Hurricanes Roundtable: Best and Worst Offseason Moves

2 of 4

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – MAY 09: Tuukka Rask #40 of the Boston Bruins makes a save against Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period in Game One of the Eastern Conference Final during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden on May 09, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /

What was the Best Move for the Hurricanes this Offseason?

Tyler Young: The Canes may have had the best offseason in team history. The moves made this summer pave the way for a lot of optimism in Carolina. The best move they made may have actually been made by another team.

“Offer-Sheet-Gate” may have been the best thing for the Canes. Being able to resign their biggest target and franchise cornerstone at a team friendly AAV set them up for other deals that improved the team. One could argue the deal is to thank for the signing of Ryan Dzingel.

The whole situation was a message to the rest of the league that this isn’t the old Hurricanes. Securing the future and Dundon flipping the bird again to the hockey old guard makes this deal all the more sweet.

Christian Candeloro: The Hurricanes had a terrific offseason. There’s no other way to put it. Signing Dzingel was a low-risk, high-potential move that could pay off in massive dividends later and re-signing Aho keeps the franchise cornerstone in town.

The number one move of the entire offseason was how expertly the Hurricanes managed their cap space. They leveraged their cap-space to take advantage of both the Maple Leafs and Golden Knights, acquiring a first-round pick and Erik Haula because their trading mates were too cash-strapped.

Haula, if healthy, has the chance to pot 25-30 goals a season in Carolina and the first-round pick is an asset to continue building the prospect pipeline or use in a future trade/

That’s savvy business and sets up the Canes nicely moving forward.

Home/Carolina Hurricanes