Carolina Hurricanes: 2018-2019 Forward Point Projections

OTTAWA, ON - FEBRUARY 12: Carolina Hurricanes Left Wing Nino Niederreiter (21) and Carolina Hurricanes Center Sebastian Aho (20) congratulate Carolina Hurricanes Right Wing Teuvo Teravainen (86) on his goal during third period National Hockey League action between the Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators on February 12, 2019, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON, Canada. (Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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RALEIGH, NC – SEPTEMBER 18: Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) with the puck during the 2nd period of the Carolina Hurricanes game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning on September 18th, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Jordan Staal

2018-2019 Season: 28 points (11 goals 17 assists)

2019-2020 Season projection: 42 points (18 Goals 24 Assists)

Staal has recently been named captain after Justin Williams has “retired”. Now the longest tenured Cane now that Faulk has been traded, Staal was an automatic choice for captain. Jordan only played 50 games last season, which impacted his point production, but if he can remain healthy expect him to get back on track and put up a solid stat sheet.

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