Carolina Hurricanes 2018 Training Camp: What we learned

The Carolina Hurricanes wrapped up a banner preseason (is that a thing?) this weekend, finishing at 5-0-1. While preseason results are often mostly meaningless, the Canes played very well in the exhibition schedule, and showed onlookers a good bit about this new-look team in the process. Here are some key takeaways from 2018’s training camp.

Youth will be served: The Canes’ opening night lineup features no less than five rookies, all forwards: Andrei Svechnikov, Martin Necas, Valentin Zykov, Warren Foegele and Lucas Wallmark.

Foegele had a huge camp (more on that in a second) to earn a spot, Zykov continued to show his power-play abilities and Wallmark gets a crack at filling in for Victor…