RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes are encouraged by the offense potential of relative newcomers.
They are bound to need more of that production Saturday night when the Toronto Maple Leafs are the opponent at PNC Arena.
After all, the Maple Leafs are a team with talented younger players who have helped put the team in the playoff conversation.
The Hurricanes are more likely to be gearing up for the future, but with right winger Sebastian Aho reaching the 20-goal mark and left winger Valentin Zykov scoring in his NHL debut Thursday night there's more optimism about seeing immediate gains.