Carolina VS Nashville

Mike Commodore
2007-08 Upper Deck #184

The old guard in the Central Division (Dallas, Detroit and Chicago) are on the outside of the Playoff picture looking in...

Meanwhile, 2021 is the first time that the Carolina Hurricanes will encounter the Nashville Predators in the playoffs.

The Canes have a Stanley Cup to their name in 2006, which was preceded by another valiant attempt in 2002.

Carolina still seems relatively new team, at least for me... The Whalers became the Hurricanes in 1997-98 during the weather trend phenomenon (Lightning, Avalanche, Hurricanes).

In 2022, the Carolina Hurricanes are set to eclipse the number of years played as the Hartford Whalers.

David Legwand
2003-04 O-Pee-Chee #78

Guess I still consider Nashville to be "new". The Predators have been around for more than two decades, and the franchise has a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals under its' belt...

Card from 2004, the very first year that the Predators made the playoffs. Legwand is probably the franchise's most iconic player, and these white (home) jerseys are my favorite Preds uniform.