The Carolina Hurricanes have made 17 signings since the 2021 NHL Free Agency period opened on July 28th. The team will look very different on Opening Night.
There were plenty of losses to names Caniacs have come to love over the years. Star defenseman Dougie Hamilton is headed to New Jersey, energy bunny Brock McGinn signed with Pittsburgh, and all three goalies exited – Alex Nedeljkovic was traded to Detroit, Petr Mrazek signed with Toronto, and James Reimer is making his second stint with the San Jose Sharks.
They have reloaded their goaltending and made heavy changes to their defense. Don Waddell and Co. have a plan in place. It will be a matter of time before we see if the moves pay off.
Let’s take a look at who is coming in and where they’ll fit in.