The Hurricanes couldn’t solve Tuukka Rask or the Boston Bruins to punch a ticket to the Stanley Cup final. That doesn’t take away from their first trip to the playoffs in a decade, a season with its lows, but too many highs to count. Let’s try to count them anyway.



Honorable mention: John Forslund’s coverage of a Hurricanes playoff run



This wasn’t really a “moment,” but it can’t be left out. John Forslund has a special connection with Hurricanes fans and he’s been with the franchise since the Whalers days. He represented the Hurricanes with excellence through some not-so-excellent years. Calling games for a national crowd obviously comes with a different set of rules than local broadcasts, but it was awesome that Forslund could represent the franchise he knows best on the national stage. It was a bonus that he knows the players and their names.



20. Micheal Ferland vs. Austin Watson



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