News on what seems to be an impending sale of the Carolina Hurricanes continues to drip out slowly. If you missed the Monday Coffee Shop, we encourage you to stop by and see what readers had to say in polls and discussion about the potential sale.

The Thursday Coffee Shop steps out of the executive suites and lawyer’s offices and heads back down to the ice. Here at Canes and Coffee we have primarily been focused on the building of the 2017-18 Carolina Hurricanes roster, but today we will take an early look at the rest of the competition in the Metropolitan Division.

See also the Daily Cup of Joe for today which is a companion article that also takes an early look at the Metropolitan Division competition.

 

 

Carolina Hurricanes polls

Please remember to click ‘vote’ after each individual poll response.

 

 

Not including the Hurricanes, which team(s) in the Metropolitan Division will be most improved? (Choose up to two.)

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Which Metropolitan Division teams will make the 2018 NHL Playoffs? (Choose between 3 and 5.)

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Let's assume for sake of argument that four teams from the Metropolitan Division will make the 2018 NHL playoffs. Which four teams do the Hurricanes need to beat in the standings to make the playoffs

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Which Metropolitan Division team(s) is set to take the biggest fall in 2017-18? (Choose up to two.)

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Discussion questions

 

1) If you were to rank the Metropolitan Division without bias, where would the Hurricanes reasonably rank going into the 2017-18 season?

2) What does it take for the Hurricanes to emerge from what will likely be the toughest division in the NHL and claim a playoff spot?

3) Which team(s) stands out as most improved based on off-season moves?

 

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