The Florida Panthers continue their incredible run through the playoffs and sweep the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Finals to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals. The second time in team history they have done so.

While we await their opponent, we also take a look at what this means, if anything, for the Hurricanes. Are changes needed for a team that has had a good stretch of winning games, but no Cups to show for it?

Finally, the NBA has adopted the practice of "load management" where they purposely rest players to not burn them out over the course of a season. The NHL doesn't. We discuss.

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