Hurricanes’ offseason to-do list

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but this is going to be a pivotal offseason for the Carolina Hurricanes. Surprisingly, no one stopped me, so I guess I’ll keep going. It’s not at all an exaggeration to say that the moves and decisions Don Waddell and the Hurricanes’ braintrust make this summer will shape up to be a regime-defining offseason.

Coming off a five-game, second-round loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Hurricanes are looking to find a way to take that next step and get over the hump to Stanley Cup contention. They’re close, but must navigate an offseason filled with key decisions to get there.

While I’m not going to advocate for or against…