Notebook Buzz
The Carolina Hurricanes have reached the point of where they should be barred from playing in the Eastern Conference Finals. Thursday Night’s 5-0 loss to the Florida marked the 14th straight loss for the Hurricanes franchise in Conference Final games. The series shifted to Florida in Game 3 and it was more of the same as the defending Cup Champions flexed their muscles in a 6-2 thrashing of the Hurricanes, marking a 15th straight Eastern Conference Finals loss. Barring the 2023 ECF where they got swept but were competitive, Carolina got steamrolled by Pittsburgh in 2009 where Evgeni Malkin torched them with 6 goals, 3 assists in four games, while Boston followed same script 10 years later in outscoring the Canes 17-5, while Florida in the 2025 ECF thus far has outscored Carolina 16-4.
2009 Conference Finals 
GM 1: PIT 3 – CAR 2 (F)
GM 2: PIT 7 – CAR 4 (F)
GM 3: PIT 6 – CAR 2 (F)
GM 4: PIT 4 – CAR 1 (F)
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2019 Conference Finals
GM 1: BOS 5 – CAR 2 (F)
GM 2: BOS 6 – CAR 2 (F)
GM 3: BOS 2 – CAR 1 (F)
GM 4: BOS 4 – CAR 0 (F)
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2023 Conference Finals
GM 1: FLA 3 – CAR 2 (4/OT)
GM 2: FLA 2 – CAR 1 (OT)
GM 3: FLA 1 – CAR 0 (F)
GM 4: FLA 4 – CAR 3 (F)
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2025 Conference Finals
GM 1: FLA 5 – CAR 2 (F)
GM 2: FLA 5 – CAR 0 (F)
GM 3: FLA 6 – CAR 2 (F)
Rumors: Mario Lemieux the next President of Hockey Operations for the Penguins?