The 2021 season will be a season unlike any other.
The Carolina Hurricanes will be in a new division, facing different teams and playing a unique schedule while having the reality of a COVID-19 world knocking at the door at all times.
For this team to be a real Stanley Cup player, many players will have to make a statement with their play. Here, we’ll take a look at some of those players and why the 2021 season is so important for them.
Nino Niederreiter
Niederreiter’s heroic arrival and immediate, game-changing impact on the Hurricanes in January of 2019 was a hard act to follow over the course of a full season, and the ups and downs of his 2019-20 season were a testament to that.