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Carolina Hurricanes: Ranking every season in the history of the franchise

By Andrew Miller

RALEIGH, NC - JUNE 19: Rod Brind'Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes kisses the Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in game seven of the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Finals on June 19, 2006 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes defeated the Oilers 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup finals 4 games to 3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - JUNE 19: Rod Brind'Amour #17 of the Carolina Hurricanes kisses the Stanley Cup after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in game seven of the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Finals on June 19, 2006 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes defeated the Oilers 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup finals 4 games to 3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – MAY 12: Shane Willis #25 of the Carolina Hurricanes is chased by Sean O’Donnell #6 of the New Jersey Devils in Game one of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2001 NHL Playoffs on May 12, 2001 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Devils won 5-1. (Photo by Jaime Squire/Getty Images/NHLI)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY – MAY 12: Shane Willis #25 of the Carolina Hurricanes is chased by Sean O’Donnell #6 of the New Jersey Devils in Game one of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals of the 2001 NHL Playoffs on May 12, 2001 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Devils won 5-1. (Photo by Jaime Squire/Getty Images/NHLI) /

4. 2000-01

After a disappointing campaign in their first season in Raleigh at the EA Sports Arena in 1999-00, the Canes responded in a big way under Paul Maurice in 2000-01. They finished with a 38-32-9-3 record on the way to a second place seeding in the Southeast Division.

Arturs Irbe saw a dramatic drop in his stats from the season before, but he still was very solid between the pipes. Considering backup goaltender Tyler Moss posted a save percentage of .853, the Canes needed Irbe to play in as many games as possible.

The New Jersey Devils and Canes started what would become a small rivalry in the NHL Playoffs during the 2000-01 season. New Jersey would eventually lose to Joe Sakic, Patrick Roy, and Peter Forsberg and a crazy good Colorado Avalanche team.

Yet, this was the first stepping stone on the way to a Stanley Cup Finals appearance against the Detroit Red Wings in the following season.

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