For the better part of a decade, Hurricanes fans have spent the months of April, May and June looking over draft lists, trying to decide which prospect the team would select in the highlight of their playoff-less summer, the NHL Draft. There is certainly a different feeling among Caniacs this year, as the feeling entering the draft isn’t “who will get us back to the postseason?”, but rather, “who will we add to keep us there?”
Picking at the end of the first round has been a rarity for the organization, especially recently; the Hurricanes have drafted inside the top 13 for eight of the last nine seasons.