Still have the Whalers/Canes scars that make me nervous going into every season.
The reality is that the Canes team SHOULD be just about as good as last season's team. I'm not at all worried about Burns for TDA...then the 3rd pair is a 3rd pair. But I am worried about KK and Necas and the 'need to step up to fill the Trocheck/Nino' hole. Less so now that we added Stastny, but until KK produces, he is a risk.
And as solid as Freddy/Raanta was last regular season, you can't tell me anyone is 100% sure about those 2.
But yeah, we are top 2 in the Metro, so long as everything goes to plan.