The Carolina Hurricanes Are Built To Win The Stanley Cup Again – And Again
The great thing about what Carolina Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky has done isn't just that he led the team to the second Stanley Cup win in franchise history.
Tulsky has also set up this group of players to be perennial Cup front-runners for the foreseeable future.
The Hurricanes proved too much for even a veteran-laden team like the Vegas Golden Knights to handle, and Tulsky has put together a roster for 2026-27 that is going to be dominant again.
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Finally, the Canes will once again have the brilliance of coach Rod Brind'Amour next year.
If Brind'Amour doesn't win his second Jack Adams Award as the NHL's best bench boss sometime soon, it'll be a major mistake by voters for the honor. Brind'Amour showed he could handle any opponent's blueprint for success and make the adjustments the Hurricanes needed to overcome the opposition. He's one of the best in the world at what he does, and he's delivered as advertised.
So it's clear that Carolina will be the Metro's No. 1 seed and likely the top team in the East. And if the Hurricanes stay healthy in the post-season next year, they should be the clear favorite to come out of the East.
Of course, things have to fall just perfectly for any championship win to come together. You need good luck health-wise, and the Canes got that this season. You need depth at all positions, and Carolina got that, too. And you need some good fortune on the ice. The Hurricanes had all those things, and that's why they're celebrating a Cup win today.
Winning a Cup is hard, but repeating as Cup champions is harder. So the Canes will be facing a mountainous task next season. But with the well-balanced lineup Tulsky has assembled, the Hurricanes have no excuse not to be back in the thick of things next year and until further notice.
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This story was originally published June 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM.