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This is what Hurricanes fans are talking about when we say we're the best. The Hurricanes are getting hot and as their offense begins to cook, one player jumped back into the spotlight and showed why last season was not a fluke and how scary this lineup is becoming. A performance like the Hurricanes forwards had last night is special and this player owns the hearts and minds of Caniacs everywhere welcome to Hurricanes Digest I'm Jeff Testinero like share comment subscribe i look at numbers we are the number two overall hurricanes focused show channel over on YouTube we need more subscribers let's get to number one by December so let's go pick it up we got it i appreciate all of you i appreciate it very very much click that notification button too when you do so you know when i'm coming at you reminder we're over on our socials on X at Canes Digest click follow for more over there you'll be glad you did promise you that Logan Stankoven is becoming a problem for the rest of the National Hockey League and If you think his three-goal performance against Vancouver came out of nowhere, you haven't been paying attention because this didn't just start Thursday night. It started last season. Stankoven finished a regular season on an eight-game point streak, carried all that momentum into the Stanley Cup playoffs, and helped the Hurricanes win that cup. And now, the man's just picking up where he left off. a natural hat trick against Vancouver four goals to open the new season and an offensive surge that goes back months the scary part if Stank is developing into a consistent more consistent goal scorer the defending Stanley Cup champs are getting better and better and that's great news for all of us but for the rest of the National Hockey League well dry your eyes because it's pretty much done this dude continues to get hot before we get into Thursday night's hat trick I want to go back to last season because there's a much bigger story here Logan Stankoven didn't suddenly discover how to score goals in that game against Vancouver he was already becoming one of the Canes most dangerous offensive players during the stretch run last year look at the numbers Stankoven finished 25-26 regular season on an eight game point streak eight games during those eight games seven goals four assists 11 points that's an incredible way to finish the regular season but what impressed everyone even more was what happened when the playoffs started because there are players who can score in March and April and then there are players who can produce when the games becomes tighter more physical and every single mistake can cost you a playoff series Stankoven showed that his game could translate into postseason hockey during the early portion of the Carolina championship run he extended that scoring streak to 11 games across the regular season and playoffs 15 points over that stretch 10 goals and he wasn't just scoring meaningless goals he delivered important goals in important situations and that's when i started we all started looking at Stank a little differently uh because this wasn't just a young player having a good couple of weeks this was a player beginning to establish himself as a legitimate offensive weapon and now we're seeing that momentum carry into the regular season um here's why i think last year's playoff run was so so important for Stankov it his confidence and not just confidence in his shot confidence in knowing that he belongs in the biggest moments think about what Carolina accomplished we won the Stanley Cup and Stank was part of that championship run he experienced the intensity of playoff hockey he played against teams specifically trying to shut the Canes down he learned what it takes to produce when the pressure is at its highest and when you look at the way he finished last season you have to wonder whether we're watching a player who has taken that next step in his development remember the chemistry he developed with Hall and Blake that line became a major part of Carolina's postseason success Stankoven provided the finished ability Hall brought experience playmaking offensive creativity Blake brought speed energy and the ability ability to create opportunities together they gave the Canes something every championship contender needs a scoring line that opponents cannot afford to overlook because here's the problem for opposing coaches you already have to worry about Sebastian Aho you already have to worry about Andrei Svechnikov and now you have to worry about Logan Stankoven and Stankoven is developing into another higher level of legitimate scoring threat for a very powerful Canes forward core good luck trying to match up against all of them and just you wait till Jarvis comes back uh fast forward to thursday night carolina absolutely dismantled vancouver seven to two sorry pie Stankoven delivers the first hat trick of his NHL career think about that what makes this performance so impressive isn't simply that he scored three goals it's how he scored them first was shorthanded Sean Walker creates the opportunity Stankoven attacks the net finishes the play then late in the second Carolina gets another power play opportunity Hall delivers a beautiful no look backhanded pass and Stankoven buries it because that's what they do that's what they do that's two that's two if you're counting if you're keeping score here then the third period Stankoven finds himself in a dangerous scoring area between the circles he gets the opportunity he shoots there it is hat trick his first ever hat trick of his NHL career and he was wearing red not in Dallas in Carolina baby hanging out in Raleigh scoring a hat trick amazing it was also his 100th career NHL point that's a big night for him for anybody for any hockey player got to 100 first career hat trick and he's a hurricane this dude's a hurricane for life and a performance that puts him into some pretty exclusive company Stan Coven becomes the fourth player in franchise history to score at even strength on the power play and shorthanded in one game that puts him in the category of Sandis Ozilich Eric Cole Sebastian Alho and now you got Logan Stankov and hanging out there that's a pretty impressive list you gotta admit it but here's the biggest takeaway this isn't just a demonstration of scoring ability it was a demonstration of versatility he can score five on five he can contribute on the power play he can make you pay and cry while he's killing a penalty and that makes him extremely difficult to defend extremely difficult to defend now i want to give you one stat that i think i think really puts this entire conversation into perspective according to the nhl back to march 31st of last season including the stanley cup playoffs logan stancoven has scored 22 goals in 32 games 22 goals 32 games that's nearly seven goals every 10 games let's just be clear here that includes playoffs and it's a selected stretch of his career i'm not going to tell you he's automatically going to maintain that scoring rate for the entire you know however many games, well they have game five so we'll say 79 more games, maybe my math's wrong i don't know let me know um but what i am going to tell you is that this is no longer just about one hot night We're talking about a player who found his scoring touch late last season, continued producing during a championship run, and now has opened the new season with four goals in four games, five games. And he's doing it in different ways. He's finding open ice. He's getting himself into dangerous scoring positions. He's real good down front. He's sneaky and small. He gets in there. What does Mike scream talk to me, Shorty? He gets in there. He's using speed. and most importantly he's finishing his opportunities that's the difference between a player who creates chances and a player becomes a consistent NHL goal scorer and right now Stan Koven shows signs of becoming both of those without a doubt both of them now here's something that caught my attention after the game when Stan Koven was asked about his success he talked about confidence preparation and the contributions of his line mates it feels awesome just preparation and work that i've done over the summer shows each year i try and come back and be a little bit better version of myself that's important because confidence is huge part of scoring in the NHL when a player is struggling sometimes they start thinking too much they hesitate they pass up shots uh try to make you know a perfect play but when a player gets hot everything starts happening naturally they trust their instincts they shoot without hesitation they anticipate where the puck is going and that's what Stan Koven looks like right now he's playing with the confidence of someone who knows he can score against NHL competition and after he accomplishes what he did last season he's already proven he can produce in the Stanley Cup playoffs the dude's a tank all right he's already proven he can contribute to a championship team and now he's showing that he wants an even bigger role on this team that's the kind of development that Canes should be extremely excited over now here's the bigger picture when things become interesting The Carolina Hurricanes just won the Stanley Cup. And what does every defending champion want? They want to be better. Stan Stankoven is still developing. And if he continues turning into a reliable goal scorer, the Hurricanes don't have to depend entirely on their established stars to get goals. Now let's just take a look at this from the perspective of the rest of the NHL. Then I'll let you go for the day. How exactly do you defend the Hurricanes if Logan Stankoven gets even hotter? You focus your top defender on Sebastian Aho, fine. Now you've got to deal with Svechnikov. You focus on Svechnikov. Okay, now Stankoven and Taylor Hall and Jackson Blake are getting more favorable matchups. And eventually, Seth Jarvis is coming back. Now what? That's a problem. That's a legit problem for the rest of the league. You know, because a hot Logan Stankoven, because it makes the Hurricanes a lot deeper, it makes them more dangerous and it gives opposing teams one more player they have to find a way to stop and they try to focus on him Hall and Blake are there man that's great news for us Canes and potentially terrible news for the rest of the league reminder we're over on our socials we're on X at Canes Digest click follow for more there Logan Stankoven is the man Jarvis is coming back good luck NHL and if they do get Connor Hellebuyck good luck NHL if anything else comes down I'll be the first to let you know until then for Hurricanes Digest I'm Jeff Tastanero let's go Canes