The wait is lastly over and the Carolina Hurricanes bought their big-name participant of the offseason. On Thursday afternoon (July 3), they announced the signing of Danish forward Nikolaj Ehlers to a six-year, $51 million deal. The annual common worth comes out to $8.5 million per season.
Ehlers is Formally a Hurricane
Ehlers is coming off a 24-goal, 63-point season in 2024-25 with the Winnipeg Jets. The 29-year-old winger was capable of see power-play one (PP1) unit minutes after years of attempting to get on that high group. There have been tons of groups excited about Ehlers just like the Washington Capitals, the Utah Mammoth, and the Tampa Bay Lightning, to call a number of.
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After the deal, the Hurricanes nonetheless have $10.644 million in cap area at their disposal. He will likely be an unrestricted free agent (UFA) following the 2030-31 season on the age of 35. The ninth general 2014 Jets draft decide will likely be becoming a member of fellow countryman Frederik Andersen, who helped Denmark qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
“Nikolaj was the highest free agent out there on July 1, and we’re proud that he’s chosen to make Carolina his residence. He’s a highly-skilled winger who can actually skate and can match very properly with our ahead group,” common supervisor Eric Tulsky said after the signing. Ehlers will little question be a part of the Hurricanes’ high six this upcoming season and play on PP1.
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He averaged 15:48 of whole ice time final season with the Jets. He tallied six power-play objectives and 5 game-winners in 69 video games throughout 2024-25 whereas ending with a plus-14 ranking. He has 225 objectives and 290 assists for 520 factors in 674-career video games.
Ehlers Joins Nice Winger Group
Ehlers joins a winger group of Andrei Svechnikov, Seth Jarvis, and Taylor Corridor within the high six. The query is will he be on the second line or the highest line with Sebastian Aho? Solely time will inform, however Hurricanes followers and the workforce are excited to have Ehlers as a part of the group for the subsequent six seasons.
