The James Wisniewski era in Carolina got off to a disappointing start on Thursday as the veteran blue liner went down with a potentially season-ending left ACL tear.
Wisniewski was placed on IR on Saturday and is set to undergo surgery to reconstruct his ACL on Tuesday in Raleigh.
Since the top-four blue liner has gone down with injury, Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis has said that the team may look to replace him via free agency or trades. This should not be the way that the club goes about it.
This is the worst time of year for a big injury to happen.