Hurricanes open for business, says GM

Acquiring goaltender Scott Darling from the Chicago Blackhawks might not be the last offseason move the Carolina Hurricanes make.

After signing the netminder to a four-year, $16.6-million extension Friday, general manager Ron Francis said the club is open for business, according to NHL.com's Brian Hedger, adding that he's been in constant dialogue with other teams.

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The team's top priority over the next little while is likely the goaltending position, since with Darling in the fold, it's not clear what Carolina will do with Cam Ward and Eddie Lack.

Francis noted that the upcoming expansion draft might help him out in that regard.

Ward and Lack are under contract through next season and will make a combined $6.05 million - $10.2 million including Darling's contract.