Where the Carolina Hurricanes got it wrong, got it right

and we have our special guest to start the show one of our favorite guests on the show that would be our magic eightball currently waiting in the green room right now to join us yeah the the actual magic gball um we’re here to to ask this question to start the day uh there’s a lot of of um final offseason grades for the canes right the the powers that be the athletic ESPN they’re starting to to judge everyone’s offseason cuz for the most part the hay is in the barn right for the most part the work is done and and we remembered that if you go back what was about 6 weeks ago six seven weeks ago yeah we had before any decision was made before any move was made before any deal was signed before any long time Kane stalwart had left we asked a magic eight ball what to do with each of the big decisions yeah we did so now that the the everything is concluded I thought we thought uh we would go back and we would say which off season would you rather have the one that we actually just witnessed the reality timeline like the the real thing that happened or the one that the magic eightball predicted would happened the one that the magic gball if named the GM would have done so uh without further Ado Dennis let’s go through some of the the bigger decisions that the canes had have to make and what the G the GM magic eightball said what happened that well the first one was Jake gensel Jake kensel is he coming back we asked eightball once he said ask me later which there was a lot of patience in that situation also maybe too much we came back later and asked Jake canel come check with me again I I feel like so we had to get to a third timee with the agic a ball and then he eventually said no I feel like that rang out true that’s almost exactly how exactly how it happened the magic eightball told us exactly what was going to happen with Jake gensel and predicted it perfectly and to to be honest it uh it did kind of even bring like the Hope back with all it was like even the emotions of it were just condensed it was all run so so Jake gel’s gone I remember being upset at the magic eightball at that time going like no there’s no way we we need Jake gel’s priority uh turns out he he or she I don’t know the magic eight ball D ball it was uh in line with with the future GM in front office of the canes what else we have all right so then Tavo Terra vinan we asked about Tavo Terra Vin said I better not tell you now and then eventually said yeah Tavo Terra Vin’s going to be coming back absolutely magic aall clearly wrong I think I’d rather have the real reality version I mean I’d like to have Tavo back but but opportunity cost and everything and how much he ended up getting paid uh I think it’s it I’d rather I’m glad the G the gm8 ball was wrong what else JM aall we asked what about Brady Shay Brady Shay coming back magic aall said it is decidedly so this is where it got interesting go ahead go with the next one too because I think it’s okay then said Brett peshy or Brett peshi coming back magic aall said without a doubt this is where it’s interesting this is the big difference this is where you have to ask yourself would you rather have gm8 ball or would you rather have what actually played out because neither timeline has Jake gensel coming back but the magic G ball had the two high- price defensemen both returning to the Carolina Hurricanes would have come on probably 11 or 12 million per year total uh instead they went and got a couple of Cheaper options for you know what was it 6 and a half million combined to replace them 6.8 6.8 there you go uh this is what it comes down to and is it insulting to say I I kind of wish the the eightball was right maybe I kind of wish the eightball had more power in this situation I kind of wish the eightball had more influence because if you’re if you’re not bringing back Tavo if you’re not bringing back Jake gensel uh there’s there’s some opportunity there to spend some money on the on the defense even though I like what they ended up doing with the defense I I I kind of liked what they did ended up doing with the defense if that means you take care of some things with the forwards it just didn’t really happen uh were there any other questions we asked that we can review we did we asked Stephan n coming back and it just said flat out yes and this is where I’m now having my own Deja Vu uh this is where I realized that the magic eightball loves longtime canes clearly the magic eightball is loyal to a fault well we also asked about Jordan martinook and at first it said pretty hazy then eventually said yes that’s exactly kind of how it played out things were kind of hazy wasn’t sure martinook is coming back and then all a sudden just before free agency boom Jordan martinook is returning that’s another one though the magic gball is loyal to a fault and if you’re loyal to kanes you’re going to be loyal to Jordan martinook we also asked about Jaylen Chatfield magic gball said Outlook not so good he now he is coming back I like that version but we thought based off of okay if Shay and peshi aren’t coming back according to the magic a ball well then you you maybe have to bring up a rookie to on a cheap contract Scott Scott morrow or whomever and maybe there’s the reason why you can’t keep jayen Chatfield there are certain aspects of the offseason plan that I can explain away better for the magic eightball than for what actually happened by the way we did ask the magic eightball a couple other questions including is Martin NES going to get traded and he said yes and you asked to a Western Conference Team it also said yes and we also asked is a long-term deal going to get done with Seth Jarvis magic eightball also said yes we also asked the magic eightball is Eric tols going to be the general manager and also said yes so it’s got It’s been got a good batting average it’s not it’s not batting 100 but it’s or bat in a thousand but it’s it’s it’s up there but we also asked do you know how salary caps work magic a ball and I like yes of course I do it really doesn’t though but it doesn’t no way not with all those players coming back or maybe the magic eightball is just wildly convincing maybe and persuasive and was going to get all those players to come back on 50% home Hometown discounts very Charming the you’re making four million the magic a ball is wildly loyal and expects nothing but that same loyalty in return sounds like some actual GMS yeah like let’s be honest here although they’re not wildly loyal they just expect wild loyalty well there’s that too in return they cut you as soon as they can but then expect you to take half the price to St stick around um as far as the kan’s offseason goes ESPN gave it a c minus that’s the real version not the eight ball version a c minus now I actually don’t hate the the like the letter grade C C’s get degrees by the way you’re passing uh I don’t like their justification at all if you read the justification for why the canes received a c minus in their off season I’ll read some of it Carolina stood Pat with their goal tending too while failing to chase down any of the top net minders available in trade who could have provided Insurance behind Frederick and and his injury history now I think the Kane’s had a lot of things on their to-do list this offseason and maybe even you know goenda been on it but that would have been to replace Freddy Anderson not to provide Insurance behind Freddy the insurance worked perfectly with Freddy Anderson Freddy Anderson got hurt for three and a half months last year and they had the proper Insurance to go in there and play well enough to be the third best team in the regular season yeah P coov started 40 games last season if p coov is just Freddy insurance he is great Freddy insurance insurance the write up was also like kind of snarky mean to The KES by the way no big time golender moved this offseason and definitely none of them to be insurance no yeah Stooges the biggest thing the article says might have been losing gensel who Carolina went all in in all in to acquire at the trade deadline with the hope that he’d be a long-term piece of their offense but hey the hurricane that’s literally what it said they wrote but hey but hey which just adds a little bit of snark but hey the the Hurricanes got a third round pick from Tampa Bay for Gil’s signing rights and that’s about the best move they’ve made all spring that’s that’s snarky mean BR I don’t think anything that has to do with gensel leaving was the best move they made all spring getting a third round pick back in a future draft that is a good question though what is the best move of the off season it’s not getting a third round pick for the rights to Jake gensel I’ll tell you what the best move is yet to be done yet long-term Jarvis baby longterm Jarvis The Best Is Yet To Come

Tim Donnelly and Dennis Cox offseason grades for the Carolina Hurricanes, and if the judgements are justified for their offseason under new GM Eric Tulsky and owner Tom Dundon. 

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