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Top 5 Free Agents the Carolina Hurricanes should target

By Christian Candeloro

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 04: Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Columbus Blue Jackets looks on during the third period of Game Five of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on May 04, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins defeat the Blue Jackets 4-3. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 04: Sergei Bobrovsky #72 of the Columbus Blue Jackets looks on during the third period of Game Five of the Eastern Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on May 04, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Bruins defeat the Blue Jackets 4-3. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) /
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3. Noel Acciari

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – JUNE 01: Noel Acciari #55 of the Boston Bruins celebrates a second period goal by teammate Sean Kuraly (not pictured) #52 against the St. Louis Blues in Game Three of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Enterprise Center on June 01, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – JUNE 01: Noel Acciari #55 of the Boston Bruins celebrates a second period goal by teammate Sean Kuraly (not pictured) #52 against the St. Louis Blues in Game Three of the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Final at Enterprise Center on June 01, 2019 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

For most people, the thought of signing a Bruin makes you vomit a little in your mouth, but hey at least it’s not Brad Marchand. Acciari is a gritty fourth-line player that could replace McGinn or Maenalanen if they walk in free agency.

The winger is great on the penalty kill and won’t cost a fortune to sign, likely somewhere in the same area as what Ferland was making this season.

Acciari only scored six goals in 2018-19 and his career high is just 10, so he’s not a guy that’s going to fill up the stat sheet. He is however, someone who brings grit and intangibles that every team needs on a 4th-line.

He’s not a high-upside play nor is he a splashy signing, but he could also be a signing that gets the Hurricanes over the hump.

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