The Carolina Hurricanes have seemingly become the popular final stop in the downward career spirals of many NHL players.
In recent years, free agents not re-signed by the Hurricanes have rarely managed to find work for any of the NHL's 29 other franchises.
The 2013 offseason sent a collection of former 'Canes packing to Europe in hopes of keeping their respective hockey careers alive.
Now, more than two months into the 2014 offseason, another small Raleigh-to-Russia exodus seems inevitable.
Where did the Hurricanes' 2013 Free Agents End Up?
Seven NHL-level players who finished the 2012-13 campaign with Carolina—forwards Tim Brent, Chad LaRose and Tim Wallace, defensemen Joe Corvo, Bobby Sanguinetti and Marc-Andre Bergeron and goaltender Dan Ellis—entered the 2013 free-agent market.
Only two signed NHL contracts by summer's end.
Ellis landed in Dallas originally but struggled in a fill-in role for starter Kari Lehtonen and was eventually traded to Florida. He finished the season with a 5-11-1 record and shockingly woeful .836 save pe ...
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NHL Free Agents Struggle to Find New Contracts After Leaving Carolina Hurricanes
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