After finishing 18th in the NHL this season the Carolina Hurricanes are squarely in the middle of the first round of the draft at #13. At that position Mock Draft websites have a handful of prospects that the Canes will probably be in the running for – Julien Gauthier (QMJHL); Clayton Keller (NTDP); Mike McLeod (OHL); Logan Brown (OHL); Max Jones (OHL); Kieffer Bellows (NTDP); Luke Kunin (Big-10)
From their statistics any one of these players belongs in the first round discussions, and some of them look ready for the professional ranks immediately.