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The Avalanche is off to a 4-0 start, but faces one of the other top Stanley Cup contenders for the first time this season when Carolina comes to Ball Arena.

The Ottawa Senators are exactly who the Carolina Hurricanes used to be, and not all that long ago: Young, raw, talented, exciting. The Canes have matured, and proved it in Wednesday’s opener.

It’s hard to play the way the Hurricanes play — the way they have to play. You can’t just flip a switch on opening night. You could see them work through the gears in Friday’s 4-1 preseason win over Nashville.

Bowness is hopeful Ehlers will be able to see his first game action next Monday when the Jets visit Calgary in the second to last game of their pre-season schedule.

This is the second-most important season in Hurricanes history, behind only 2006, but for very different reasons.

Brett Pesce, Brady Skjei and Teuvo Teravainen will all enter the season on expiring contracts. In pursuit of a Stanley Cup, the Hurricanes decided it was worth the risk.

What's the best roster we can build of players who belonged to a team at some point, be it for hours or weeks, but never suited up for them?

Also, how do the Hurricanes intend to split goalie starts? And do they need to add scoring?

Puckdoku is this offseason’s timekiller of choice for hockey fans to fill out 3 by 3 grids of players. It’s a fun trivia game drawing on hockey history. This post is focused on helping those play the game with a a New Jersey Devils perspective, listing many that have come through the organization since 1974.

One or two small moves are possible — such as to address the right-side defensive depth — but Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson won’t be too busy.