This is part two of a three-part column outlining an offseason game plan for the Carolina Hurricanes with the goal of making them a playoff team in the 2018-19 season.
Part one covered the head coaching search and in-house free agents like Elias Lindholm, Noah Hanifin, and Derek Ryan (?!?!). It can be found here.
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This is a big draft for Carolina as they have stumbled their way upon the second-overall pick.
The draft strategy should always be drafting the best player available, not for need.