After signing Nikolaj Ehlers and acquiring K'Andre Miller, the Carolina Hurricanes secure a key forward on an eight-year deal to solidify their roster ahead of the 2025–26 NHL season.

In the regular season, anyway. One of the problems with Ehlers is that he hasn’t been a consistent playoff performer, which makes some sense given his size and being 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.