NHL Trade Deadline: Carolina Hurricanes

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Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford has plenty of cap room and some interesting decisions to make in the coming days.

His Hurricanes are battling for one of the final three slots Eastern Conference, much like Carolina did two seasons ago en route to the Eastern Conference Finals. There's little doubt that a team anchored by forward Eric Staal and goalie Cam Ward could have that sort of run in them again, although Rutherford could add a veteran or two to bolster those chances.

The team lost Ray Whitney (free agency) and Rod Brind'Amour (retirement) last offseason, both veteran cogs from the team's 2006 Stanley Cup title team. Rutherford made two moves before the deadline that season, adding forwards Mark Recchi and Doug Weight, and there's a better than decent chance Rutherford may make similar transactions again.

 

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Source: http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/23/nhl-trade-deadline-carolina-hurricanes/

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