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Hello from Germany,

do you know when the „day with the cup“ schedule will be announced? I live in Hamburg, Germany and would like to drive the 185 miles to Freddy Andersens hometown Herning, Denmark when he brings the cup there.

Thanks in advance.

I feel like I have it all, sticks, jerseys, posters, vintage memorabilia, modern stuff, unique items.

My collection is huge but after this Stanley cup win, the fanatics merchandise just doesn’t scratch the itch of wanting to add to my collection due to it being well…. Fanatics.

Any ideas of something unique/special to add to a collection that seems to have it all already?

I think it’s really easy in sports for people to be attracted to “proven names” rather than looking at what is right in front of you.

Bussi went on a historical season run.
Won 3 straight (if you don’t count the OT loss) in the SCF to win the cup.

Do some of you think you can get a higher ceiling than that? Or that over 35+ games it’s a fluke? If anything it’s the same player. I’m just not sure why everyone is so fast to write off our tandem that we have now. Connor is a great goalie for sure. And it would make sense if Freddy got hurt. Bussi came in and allowed 5 and lost. And then PK came in and lost the next 2 or something. Then yea, we need a goalie.

But for crying out loud. I think we have two legit goalies. Why add a 3rd to this equation?

Sincere question. Not looking to argue. I’m just surprised at the hype tbh

The first half of the series felt pretty hopeless in my opinion. We snuck one OT win, but lost game one after a strong start through getting outpaced the longer the game went on (something Vegas had done a number of times to get to the cup). Our incredible defense which SMOTHERED every other team, had holes poked in it by the vgk right at the start, and even game 3 where we built insane momentum we just couldn’t see it through, all after getting solidly outplayed for 98% of the game. Not to downplay the reigning Stanley cup champions, but I feel like we were a team that succeeded through an incredible system built by Tulsky and ran by Rod the Bod, and Vegas just had our number for the start of the series.

Then we won three in a row to seal the series. We went from a team that allowed very few shots for every past team, to getting outshot by Vegas, to not allowing them to shoot once for 15 minutes in game 6. The change in goaltending is a big part of that, but Carolina was far and away the dominant team for the second half of the series. What else happened that gave us the win?

Edit: Thanks for all the responses yall, I understand a lot better now

Some random goalie.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Eric Tulsky, General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has signed goaltender Zach Sawchenko to a one-year, two-way contract. The deal will pay Sawchenko $850,000 in the NHL or $150,000 in the American Hockey League (AHL), with a guarantee of at least $190,000.
About Zach Sawchenko:
The Calgary native spent the 2025-26 season with the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters, going 14-10-3 with a 3.05 goals-against average and .880 save percentage.
Sawchenko, 28, has appeared in seven career NHL games with the San Jose Sharks, registering a 1-2-1 record with a 3.35 goals-against average and .905 save percentage.
The 6’1”, 185 lb. netminder has a career AHL record of 56-57-15 with a 3.08 goals-against average and .895 save percentage in 135 games with San Jose, Abbotsford, Chicago and Cleveland.
Spent the 2022-23 season with the Hurricanes’ top AHL affiliate in Chicago, posting a 17-18-3 record and 3.10 goals-against average.
Sawchenko has also appeared in 20 ECHL games with Orlando and Allen, going 13-4-3 with a 2.42 goals-against average and .928 save percentage.
Prior to turning professional, he spent two seasons at the University of Alberta, earning a 28-4-1 record with a 1.74 goals-against average and five shutouts in 34 games.
He also played 177 games over four seasons with Moose Jaw in the Western Hockey League (WHL), going 88-65-16 with a 3.11 goals-against average and .908 save percentage.