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Seven unrestricted free agents the Hurricanes could sign to flush out their depth

By Conor Power

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JULY 08: General manager Brad Treliving of the Calgary Flames and general manager Don Waddell of the Carolina Hurricanes talk on the draft floor prior to Round Two of the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bell Centre on July 08, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JULY 08: General manager Brad Treliving of the Calgary Flames and general manager Don Waddell of the Carolina Hurricanes talk on the draft floor prior to Round Two of the 2022 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Bell Centre on July 08, 2022 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 20: Tyler Motte #64 of the New York Rangers skates against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PNC Arena on May 20, 2022, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes shut out the Rangers 2-0. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 20: Tyler Motte #64 of the New York Rangers skates against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Two of the Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PNC Arena on May 20, 2022, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Hurricanes shut out the Rangers 2-0. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

Tyler Motte

This is someone we all got a good look at in the postseason. Tyler Motte was on the New York Rangers throughout the two teams’ seven-game series and with some questions regarding the bottom-six winger’s next home in the NHL, this is a player the Hurricanes could look to get to add some steel, bite, and ferocity to a team that is built particularly around its talent up front.

At 5’10, 190 lbs, Motte is not the largest man in the world and will not blow the world away with his size and strength, but he is known for being a pest and he isn’t someone you will ever see back away from a fight. He’s as tough as players come and his mentality and mindset is something the Hurricanes seem to love having and might lose having seen some of the free agents moved from last season.

Motte isn’t exactly a scoring threat, but his 7 goals and 8 assists can come at times when you need a goal. He only played in 53 games to get those totals so it isn’t entirely as awful as it seems. We know Motte can score in the pressure moments when it matters most because it felt like he scored whenever the Rangers needed him to in the series between the New York team and the Carolina Hurricanes.

When the Hurricanes traded one of their fourth-liners to San Jose, a need opened up for everything that Tyler Motte adds to an organization. We know that Motte is without a home and the longer time goes on, Motte will be more likely to sign at a discount. If Carolina can grab him for something less than $1 million, he quickly becomes a very valuable player to have in that bottom six.

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