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Ray Ratto

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 14: Carolina Hurricanes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour celebrates Jordan Staal #11 on the ice after winning the 2026 Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on June 14, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Lavallee/NHLI via Getty Images)

The Hurricanes’ Dominance Required Years Of Disappointment

Barry Petchesky

RALEIGH, NC - JUNE 11: The puck gets past Carter Hart #79 of the Vegas Golden Knights during game five of the NHL Stanley Cup Final between the Vegas Golden Knights and the Carolina Hurricanes on June 11, 2026 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Nicholas Faulkner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

John Tortorella Stands Behind Carter Hart As Hart Fails To Stand In Front Of Four Goals Per Game

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - JUNE 11: Jalen Chatfield #5 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates away from Ivan Barbashev #49 of the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of Game Five of the NHL Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 11, 2026 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

In Unprecedented Development, Carolina Wins Normal Game

Jordan Staal Has Frozen Blood

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock returns to the locker room before playing the Los Angeles Kings at the Scotiabank Arena on November 5, 2019 in Toronto.

Mike Babcock Is Proof That No One Is Too Weird To Get Hired In The NHL

Vegas Golden Knights players William Karlsson, and Mitch Marner celebrate in front of the opposing goal after the the game-winning the goal in double overtime to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes in game three of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Hurricanes Took Vegas To The Brink And The Rest Of Us Got Hockey Nirvana

Kelsey McKinney

fan holds a cape reading "I just hope Seth Jarvis has fun" after game two of the Stanley Cup Finals on June 4, 2026 at Lenovo Arena

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