Don’t let the Hurricanes’ drama-filled offseason (the Sebastian Aho offer sheet feels like at least three years ago) distract you from the on-ice product to be.



Carolina is spending near the cap for the first time in a long time, which of course comes with a healthy mix of talent and risks. Here’s one essential question for each skater heading into training camp.



Centers



Sebastian Aho: No longer underrated, not yet a full-blown superstar. Does the latter change this season?



Aho flirted with stardom last season in his first as an NHL center.



He led the Hurricanes in regular-season goals (30) and points (83) at just 21 years old. Moreover, he did some stuff that honestly gave me a Pavel Datsyuk vibe. (I went there. I’m not sorry.)



There were stretches of time his conditioning and ~hockey IQ~ combined put him in a very exclusive club of current NHLers. Best part is, he didn’t seem content with any of...