NHL season-preview capsules: Metropolitan Division

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CAROLINA HURRICANES

Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour (seventh season)

Last season: 52-23-7, 111 points, second place in Metropolitan Division

This season: A perennial top-tier club, the Hurricanes swung for the fences last season and were bounced from the Stanley Cup playoffs in the second roundfor the third time in four seasons. Carolina had some turnover but should make a push again