I’m going to start this off by saying that I’m not quite sure yet how I feel about owner Tom Dundon’s decision to remove Ron Francis as the general manager of the Carolina Hurricanes that came down yesterday. Like most of you probably are, I’m a bit conflicted.
Francis did a lot of good things during his tenure at the helm of the Hurricanes. The contract extensions given to Jaccob Slavin and Brett Pesce this past summer stand out. As does the willingness to sell off veterans like Andrej Sekera and Eric Staal for valuable assets with the team firmly out of playoff contention.