Over the course of the last decade or so, the Carolina Hurricanes haven’t had the best of histories with developing forwards into legitimate NHL players.
For every Jeff Skinner, there have been three Zac Dalpe’s to match. For every Sebastian Aho, there’s been a Zach Boychuk, and so on.
If the Hurricanes hope to ever become a perennial playoff team, this is something that will need to change. They’re going to have to find ways to convert their forward prospects into players who can contribute at the NHL level.