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Canes’ high NHL draft pick: High stakes, big investment

Whether they take a Russian winger such as Valeri Nichushkin, a Swedish center such as cheap nike shoes Elias Lindholm or a Canadian defenseman such as Darnell Nurse, the Hurricanes will have spent thousands of dollars scouting players in which they will invest millions. And millions more in revenue – in merchandise sales, gate receipts, playoff payoffs, you name it – could be at stake.

In 2010, with the seventh overall pick, the cheap nike air max Hurricanes took Jeff Skinner. The forward would score 31 goals, win the Calder Trophy as NHL rookie of the year and become highly marketable.

Skinner’s draft choice was deemed a “home run” by management. Having missed the playoffs the cheap air max past four seasons, the Canes now need to hit another one.