Nikolaj Ehlers Breaks Silence After Massive Hurricanes Signing

In one of the biggest signings of the NHL offseason, veteran star Nikolaj Ehlers agreed to land with the Carolina Hurricanes. As part of the Hurricanes approach to get over the hump in the Eastern Conference. Ehlers gives them another strong offensive weapon to use.

Many people linked Ehlers to either the Hurricanes or the Washington Capitals, but in the end, Carolina won out. Carolina gives Ehlers a chance to win right away, and he should be very productive in their system.

Following the signing, Ehlers released a statement about his excitement in joining the team. Hurricanes fans should be excited about his comments.

"I'm ... very excited about the team in Carolina," Ehlers said Saturday. "They've been a tough team to play against in the past and I like all the young players that are there, and the interest that Carolina has shown was something that obviously helped a lot in the decision-making and made me very excited.

"I can create a lot of room for the other guys," he said, "and I believe that I will fit in very nicely, and that's obviously something you look at as well at when you try to make a decision. I talked to (Carolina coach) Rod (Brind'Amour) and we had kind of the same vision about how things are going to go ... the talks that I had with the people in the Canes organization is something that really excited me," Ehlers said.