CAROLINA HURRICANES

BY LUKE DECOCK

B | RANK: 17TH THE EMPHASIS THAT THE Hurricanes have placed on skill above all else in the draft was on full display when Jackson Blake – sixth on this list a year ago – impressed and made the team out of North Dakota. Carolina took him in the fourth round (109th overall) in 2021 despite concerns over his size, and he’s hit double-digits in goals as an NHL rookie. Blake has a lot in common with the rest of the prospect pool at forward, but the next impact players will surely come from the blueline, in the form of big two-way D-man Alexander Nikishin and offensive specialist Scott Morrow. Their NHL arrivals are imminent. 1 ALEXANDER NIKISHIN D, 23, 6-3, 196 St. Petersburg (KHL) 50–13–23–36–22 2020 draft, 69th overall OVERALL 18 Nikishin is expected to sign and…

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