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Carolina Hurricanes: 5 players to be thankful for

By Andrew Miller

RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 22: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his first-period powerplay goal against the New York Rangers with teammates Jordan Staal #11, Teuvo Teravainen #86 and Justin Faulk #27 during an NHL game on November 22, 2017 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 22: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates his first-period powerplay goal against the New York Rangers with teammates Jordan Staal #11, Teuvo Teravainen #86 and Justin Faulk #27 during an NHL game on November 22, 2017 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NC – NOVEMBER 19: Jeff Skinner #53 of the Carolina Hurricanes and Brock Nelson #29 of the New York Islanders battle in the neutral zone during an NHL game on November 19, 2017 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – NOVEMBER 19: Jeff Skinner #53 of the Carolina Hurricanes and Brock Nelson #29 of the New York Islanders battle in the neutral zone during an NHL game on November 19, 2017 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

player. 109. . Left Wing. . Jeff Skinner. 5

The leading scorer for a good part of the season so far was Jeff Skinner. Getting flip flopped between the second and third lines did hurt Skinner’s opportunity to keep up the same sort of production, but he’s been good so far.

Skinner does have a great chance to score 40 goals in a single season for the first time in his career. He did set a career high with 37 goals last season. He’s had his chances and it’s only a matter of time before he delivers at that kind of pace.

In fact, Skinner does still lead the team in goals with nine, just one goal ahead of Teuvo Teravainen. And, he’s fifth on the team in points, but is lacking in the assist department. A big reason for that is the lack of support around him.

Expect a big season from Skinner, including him hitting the 40-goal mark for the first time. Skinner is the best goal scorer the Canes had since Eric Staal was traded back in 2016. That’s truly something to be thankful for.

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