State of the Position: Wingers

The Carolina Hurricanes have a solid group heading into the 2021-22 season, with one of the strongest areas of their team being their forward group.

While the offseason saw an exodus of a few wingers, the Canes kept their talented top-six together and will be leaning on a few of them to take another big step forward.

The team also went out and bolstered their bottom-six and forward depth with more veteran presence.

So within the forward group, let’s take a look at the winger position:

Left Wings

Andrei Svechnikov

Last Season Stats: 15 goals, 42 points in 55 games

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Fresh off his eight-year, $62 million extension, Svechnikov is going to have a lot to live up to in the coming years, but the Russian phenom should be more than up for the challenge.