T.M. Selection: Carolina Hurricanes.

I like the Carolina Hurricanes to beat the New York Islanders on Thursday. The Hurricanes played in 4 preseason games this year and they came out of those with 1 win. This is a team that dominated the regular season last year finishing in 1st place of the Central Division. They won their 1st round of the playoffs and got knocked out in the next round by the Lightning who went on to become the Stanley Cup Champions. They only took 1 game in that series and I think they are still not happy about their exit last year. They have a lot of returning players and were considered a team good enough to win the Cup last year. The Islanders made a deeper run into the playoffs last year eventually getting knocked out by the Lightning too. They struggled during the regular season though and just made it into the playoffs in the last spot. The Hurricanes have a good team again this year and they are a much stronger team in the regular season. I think they are going to come and get the win in this home opener to start the season. I like the Hurricanes in this one.

T.M. Prediction: 4-1 Hurricanes.