The first major occurrence of the Carolina Hurricanes offseason was when they acquired Erik Haula from the Vegas Golden Knights. Don Waddell saw a team that needed to shed some salary cap in the Golden Knights and acquired a big need for the Hurricanes offense. The Hurricanes were thin at center and needed some reinforcements on offense. Haula fits that bill even though he missed most of the 2018-19 season with an injury. In 2017-18, Haula scored 29 goals and was a huge offensive threat having 55 points.
On the first day of free agency, the biggest news of the offseason came in for the Carolina Hurricanes.