rumored attempt<\/a> to reunite with the former Hurricane, Tulsky affirmed his feelings regarding Logan Stankoven\u2019s performance in the position.<\/p>\n\u201cI think Logan\u2019s been great in that role,\u201d He said before giving a list of reasons why. \u201cI know there\u2019s a lot of people out there who look at the point totals and fret about it. Truthfully, at five on five, he\u2019s produced at a high rate.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have three of the top 40 centers in the league in five-on-five production. And the fact that he\u2019s not on our first power play unit has nothing to do with how good he is as a center. I think people have forgotten how many nights in October and November that line was our best line. That line has created a lot of offense this year, and he\u2019s been part of that.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s not the tallest guy, and people worry about that, but he plays really hard. He\u2019s extremely competitive. He\u2019s the kind of person who drags teammates into the fight. Other people look at it and say, \u2018Well, if he can do that, then obviously I can. I\u2019m twice his size\u2019. I think it really brings something to us to have him playing the way he does. And, you know, truthfully, like I said, that line\u2019s been great for us. And, you know, I have no concerns about it going forward at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hurricanes Received Calls on Players<\/p>\n
Though it was expected, Tulsky confirmed that he received calls on players. However, the Hurricanes wisely avoided moving anyone out.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the end, you know, we are trying to win a cup here, and it would have been hard to move players out\u2026regardless of what role they play.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe expect to need everybody on this team at some point down the stretch. And so, we did have some calls, we explored some things, but in the end, you know, we\u2019re trying to win a cup, and we didn\u2019t want to thin our team out heading into the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deals Did Not Make Sense for Hurricanes<\/p>\n
Tulsky also spoke of the desire to add more high-quality players to help boost the team toward the Stanley Cup, but the difficulties the market posed, and the faith he has in the team as it is.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, we have a lot of faith in this roster. We\u2019ve battled through a ton of injuries and are on pace for, I don\u2019t know, 112 points or something \u2013 and getting better as we get healthier. So very happy with what we have right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI would say we\u2019re always looking to get better. We\u2019d rather be on pace for 130 points or 150. So it\u2019s not like I\u2019m ever going to say \u2018this team\u2019s good enough, we don\u2019t need to add\u2019. We\u2019re always trying to add. It\u2019s just that we didn\u2019t find deals that made sense for us at this point.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know players are excited to see reinforcements come in, and I want to do that for them just as much as they want to see it. We all want it. Like, nobody is more competitive than us. And, you know, we are up and down the organization. We are extremely aggressive in trying to add.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cUltimately, you know, it\u2019s not about my faith in them. It\u2019s about the opportunities that were in the market to actually make additions that would make us better. Yeah. I would love to bring someone in that, you know, is one of those top 20 players and makes everyone say we\u2019re one guy closer to getting those top 20 all on one team. It just wasn\u2019t there to be done this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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