This is the fourth installment in my Carolina Hurricanes season-by-season retrospective. If you missed any of the prior installments, you can find them here:
After giving fans their first taste of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1999, the Carolina Hurricanes struggled to maintain their momentum. As such, they missed the 2000 NHL postseason by one point. With the top-six forwards set, general manager Jim Rutherford went in search of depth to augment the roster.
With this goal in mind, Rutherford added role players Rob DiMaio, Darren Langdon, and Scott Pellerin.