Hurricanes Hoping to Pull Off a Steal With Their Franchise Player
The Hurricanes will be looking to sign their franchise player, Sebastian Aho, to a long-term extension which they're hoping comes at a relatively cheap price tag.
Hurricanes Hoping to Pull Off a Steal With Their Franchise Player
Sebastian Aho is quietly one of the top players in the league. At his best, he is a top 10 center in the league, and at his worst, he is a top 20 center. He is very consistent and has been the face of the Carolina Hurricanes franchise for a few years now.
With his contract ending next season, he is due for a pay raise making $8.46m at the moment. Many predict he could get 8 figures on his next contract but the Carolina Hurricanes look to be hoping for something cheaper than that.
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If Carolina can pull off a deal that is 8 years at a $9.5 million cap hit, that will be a steal of a contract in the short term.
Due to how low-scoring Carolina's system is and how poor their powerplay is, Aho gets described as a 100-point player on a team that has a more offensive system. Getting any 100-point player for under $10 million is a steal in this day and age.
With Carolina looking to win a cup, they will need every dollar they can get to put towards championship level pieces like a goal scorer.
| POLL | ||
JUIN 4 | 145 ANSWERS Hurricanes Hoping to Pull Off a Steal With Their Franchise Player Will Sebastian Aho sign for over or under $10 million? | ||
| Over | 65 | 44.8 % |
| Under | 80 | 55.2 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||