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Fantasy hockey primer: Metro Division

ESPN is bringing you quick-hitting team previews ahead of the 2016-17 fantasy season, with a spin through each division. We'll look at what's new, upward and downward trending players, and the goaltending situation for all 30 teams.

The goaltender index is a rating from one to 10, with one being your workhorse starters that face no threat whatsoever to their expected workload of 60-plus games, and 10 being a situation that is already a full-blown timeshare between two goalies.

Carolina Hurricanes

What's new: Entering their first October without Eric Staal in more than a decade, the Hurricanes are turning their roster over to a new batch of on-ice regulars, and have plenty of opportunity for youngsters to find their footing.