Rare is the general manager who meets the media on July 1 and immediately proclaims they have more work to do. The line of the day is usually “we like our team,” “we feel good with the guys we have,” or something similar.
True to form, Don Waddell followed that script Sunday afternoon as he met with the media following the Carolina Hurricanes’ relatively quiet entry into the free agent market.
“I think, when you look at every place we are right now, we feel like we’re in pretty good shape. It doesn’t mean we stop working or talking to people.