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.
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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 % |
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Bowen Byram | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Tanner Jeannot | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Taylor Hall | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Charlie McAvoy | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Ostlund | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Owen Power | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | - | - | |
| Mike Amadio | - | - | - | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Viktor Arvidsson | - | - | - | |
| Jonathan Aspirot | - | - | - | |
| Drake Batherson | - | - | - | |
| Zach Benson | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Blake | - | - | - | |
| William Carrier | - | - | - | |
| Thomas Chabot | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Nick Cousins | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Sabres | 82 | 50 | 23 | 9 | 109 | |
| Lightning | 82 | 50 | 26 | 6 | 106 | |
| Canadiens | 82 | 48 | 24 | 10 | 106 | |
| Bruins | 82 | 45 | 27 | 10 | 100 | |
| Senators | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 99 | |
| Red Wings | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 92 | |
| Panthers | 82 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 84 | |
| Maple Leafs | 82 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 78 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 113 | |
| Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | 98 | |
| Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 98 | |
| Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 95 | |
| Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 92 | |
| Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | 91 | |
| Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | 87 | |
| Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 82 | 55 | 16 | 11 | 121 | |
| Stars | 82 | 50 | 20 | 12 | 112 | |
| Wild | 82 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 104 | |
| Mammoth | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Blues | 82 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 86 | |
| Predators | 82 | 38 | 34 | 10 | 86 | |
| Jets | 82 | 35 | 35 | 12 | 82 | |
| Blackhawks | 82 | 29 | 39 | 14 | 72 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 82 | 39 | 26 | 17 | 95 | |
| Oilers | 82 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 93 | |
| Ducks | 82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
| Kings | 82 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 90 | |
| Sharks | 82 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 86 | |
| Kraken | 82 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 79 | |
| Flames | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | 77 | |
| Canucks | 82 | 25 | 49 | 8 | 58 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||