On day one of the NHL free agency, the Carolina Hurricanes were one of the teams making big moves. It wasn’t so much in the free agent market but landed two major players via the trade route. It is very on-brand for the Carolina Hurricanes to go a different route from everyone else, but that doesn’t mean that has to be the only route they take when pursuing their goals and hopes.
Due to the cap being flat and teams trying to do financial gymnastics to get their teams under the $82.5 million cap ceiling, there has been a little bit of a jam in the free agent market and a lot of the more recognizable names are still without a place to call home for the 2022-23 season.