This week Brad and Ray talk about the departure of Nino Niederreiter, the re-signing of Ethan Bear and the tangled web of what will happen before opening night as the Hurricanes have $1.8M in cap space and still need to re-sign Marty Necas. Why did Bear sign for $2.2M which was lower than his $2.5M qualifying offer? With Gardiner under contract at $4M+, and Bear now at $2.2M, there is a logjam on defense and both of those guys would be very expensive 5/6 defenders; does one get shipped out, and if so, whom? Where does Necas fit in to the new forward group, or does he get moved for someone else as the Hurricanes also have a glut of potential 4th liners.