On a night when NFL social media teams put out some of their best work of the year, the staff of the Carolina Hurricanes said ‘hold my beer.'
After earning a series-ending 3-2 overtime victory over the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 on Thursday night, the club posted perhaps the most epic troll video ever posted by a sports team.
Carolina earned their first trip to the Eastern Conference finals since 2019 and will now face either Florida or Toronto in the next round. The Panthers currently hold a commanding 3-1 series lead.
The Hurricanes, who knocked out the Devils from the postseason in just five games, posted a video capturing congratulatory words from various celebrities who call the Garden State home.
The club featured actor Vincent Curatola best known for his role as Johnny Sack in The Sopranos as well as his castmate Federico Castelluccio who played the role of Furio Giunta. In addition, Carolina also received messages of support from Jets superfan “Fireman Ed”, as well Michael Paul Sorrentino, better known as ‘The Situation’ from MTV’s show Jersey Shore, among others.
Feeling the love from Jersey 🫶#LetsGoCanes | @BookCameo pic.twitter.com/RAo7E37AeV
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) May 12, 2023
The viral video sent Twitter into an absolute frenzy anointing the epic video as the 'greatest sports troll job' in history among other amazing responses.
The Hurricanes just crashed the NFL social media Superbowl and won the whole dam thing. https://t.co/Tj7vPBrB3g
— Geoff Fienberg (@gfienberg17) May 12, 2023
This might be the greatest sports troll job in history https://t.co/OUuG8Hadei pic.twitter.com/yFX6ZZTVeD
— Victor Saccaro (@VictorSaccaro) May 12, 2023
I'M CRYING. THIS IS SAVAGE! (its even funnier that I live in New Jersey) https://t.co/zffgLyYJzf
— 🇵🇷 Johnluke Chaparro (@JLChaparro8) May 12, 2023
Carolina has some expert marketing gurus working for them! https://t.co/LU7ydl8zOH
— Seth Barham 🏔 (@spartanwanderer) May 12, 2023
This is Hall of Fame level trolling. https://t.co/ytN3h1ZlGd
— Jason Hartelius (@jasonhartelius) May 12, 2023
This is the coldest thing I’ve ever seen from a team account https://t.co/UaQDtb2VVP
— JeffWasson (@JeffWasson6) May 12, 2023
Oh my, this is Epic. https://t.co/6Eh86lU3sz
— Ian Bruce (@DCHNPod) May 12, 2023
My goodness this is cold blooded. Gotta respect it https://t.co/E1h3tkIZIh
— Pizza Sports Guy (@PizzaSportsGuy) May 12, 2023
