After their trade for Max Pacioretty this summer, the Carolina Hurricanes thought that they had finally found the answer to their goal-scoring issues. However, life is never as easy as that and it has been announced that Pacioretty is going to miss 6 months with an Achilles tear.
With Pacioretty out, until the trade deadline, the Hurricanes are going to need to find that help elsewhere. With no one down with their AHL affiliate in the Chicago Wolves being able to fill the shoes of the projected 30-goal scorer right?
Across the Windy City, there is an NHL team that is starting to embrace a rebuild as the Chicago Blackhawks’ general manager Kyle Davidsson is trading everything that isn’t nailed down.