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Carolina Hurricanes Top 10 Prospects: Trade Deadline Edition

By Brett Finger

Sept 18, 2015; Raleigh, NC, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defensemen Haydn Fleury (4) skates with puck during training camp at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Sept 18, 2015; Raleigh, NC, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defensemen Haydn Fleury (4) skates with puck during training camp at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 24, 2016; Raleigh, NC, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defensemen Noah Hanifin (5) skates with the puck against the Calgary Flames at PNC Arena. The Hurricanes defeated the Flames 5-2. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 24, 2016; Raleigh, NC, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defensemen Noah Hanifin (5) skates with the puck against the Calgary Flames at PNC Arena. The Hurricanes defeated the Flames 5-2. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /

The Carolina Hurricanes are trending upwards in the NHL, but so is their increasingly talented farm system.

As of February 23, the Carolina Hurricanes sit 4 points out of a a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Recent success has been big for this team, and they will look to make a playoff run this season, but there’s a lot more to be excited about.

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Carolina’s farm system has improved exponentially since Ron Francis took over at the helm of the organization back in April of 2014.

Back in July, we had our pre-season prospect rankings. That listed included the likes of Noah Hanifin, Brett Pesce, and Jaccob Slavin. They have now graduated from the list and will not be featured on the mid-season ranking.

Hanifin, Pesce, and Slavin have all proven to be NHL-level players, and good money says that they won’t be seeing much time in a league lower than the NHL again.

The mid-season top 10 prospect list will take into account all Canes draftees/signees in the American Hockey League, Ontario Hockey League, Western Hockey League, Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, NCAA, and European hockey leagues at or under the age of 25.

Without further ado, here are our top-10 Carolina Hurricanes prospects at the mid-way point of the 2015-2016 season.

Next: Honorable Mentions

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