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Carolina Hurricanes: Top 5 Free Agents That The Hurricanes Should Pursue

By Matthew Nidiffer

RALEIGH, NC - MAY 03: Head coach Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes makes remarks to the press following a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders in Game Four of Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 3, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - MAY 03: Head coach Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes makes remarks to the press following a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders in Game Four of Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 3, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NC – MAY 03: Head coach Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes makes remarks to the press following a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders in Game Four of Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 3, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC – MAY 03: Head coach Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes makes remarks to the press following a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders in Game Four of Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 3, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images) /

This year’s free agency pool is set to feature a ton of high-profile, highly sought-after names. The Hurricanes are in a position to be buyers this offseason, so let’s look at five of the upcoming UFA’s that the Hurricanes should be pursuing.

The Carolina Hurricanes are looking to be buyers during this year’s free agency. Despite have a pool of UFA’s and RFA’s that are (as of right now) unknowns for next season, the Hurricanes still have plenty of cap space to work with even after signing  budding superstar Sebastian Aho to a more than likely high-dollar deal.

Before getting into the list, let’s look at what the Hurricanes need; a better powerplay, a solid offensively-gifted grinder, a big-bodied, shutdown defender, and to continue the trend of solid, consistent goaltending. The Hurricanes suffered for the entire season and postseason on the powerplay, and our defense made quite a few mistakes that cost us more than a few games.

This list is going to focus more so on UFA’s from around the league instead of the UFA’s the Hurricanes have to work with, so don’t expect to see Petr Mrazek or Curtis McElhinney (even though both potentially have a large possibility of returning for 2019-20). Let’s get into it, Caniacs.

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