both better #LGR

Rangers have the goaltending advantage. Canes offensive firepower will definitely expose the rangers weaknesses. I believe the canes can win in 6. Their guys continue improving, the confidence level is at an all time high. They hit the ice knowing they're capable of not only outscoring but shutting down every team in the world. They were absolutely the best looking team in the east in round 1. I don't believe shesterkin can stop them night after night even as great as he is. Rangers just don't look stout enough defensively to handle the creativity and sniping abilities of Carolina consistently. If I'm wrong then so be it.

This will be fun!

As fortold in the legends NYR gets president trophy cursed and the Canes have to make it to the conference finals to get swept again. Canes in 7.

Thank U

Shannon with the "kiss of death" jersey rep 😅 should be a good series

This is the series where Panarin makes his stand

I'm grateful you chose the rangers. I feel so too, but maybe I'm blinded as a fan.

Canes fan here. Im expecting a close series that could go either way. I do worry about Anderson in the net though.

Was surprised to see you wearing NYR in this video, LGR

Carolina scored 3.8 per against the isles, not 2.8, but whatever. Season series is what it is. A more interesting breakdown would be season record against playoff teams, pp and pk against playoff teams, against teams over .500, top half of the league pp and pk. Out of the new year break Carolina dummied nyr 6-1 in NY with a lineup that included lemieux. Don’t like Carolina on long rest, but Rod had them ready for that Jan 2 matchup, and the Canes should have a nice little routine baked into the nyc travel. Can’t. Wait. 🏴‍☠️❗️

Carolina in six.

Hey just wanted to let you know that you forgot to mention Kreider he had a few points as well, love your content!

Barring major Injuries this could very wrll be the deciding factor for thr cup

Yea it was against the tielynders

both top 3 in pp and pk. This is going to be a dog fight! They look fairly even, nod to Igor with the advantage in goal. Rangers in 7

Here is 1 analytic that matters to all Ranger fans when the game was tied or when Rangers had a lead with Igor in net this year his save % was tops in the league no 1 so yeah goaltending will decide it

Who ever wins this series is going to be the 2024 Stanley Cup champions. I've got Rangers in 7 and Igor will be the difference!

Tough to choose easy pick is NY but is it.

Hoping to see you in a Ranger jersey many more times over the next month or so

Mahalo Shannon

I’m excited for this series! Love both teams. Rangers fan at heart but hey I’m happy to see rangers or canes go on a deep run

The Rangers were the underdog the last series against the canes and we won .

Canes and Rangers fans can at least agree whoever wins this series is going to the cup. Either of these teams can beat Boston, Toronto, or Florida easily imo

I picked Carolina at the beginning of the playoffs to take this series and I'll stick with my pick but I'm less confident after the 1st round. NYR went how I expected, Carolina "struggle" more than I expected

This is going to be a very tight series. Teams are evenly matched up and down the lineup. Special teams are elite for both. Difference likely to come down to goaltending...slight edge Rangers. I will be at Game 1...LGR!

How about if I chose Rangers for this series? I think the Rangers might be a bit tougher physically, i.e. Trouba, Rempe,...Two excellent teams though...should go to 6 or 7 games...

As a Dallas fan living in SC, I’m hoping for a Canes vs Stars final. Go canes!

Canes fan here. It’s clear we did not play our best vs the Isles. I take no comfort in that . They can’t play in similar fashion vs NYR. This will be the stiffest competition they face.

I'm a big.Carolina fan but have to give a slight edge to the Rangers. I am hoping for a Carolina-Florida ECF but may not happen.

Yea we’ll I don’t think the canes deserve that price tag but I’ll take it especially with NYR AND CATS BEING MY TEAMS

skill vs grit. am taking CAR to survive this steel cage match. i think CAR finally gets the goal support they've been missing over the past 5 years to bust loose this time around.

This series is going AT LEAST 6 games.

This series will be a war of attrition 7 games will settle it rangers to survive and advance

I know Carolina didn't win a division, but the draw should have been set for these two that if they met it was the conference Final.

So far I'm 2-5 in predictions of my first round series so now I'm just going to pick teams I don't wana win so Rangers in 6

Rooting for Canes, but I have this feeling of impending dread that the Rangers are gonna take it. I'd be more than happy to be proven wrong though.

Gonna be a battle, I'm a rangers fan, so i believe they can win this in 6 or 7. Canes are the biggest test for the rangers. I believe they can handle florida quite easily.

Well,,,Ryan probly knows his brother's weaknesses...