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10 reasons Carolina Hurricanes can win Stanley Cup in 2017-18

By Andrew Miller

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 20: A general view of the Stanley Cup trophy is seen being displayed at the Park Theater Retail Store at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on June 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 20: A general view of the Stanley Cup trophy is seen being displayed at the Park Theater Retail Store at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on June 20, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 16: Elias Lindholm #28 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on November 16, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Islanders defeated the Hurricanes 6-4. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 16: Elias Lindholm #28 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center on November 16, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The Islanders defeated the Hurricanes 6-4. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

8. Underrated offensive forces on the top lines

One huge key to success for the Canes will be getting both Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask going . Rask went through such a downturn in the past few weeks, that he was even a healthy scratch in favor of Phil Di Giuseppe.

Lindholm’s production has been better than Rask’s but getting both players to contribute more would be huge. Right now, Lindholm is tied with Ryan and Brock McGinn for on the team in points with 12. Rask has just seven through 21 games.

If Lindholm and Rask start to come through, along with other under the radar forwards like McGinn and Ryan, the Canes are going to take opponents by surprise. Those four players are incredibly important to the Canes success.

When secondary scoring chips in for the Canes, they usually either win or push the opponent as far as they can go. One of the biggest parts of both the 2002 and 2006 squads were the scoring depth apparent on the team.

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