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Carolina Hurricanes: 5 thoughts on how to shake things up

By Andrew Miller

RALEIGH, NC - OCTOBER 27: Justin Williams #14 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his assist on a goal by teammate Jeff Skinner #53 during an NHL game against the St. Louis Blues on October 27, 2017 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - OCTOBER 27: Justin Williams #14 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his assist on a goal by teammate Jeff Skinner #53 during an NHL game against the St. Louis Blues on October 27, 2017 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 2: Matt Duchene #9 of the Colorado Avalanche takes to the ice prior to the game against the Carolina Hurricanes in his lavender Hockey Fights Cancer warm up jersey at the Pepsi Center on November 2, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – NOVEMBER 2: Matt Duchene #9 of the Colorado Avalanche takes to the ice prior to the game against the Carolina Hurricanes in his lavender Hockey Fights Cancer warm up jersey at the Pepsi Center on November 2, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /

2. Make a trade for a big name star

The front office for the Canes should have been paying attention in the matchup with the Avs on Nov. 2 as Matt Duchene put together a solid performance. Duchene has been the subject of swirling trade rumors for a while now.

Some other big names rumored to be on the market include Henrik and Daniel Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks, Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers, and Kyle Turris of the Ottawa Senators. Enough is there for the Canes to put together a good offer for a great return.

Carolina mainly needs to add a first line center to take over for Staal on the top line. Adding any forward who can score at a 30-goal pace at least would be a huge addition that could give this offense the push it needs to get over the hump.

The Canes have the resources to trade a young talent without losing too much value on the roster or damaging the future of the team. Noah Hanifin became the subject of some trade rumors at the deadline last season.

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