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A Not-So-Brief Look at Carolina Hurricanes’ Upcoming Contract Extensions

By Matthew Nidiffer

Oct 12, 2019; Raleigh, NC, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton (19) and right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) look on against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PNC Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 12, 2019; Raleigh, NC, USA; Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dougie Hamilton (19) and right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) look on against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PNC Arena. The Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 5, 2019; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jordan Martinook (L) celebrates his goal with right wing Brock McGinn (23) against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period at PPG PAINTS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 5, 2019; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Carolina Hurricanes left wing Jordan Martinook (L) celebrates his goal with right wing Brock McGinn (23) against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the first period at PPG PAINTS Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

The Rest of the Group

The AHLer’s in this group of upcoming UFAs and RFAs, in my opinion, are Jeremy Bracco, Joakim Ryan, Roland McKeown, Sheldon Rempal, Spencer Smallman, David Gust, Jason Cotton, Drew Shore, Antoine Bibeau, Maxime Lajoie, Jeremy Helvig, and Max McCormick. None of these guys should get much more than your basic two-way deal, worth roughly $800,000 AAV in the NHL each (give or take a couple hundred thousand). I’ll say the Canes set aside $4M to get these deals done, since most of them aren’t pivotal to the roster at this point in time.

This brings our total cap space to $11,126,417, with Brock McGinn, Warren Foegele, Ryan Dzingel, Morgan Geekie, and Jordan Martinook left to be re-signed. This, to me, is another tough part. The Carolina Hurricanes, with the addition of Jesper Fast this past offseason, have created a bit of a redundancy in their programming, at least in terms of what kinds of players they have on the roster.

Martinook is the true definition of a heart-and-soul player, and is easily one of the best glue guys in the league. McGinn is an incredibly solid penalty-killer, and has hustle like nobody’s business. Foegele and Geekie could both very well be budding stars in their own right.

If the Canes re-sign any of these guys, it’ll have to be at $2M or less, considering Fast’s market-setting salary for middle-6 to bottom-6 talent. Let’s assume they re-sign 2 of the 4 at $2M each. (I’m not even gonna say which just because that decision is worth an entire article in and of itself.) This brings us to $7,126,417, and really only one player left to re-sign.

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