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RALEIGH, (WNCN) \u2014 Lord Stanley\u2019s Cup spent Monday in Raleigh, and the Hurricanes hope they can keep it for a lot longer.<\/p>\n

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Monday\u2019s Media Day at Lenovo Center marked the beginning of festivities around the Stanley Cup Final, which starts Tuesday night with an 8 p.m. face off between the Canes and the Vegas Golden Knights.<\/p>\n

Hurricanes players spent the day soaking in the NHL\u2019s biggest stage, a level they\u2019ve fought to get to for years \u2014 sometimes with heartbreaking results \u2014 before this year\u2019s Eastern Conference Final win over Montreal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is wild. A lot of people!\u201d exclaimed Seth Jarvis from one of the podiums at Media Day. \u201cThis is something fun to experience, and it\u2019s been great so far. We\u2019ve been knocking on the door of this for a while, and to be in this moment now, I think everyone\u2019s extremely grateful to be here, and super excited for the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

The path to the Stanley Cup Final goes back several years. The Canes built a young, talented core of players, several of whom endured a few tough seasons and some recent playoff heartbreak before finally breaking through to the Stanley Cup Final this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have four to five guys that, I\u2019ve been here with them for eight years, but they\u2019ve been here longer,\u201d said Andrei Svechnikov. \u201cWe started building our identity \u2014 how we wanted to play the game, and approach the game. We just want to show everyone that we\u2019re capable to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sebastian Aho added, \u201cWe\u2019ve had some ups and downs with this core, and now we have a chance to finally play for the Cup. It\u2019s super exciting, but at the same time, but we want to make the most of it, and hopefully play our best game and win it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Final appearance is even more special for Rod Brind\u2019amour, who was a player on the 2006 Stanley Cup champion Hurricanes and is back as head coach for the 2026 run.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have way more respect now, being a coach, than I did as a player \u2026 there\u2019s a huge difference there. The time commitment is doubled [as a coach],\u201d Brind\u2019amour said. \u201cIt\u2019s a big change, but I\u2019ve learned a lot from the coaches I\u2019ve had. All of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Game 1 is Tuesday night at 8 p.m. at Lenovo Center. Carolina has home ice advantage in the best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n

Read more Jacob deGrom earns 100th career win on 4th try as Rangers top Cardinals 2-1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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