Carolina Hurricanes offseason thus far | Predictable USMNT meltdown | OG218

[@johnhenryNC]

Winston-Salem got Wake Forest College the same way Durham got Trinity College: TOBACCO MONEY. The difference being that the Duke Family renamed Trinity College to Duke University whereas the Reynolds Family kept the Wake Forest name.

[@j.j.8341]

Agree with Giglio on the Canes screwing up the defensive group by bringing in Burns/Orlov and losing Pesce/Skjei as a result. Always thought the Orlov move was odd, when the Canes had bigger needs up front and that money could've been better spent to fix goal scoring.

[@spencerr2413]

Orlov is only 2 years older than Skjei. And tbh Pesce was locking down the 2nd line for a long time but the last 2 years he's been shaky (and injury prone). Canes maybe could've figured out a Skjei extension last year but honestly not that big a deal. To your point about Guentzel though, I don't know why they put their eggs in that basket. Meanwhile Nashville lands both Stamkos and Marchessault...

[@evanlucy1676]

All the doom and gloom over the Canes is overblown, in my opinion. Will they take a step back this year? Sure. But the crop of FAs wasn't great, not worth breaking the bank over and getting yourself into a ton of cap issues later in the future. So put a band-aid on it for now with low-risk deals and see where that takes you this year.

[@LAC2131]

Blame Duke? LOLOL