Free agency opens on Friday in the NHL, and the Carolina Hurricanes are among the many teams whose plans don’t seem entirely clear.
With the options available, the Canes have some decisions to make among their forward group and in net, but the pool of players expanded on Wednesday when teams announced their decisions with regards to restricted free agents and buyouts.
There is a lot of uncertainty right now within the NHL given the flat salary cap, which in part led to a number of surprising players being let go for nothing. We’ll look at a few players who fit in that category and could be options for Don Waddell and company when the market opens.