Where Have Last Year's Carolina Hurricanes Ended Up?

We're two weeks into what is officially the start of the new NHL season and we've seen quite a bit of movement on the player front.

The Carolina Hurricanes, for one, have added quite a bit, with two big additions in Nikolaj Ehlers and K'Andre Miller.

But as is always the case, to make room for new players, old/former players have to find new homes too, so here's a look at where all the former Canes who played at least one game for Carolina have ended up this season.

Brent Burns – COL
40, RHD

After three season in Carolina, the veteran blueliner is taking his talents to Denver, signing a one-year, $1 million deal with the Colorado Avalanche.

The beloved veteran will take on more of a depth role with the Avs and if he can stay healthy, I think he can make a play for the league's number one ironman the season after too.

Dmitry Orlov – SJS
33, LHD

The Russian blueliner is making his first foray into the Western Conference, signing a two-year deal with the San Jose Sharks after spending his entire career out East.

Taking a slight discount from his last deal, Orlov didn't sound too excited about his time in Carolina in his first San Jose media availability.

Riley Stillman – EDM
27, LHD

The Hurricanes' seventh defenseman will be looking for more opportunity up north, as he signed a one-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers.

The son of former Hurricane Cory Stillman, Riley has already been with quite a few different organizations.

Spencer Martin – CSKA (KHL)
30, G

The journeyman goaltender is heading overseas for the first time in his career and will be playing in Russia. Martin signed a two-year deal with CSKA Moscow.

He couldn't quite capture the same magic he found when he first arrived in Raleigh, but had solid AHL numbers. Regardless, it's a new challenge for a standup guy.

Yaniv Perets – LVP (AHL)
25, G

Things didn't go very smoothly for Perets in Carolina, as despite actually winding up playing in two NHL games, he mostly played in the ECHL over the last two seasons.

He signed an AHL deal with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, affiliates of the Philadelphia Flyers, and hopefully he'll be able to find a bit more opportunity for himself.

Ty Smith – Dinamo Minsk (KHL)
25, LHD

The Hurricanes acquired Smith as part of the Jake Guentzel deal two seasons ago and gave him a bit of a chance to see what he had this season.

He had some pretty good AHL numbers and got the chance to practice with the main club for a good chunk of the year, even getting into a few games along with some power play time.

Despite that, it seems like the young blueliner will be heading overseas to play in Russia as per rumors.

Jack Roslovic – Unsigned
28, RW/C

The versatile forward joined Carolina on a one-year deal last year and managed to break the 20-goal mark and put up 39 points.

Despite that, he found himself relegated to the fourth line for most of the season (most of his goals came before December) and was even a healthy scratch for most of the postseason.

Roslovic finds himself in a weird spot because of that, but I'm sure someone will take a gamble on him. Just a bit weird that it's taken this long for him to choose a suitor.

Dustin Tokarksi – Unsigned
35, G

Tokarski wasn't sure if he'd even ever play professional hockey in North America again this time last year, but a goalie crunch in Carolina earned the veteran a tryout in the American League and he parlayed that into a few more games back in the NHL.

I'm not sure if the veteran will be so lucky again, but props to him on even getting the shot that he did last season.

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