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Martin Necas is likely to start next season on this side of the Atlantic. Could a Finnish goaltender join him?

By Brian LeBlanc@bdleblanc May 22, 2018, 8:17am EDT

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The consensus around the World Championships was that Martin Necas is ready to play in the NHL next season, an opinion shared by one of his future teammates. [NHL.com]
Jaccob Slavin joined the folks at Kioti Tractor to present a donation to Urban Ministries of Wake County from the Assist For Hunger drive:

.@Jslavin74 stopped by @UMofWakeCounty with @KIOTITractor to deliver this season's donation from the #AssistForHunger campaign. pic.twitter.com/GyKQ3yTQex
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) May 21, 2018

The Canes are looking for suggestions for next season’s goal song. [Hurricanes]
Get your spell checker out again: Finnish goaltender Veini Vehvilainen may be NHL-bound, and if he is the Canes are interested:

Jos Veini Vehviläistä ei varata juhannuksena, hän voi hyvinkin saada NHL-sopimuksen sen jälkeen. Jos kuulemani huhut pitävät paikkansa, ainakin Carolina on kovasti kiinnostunut saamaan hänet organisaatioonsa. #NHLfi #kärpät #liiga
— Miika Arponen (@MiikaArponen) May 21, 2018

Mark your calendars for the Canes 5K, to be held Sunday, September 9, and the Kids ‘n Community Foundation golf tournament at Prestonwood the next day. [Hurricanes]
Following his exit from the Maple Leafs, Lou Lamoriello is joining the Islanders to head up their hockey operations. [The Athletic ($)]
What kind of contract will your favorite free agent-to-be sign?

Here we go! Final (assuming I don't find any errors) contract predictions for the 2018 Free Agent Class:https://t.co/CwF6kTUfdZ
— Matt Cane (@Cane_Matt) May 21, 2018