Carolina has added a bit of a rush game and an elite power play, while the Islanders play a new style of defense under Patrick Roy.
All the pressure is on Carolina to finally get it done this time, especially since they actually went all-in at the deadline this year. You never know. Maybe it's the lowered expectations, but I'm not very anxious about today.
Semyon Varlamov gets the Game 1 start, and he's earned it.
Thomas Hickey believes in the Islanders' fortitude, having been through a lot this season and just overall as a group after all these years.
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