Despite capitalizing on 5 of 6 possible points since the NHL trade deadline, the Hurricanes still find themselves on the outside of the playoff picture, sitting 4 points out of the final wildcard spot in the East.
Longtime franchise captain Eric Staal as well as key contributors in Kris Versteeg and John-Michael Liles were all traded leading up to the deadline hour on February 29th. Additionally, the Hurricanes are playing without defensive anchor Justin Faulk and the big bodied Andrej Nestrasil due to injury.
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