The time for the former head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes, Bill Peters, to help out the organization is over. Who could benefit from that?
Looming on the horizon for the Carolina Hurricanes is more changes in a single off-season than possibly the franchise has ever seen since moving to Raleigh, or North Carolina altogether. Since the turn of the calendar year, the Canes now have a new majority owner, head coaching vacancy, general manager vacancy, new president of hockey operations and vice president of hockey operations too.
The whole Peters coaching debacle is now over, with him officially signing a deal to become the head man at the helm with the Calgary Flames. This move for Peters could benefit some players more than others, as there was an obvious disconnect between him and at least a good portion of the locker room.
The off-season definitely started off with a bang for the Canes, with a new look front office poised to be within the next two months. Carolina needs something to put in place before free agency begins starting on July 1.
It’s a guarantee that the Canes will have a different result in 2018-19 than they’ve had in recent seasons under Peters. Whether that change be good or bad for the upcoming years, it’s much needed nonetheless. It’s also up to Tom Dundon to make the right moves to fill the head coach and general manager vacancies.
Carolina has nearly the most cap room available of any team in the NHL this off-season. Some new faces could make their way to Raleigh before the start of next season.
Here’s 5 current players that the Carolina Hurricanes could see benefitting from a coaching change next season.