While the Carolina Hurricanes have improved their scoring in recent games, they cannot afford to rest on their laurels. If the team is to have any chance of making the playoffs, or to even dream of progressing past the first round, GM Don Waddell will need to acquire more scoring options for the team. In recent weeks we have discussed the option to acquire Wayne Simmonds or the LA Kings’ Russian mercenary Ilya Kovalchuk – today, it’s the evergreen Austrian sniper, Thomas Vanek.