Can the Hurricanes afford to lose Dougie Hamilton?
The NHLs offseason is shortened this year, theres about a month until general managers need to submit their protected lists for the Seattle expansion draft and due to the flat cap and other pandemic-related financial concerns, free agents are entering one of the most uncertain negotiation periods of their careers.So, yeah, less than a week after the Carolina Hurricanes season ended, thats the landscape in which Elliotte Friedman reported Monday that the team has given Dougie Hamilton permission to speak with other teams ahead of free agency, which could open up the possibility of a sign-and-trade.Remember, the only teams that can sign a player to an eight-year term are his current team