Only nine games into the 2017-18 season it would appear premature to think about who the Canes should draft next July. But the 2018 draft class has very high potential. So here goes.
Both The Hockey News and Steve Kournianos (who runs the year-round The Draft Analyst site) have stated that the upcoming draft might rival the best ever. Below I target a few players who could meet the needs for the Hurricanes as they build a team to compete throughout the 2020s.
The Positional Needs
The biggest apparent weakness for the franchise is right wing.