- Chip Alexander: Hurricanes GM Ron Francis admitted that he was a bit nervous at his first trade deadline, but was “comfortable with what they were able to accomplish.
- Chip Alexander: Francis said he wasn’t really close to re-signing Andrej Sekera or Jiri Tlusty. What they were asking for was too much for them.
- Chip Alexander: Francis didn’t indicate that there will be major changes this offseason, but said their defense will be addressed.
- Michael Smith of Hurricanes.NHL: Hurricanes GM Ron Francis
“I think at the end of the day, we feel comfortable with what we got in return for the guys we moved based on all the information and expectations heading into the week,” said Executive Vice President and General Manager Ron Francis on a Monday conference call.
The Hurricanes will end up with 11 2015 draft picks, 10 if the Kings don’t make the playoffs. Six picks will be in the top 100.
“It gives you a lot more options, whether you use those picks, try to move them for players or try to package them together to move up in the draft,” Francis said.
“I know Ronnie is committed to getting this thing turned around. We need more depth; we need more depth here in Carolina, and we need more depth in Charlotte. That’s what we’re going to undertake,” head coach Bill Peters said after Monday’s morning skate in Chicago. “We have to draft well, and then after that we have to develop well. Then, we have to continue to get better. It’s a process.”
On the deadline.
“We had some discussions today on different things, but there was nothing there,” Francis said.
- Michael Smith and Shane Willis talk about the Hurricanes deadline.
