The consensus seems to be that the Carolina Hurricanes need to acquire a big time scorer. That one scorer will make all the difference and put them over that hump and past the Eastern Conference Final . After all, the Hurricanes only had three players in the top 100 in NHL in points, and the Oilers have 3 of the top nine. Why can’t we be better? Well, maybe the personnel is not the problem. After all, the Stanley Cup Campion Vegas Golden Knights only had two in the top 100.
The Hurricanes last year were 15th in regular season in goals scored per game with 3.