NHL: Carolina's postseason hopes end

Thursday, April 5, 2007

The Carolina Hurricanes, the current holders of the Stanley Cup, will not be in the NHL Playoffs to defend their title. With Carolina losing 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday night, and the Montreal Canadians defeating the Boston Bruins to hold onto their spot in the postseason, the Hurricanes found themselves on the outside looking in.

The Edmonton Oilers, champions of the Western Conference last season, were elimanated from playoff contention several weeks ago, but only two teams, the 1970 Montreal Canadiens and 1995 New Jersey Devils, have won the Stanley Cup, and miss the playoffs entirely the next season. This marks the first time both teams previously in the Stanley Cup Finals totally miss the playoffs the following year.

Hurricanes center Eric Staal said: "The year went by so fast, it just felt like we were right in the mix and all of a sudden, in a blink of an eye, we're out."

NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Race

Eastern Conference
No	Team	Points	Notes
1	Buffalo Sabres	109	Clinched Conference
2	New Jersey Devils	104	Clinched Playoff Berth
3	Atlanta Thrashers	93	Clinched Playoff Berth
4	Ottawa Senators	103	Clinched Playoff Berth
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	101	Clinched Playoff Berth
6	Tampa Bay Lightning	92
7	New York Rangers	92
8	Montreal Canadiens	90
9	Toronto Maple Leafs	89
10	New York Islanders	86
11	Carolina Hurricanes	86	Elimated From Playoffs
12	Florida Panthers	83	Elimated From Playoffs
13	Boston Bruins	76	Elimated From Playoffs
14	Washington Capitals	70	Elimated From Playoffs
15	Philadelphia Flyers	46	Elimated From Playoffs
	Bold denotes currently in playoff position

Sources

Luke DeCock. After lifting Cup, Canes fall hard — The News & Observer, Apr 05, 2007

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