With the 2018-19 NHL season ending tonight, it’s time to look at filling the Carolina Hurricanes’ needs for the 2019-20 opening night roster. Yesterday, in part one of this series, we detailed the holes the Canes will be looking to fill after they make their likely signings and re-signings among their own restricted and unrestricted free agents.
Carolina has some specific needs to fill up front in the form of a second-line center, top-nine winger and depth forward, along with another goalie. The team does not need to add a defenseman.
Let’s take a look at some candidates to fill each hole, from both this year’s pool of NHL UFAs and internal promotions from the Calder Cup Champion Charlotte Checkers.