With the way the Hurricanes compensated Victor Rask this off-season, my bet is that they anticipated they were locking down a second-line center for the long term. After all, Rask’s first two seasons in the league saw him put up 33 and 48 points. That sort of trajectory certainly puts him safely above the status of being a third line center, but there were basically two ways it could have played out. If that 48-point season was representative of his true offensive ceiling, that would likely mean that Rask would have a career as a slightly above average second-line center.
By the Numbers: Do the Hurricanes Have an Elite First Line?
