We know what the Pittsburgh Penguins have been up to this offseason, as well as what they still might do, so let’s take a look at what their divisional rivals around the Metropolitan Division have been adding this summer. Some teams have improved. Some have largely stayed the same. Some made moves and did not really get better or worse.
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina has made some of the biggest moves in the division this offseason, and arguably — to this point — the best moves in the offseason in the whole league.
The most significant of those was getting forward Nikolaj Ehlers signed in free agency to a six-year contract that reportedly saw him take less money to join the Hurricanes than he could have received elsewhere.