RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 30: Playoff towels are draped oj the seats before Game One of the Second Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Tampa Bay Lightning at PNC Arena on May 30, 2021 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
With several key UFAs and RFAs to sign and/or extend, the Carolina Hurricanes are facing down one of the most important off-seasons in franchise history. Tom Dundon, Don Waddell, Eric Tulsky and Co. have their work cut out for them in the coming weeks, but they haven’t really given us a good reason to not trust them – yet.