Carolina Hurricanes: How to fix the roster and return to the playoffs

Bring back Martin Necas

Trades aren’t the only way to add offensive talent to the Carolina Hurricanes’ roster. Perhaps it’s time to bring back Martin Necas. Despite only registered a single goal with the team before being sent down to Charlotte to develop, his return would undoubtedly help out the team. Necas was sent down to the Checkers after playing only 7 games with the Carolina Hurricanes, where he scored his lone goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 4-2 Loss. Since then he has been regularly contributing to the Checker’s Success.

That’s just one of the five goals he has scored in 17 games with the Checkers. He also has seven assists during that time frame. Some would argue that he was a contributing factor to the Carolina Hurricanes’ initial success, albeit without the scoring attached. The numbers definitely support this concept. In his 7 games with Carolina, the team went 4-2-1 or (0.643%). Since then, the Canes have gone 8-7-2 (0.529%) . While Necas isn’t the only factor in that drop, bringing him back may help spark the team.

The only problem with bringing him back is that a finally healthy Victor Rask has returned and taken the center position on the 3rd line. The simple solution to this is to move either Rask or Necas to wing to replace Phillip Di Giuseppe, who was waived earlier this season and can be sent down to Charlotte. Having both of them on the same line can allow for more scoring chances for both and will most likely result in more points on the board.