In one of the biggest signings of the NHL offseason, veteran star Nikolaj Ehlers agreed to land with the Carolina Hurricanes. As part of the Hurricanes approach to get over the hump in the Eastern Conference.

One of the problems with Ehlers is that he hasn’t been a consistent playoff performer, which makes some sense given his size and that he’s a bit of a perimeter rush threat. To his credit, Ehlers was much stronger during the 2025 playoffs, but it’ll take a lot more than that to prove his doubters wrong.