Exploring the Future of the Hurricanes’ Salary Structure

Jamie KellnerLast week, Andrew took a look at the Hurricanes’ roster for the next two offseasons, now that Sebastian Aho’s contract has been settled and the Canes’ top six forwards are pretty much set for the foreseeable future. Now that Aho’s deal is out of the way - and is paying him less than market value for the duration of the next five years - the Canes have a good idea of what their salary structure will look like heading into the next two years.

So let’s time travel ahead to the summer of 2021. Why then? For a few reasons:

There won’t be a work stoppage that summer. If there’s a work stoppage, it will happen in either 2020 or 2022 (when the CBA ends). We’ll know which it will be by…