The Carolina Hurricanes are a win now team and with that comes expectations. This is a good position to be in for an organization but the window for winning is smaller in the NHL salary cap era. The future of the franchise is in the minor league system and that is a question right now.
General Manager, Don Waddell, has been around the block in the NHL and has a successful career but has yet to take his team to the promised land.
Since 2018, Waddell has had his fingerprint on this club from top to bottom.