With Carolina's strong showing on the blueline this past season, some are thinking that alternate captain, Justin Faulk, should be offered up for trade if the price was right.
Suddenly, the Carolina Hurricanes find themselves deep on the blueline. Rookies, Jaccob Slavin, Noah Hanifin, and Brett Pesce each played significant minutes in all situations and each performed at a high level in most cases last season.
When head coach Bill Peters was asked at his end of season press conference, when was the last time three rookies stepped in and played so well and so often for an NHL team, his answer was "never".