NHL Metropolitan Division Preview 2026
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What did the hosts say about the defending Stanley Cup champions and the team's roster?
The defending Stanley Cup champions. The defending Stanley Cup champions. The defending Stanley Cup champion. The reigning. That's right. It's right. It's raining over you. Defending. 113 points in the regular season last year. That's a good season. But the most important thing is they won the cup. And they won a repeat, and the roster is basically the same, with the exception of Alexander and Nikishan, which we're gonna talk about in a little bit. bit. Jordan Stahl just got his extension, but he was already under contract this year. I don't know, man. They're still under the cap. They won it 12 million under the cap. They're gonna be fine. Um, but this division also kind of benefits them. I do think the division's better, but I still don't think it's great.
And the canes are great, so they're over and under at 108.5 seems right. Oh yeah. I
hate how good they are at this.
Yes, they are very, very good at this. Now, let's talk about the Carolina Hurricanes just from a goaltending perspective, starting there, because Freddie Anderson's not here anymore. And let's give Freddie his due. And you know that's hard for me. I'm kidding. Um, Freddie was phenomenal through the playoffs, and then he got injured in the finals. Brandon Bussey finished it off. Bussey, who signed the extension after being claimed off of waivers last season, um, played really bad after the extension, but played great in the State.
Like This is a regular season prediction, right? Yes, yeah. It's not a this is not playoffs. We're not we're not doing the playoffs. So with that in mind, Hurricanes lose Freddie Anderson. Devastating question mark? No. No. No. De wildly no. He had a 16, 14, and 5 record, which is mid as hell on a team that ended up winning the cup, right? Wow. With yeah, you know why? He had an eight seventy-four. Not great. So I was I was like, Oh, they lost Freddie. They do have Bussy. And I guess he's gonna be backed up by Kachekov. But the bar that you have to hop over is you need thirty five games, because that's how many games Freddie Anderson played last year. You need to replace thirty five games and throw up a better save percentage than eight, seven, four.
I think they can do that.
How are the Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltending situation and backups analyzed?
I think they can I think Kachekov can do that specifically.
I think nearly any NHL goalie can do that. Maybe not
Sam Harrison, but we'll see.
Freddie, like that's there's a reason why there was a conversation heading into the playoffs. We're like, Freddie? And then he was incredible until he wasn't, and then Bussy got him over the finish line, and that's fine, but we're doing the regular season here, and he was not good.
Jesse, um assuming you don't have anything to say on the Carolina uh uh goaltending.
I I I j I you do want to add that Eric Tolski in every facet of his GMing does a fantastic job. The total amount that they're spending on their two starters this year, three point nine million dollars. Wow. Combined. Like that's for the two of them combined is less than four million dollars. No, they'll be in
trouble if they play like it.
Justin Sort of makes double that. Uh Well, well. Hey, uh on defense. And yes, I have confidence in both of those guys taking them through the season and winning a ton of games.
Or
they'll just find someone on waivers again.
Assuming Nikishan does not resign and gets traded, which we assume is going to happen, I feel like they might get a defenseman back in that trade if they're going to make it. I don't know what the return's going to be. But you do have Slavon Chatfield, Keandre Miller, Sean Walker, and Shane Goss to spare. And all of those guys are, with the exception of Keandre Miller, who just came over last year, they're a long time or you know, a couple of years in this system. They've done really, really well. And, you know, specifically. Specifically I want to talk about Kay Andre Miller, who was a Rangers pick. They drafted him. They developed him. They made him good. After one bad year, they're like, get out of here.
And he comes to Carolina and he's pretty excellent at seven and a half million dollars, which looks by the way, like a steal right now.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What did the hosts say about the defending Stanley Cup champions and the team's roster?
0:00–2:14
2
How are the Carolina Hurricanes’ goaltending situation and backups analyzed?
2:14–11:48
3
What are the key points about the Hurricanes’ forward core, contracts and depth?
11:48–18:36
4
What predictions and over/under totals did the panel discuss for the Metropolitan Division?
18:36–52:44
5
Why is Timo Meier considered the key to the New Jersey Devils’ success?
52:44–58:05
6
How do the hosts evaluate the New York Rangers’ front‑office turmoil and predict their point total?
58:05–1:05:15
7
What are the Philadelphia Flyers’ roster moves and why are they expected to be a surprise team?
1:05:15–1:12:44
8
Why are the Washington Capitals’ offseason moves viewed as a catalyst for a points‑over prediction?
1:12:44–1:48:45