Carolina Hurricanes: Stick or twist – UFA edition

This summer, the Carolina Hurricanes will see a couple of players become eligible for the unrestricted free agent market. This means that there are several members of the team that are going to be eligible to go elsewhere. They could lose several members of this team due to the salary cap and the fact that they don’t have a deal for next year. It’s not going to be fun, but that’s what the hard cap does.

I’m going to say this here so it is clear. When I talk about the faults that some of these players have, this is in comparison to star players. These guys are all fantastic and they’ve all had good seasons. They’re all going to be fantastic next season wherever they are playing in the NHL. Whether it is in Carolina or anywhere else, everyone has proven they belong in this league and I doubt we’ll see anyone move abroad.

Carolina will have roughly

At the time of writing this, the Canes are still in their series against the New York Rangers, and therefore, some of these stats might be a little outdated at the time of release. However, they were all correct at the time. Basically, just take these stats with a grain of salt because they might not be dead on exactly what they were when the Canes season came to its conclusion.

If you do wish to see any updated stats, I will hyperlink hockey-reference to the player names. I do this on every single post on here, but a lot of people don’t know why it is hyperlinked. It just makes it easier for you to see how they’re doing if you think the stats aren’t real. It’s just a preference thing because a lot of people like it. If you don’t like it, let me know!

Anyway, let’s get into player number one.