The Carolina Hurricanes need a Captain

On February 28 as a part of the NHL trade deadline, the Carolina Hurricanes traded away their captain and long-time leader, Eric Staal, to the New York Rangers in hopes that they could help they loyal captain win his 2nd Stanley Cup on a playoff qualified team. They also traded Staal to make sure they got some return on his contract ending this summer.

Now the Hurricanes are out a quality player and an official team captain. Having a captain is an essential part of an NHL team, to have a clear cut leader, someone the rest of the team can look up to.

There are only 4 other teams in the NHL who don’t have a captain including the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, and the newly…