Carolina has put a lot of good players together but they have the same problem that every team that hasn't tanked will have. They have no elite forwards at all, and none in the pipeline. Hanifin, Slavin and Faulk will make a killer top 3, and that's not even mentioning their other wealth of talent, but they need some firepower up front. Skinner is good but not elite, Lindholm looks like a 2C (so far), and Aho is good but I don't think he'll be Gaudreau/Barkov/Giroux level good. To compete in this league you need at least one player who can flirt with the top 10 in scoring imo and the Canes will need to find someone to do so.
I quite like Carolina though, and I wish them luck in making the playoffs this season or in the Patrick sweepstakes. Also, their team forum on HF might be one of the best places on the internet. It makes me want to be a fan.
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