Carolina Hurricanes win Stanley Cup behind same core, new talent added by GM Eric Tulsky
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Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press
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Summary
The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup, with the same coach (Rod Brind'Amour), system, and core players (Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin, Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis) as in previous years. The key difference was the new talent added by general manager Eric Tulsky over the past 17 months, which pushed the team over the hump to secure the franchise's second Stanley Cup championship.
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But the difference this year came from all the new talent general manager Eric Tulsky added over the past 17 months to get over the hump.
It added up to the franchise winning the Stanley Cup for the sec
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