This offseason is a big one for GM Don Waddell and the Carolina Hurricanes, and it sets up nicely for another cup run. Next season, the Hurricanes have most of their core players already under contract and set to return. All the while, according to CapFriendly.com, the Canes have an estimated $24,123,083 in cap space to move around this offseason – plenty of wiggle room.
This luxury is one that the Canes will not have at the end of the 2023-2024 season which will see players like Aho, Teravainen, Necas, Jarvis, Noesen, Skjei, Pesce, Chatfield all finding themselves at the end of their contracts (and all arguably deserving of a pay raise).