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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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RALEIGH, NC – NOVEMBER 13: Teuvo Teravainen #86 of the Carolina Hurricanes is photographed celebrating his first career hat trick following an NHL game against the Dallas Stars on November 13, 2017 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – NOVEMBER 13: Teuvo Teravainen #86 of the Carolina Hurricanes is photographed celebrating his first career hat trick following an NHL game against the Dallas Stars on November 13, 2017 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

6. Teuvo Teravainen is ready for the best season of his career

While leading the team in points at this point in the season, Teuvo Teravainen was also named as the NHL’s 1st Star of the Week last week. Teravainen is primed for the best season of his career yet. But, no one expects to keep up what he did on November.

Just keeping up a consistent stream of points would help steady the production of the first line for the Canes. Teravainen and Aho have some newfound chemistry between them and feed off each other. Few opposing defensemen can keep up.

A few of the milestones that Teravainen achieved in the month of November included his first career hat trick and the most points he’s scored in a single month in his NHL tenure. He’s on an electric pace that could see him rack up more than 80 points this season.

The Canes needed someone other than Aho and Skinner to step up and start producing at a high level on offense, and Teravainen has given them just that. A big season from Jordan Staal would not hurt either.

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