The Hurricanes entered this offseason with a number of key decisions to make. Now, with the draft, and the first several days of free agency, come and gone, most of those decisions are made. Other than possibly adding a top/middle-six winger, next year’s roster is pretty much filled out.
Carolina came out of a season that saw it win its first division title since 2006 and fall to the eventual repeat champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the second round, looking to improve itself and take that next step towards Stanley Cup contention.
With a little over two months until the start of the season, here’s what the Hurricanes have done in terms of the NHL roster:
OUT: Dougie Hamilton, Brock McGinn, Alex Nedeljkovic, James Reimer, Petr Mrazek, Jani Hakanpaa, Cedric Paquette, Warren Foegele, Jake Bean, Morgan Geekie
IN: Jordan Martinook (re-signed), Ethan Bear, Ian Cole, Josh Leivo, Derek Stepan, Frederik Andersen, Antti Raanta, Tony DeAngelo, Brendan Smith
So, is the team better, which was the goal?