The Carolina Hurricanes named Eric Tulsky as the club's general manager on Tuesday.

The Hurricanes had given Tulsky the interim GM title earlier this offseason after Don Waddell resigned. Waddell ran the Hurricanes for six seasons.

"Eric is ready for this opportunity," said owner Tom Dundon. "He has a proven history of managing people and overseeing operations both outside of hockey and over the last decade with the Hurricanes. His dedication, work ethic, and attention to detail make him the ideal candidate to become our next general manager. Everything we do here is collaborative, and Eric will work closely with Darren Yorke, Rod Brind'Amour, and our leadership team to continue building a championship-caliber hockey club."

Carolina hired Tulsky as a consultant in 2014 after he made a name for himself as a prominent analytics blogger. He worked his way up the organizational ladder across several roles before being named assistant GM in 2020.

Tulsky's already taken care of some business this offseason, inking defenseman Jalen Chatfield to a three-year contract. The Hurricanes are also reportedly working on a long-term extension for blue-liner Jaccob Slavin.

Carolina has approximately $23 million in cap space to work with this offseason, according to Cap Friendly. Forwards Seth Jarvis and Martin Necas, who's been the subject of trade rumors recently, are restricted free agents up for new deals. Jake Guentzel, Jordan Martinook, and Teuvo Teravainen are among the notable unrestricted free agents who could walk when the market opens on July 1.

The Hurricanes posted their third consecutive 100-plus-point season in 2023-24 but fell short in the playoffs, losing in the second round to the New York Rangers.

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The Philadelphia Flyers continue to explore options for veteran winger Cam Atkinson, reports TSN's Darren Dreger.

The San Jose Sharks are interested in the 35-year-old, but Atkinson isn't keen on a move to the Bay Area, sources told Dreger. Atkinson's contract contains a 10-team no-trade list.

Keeping Atkinson or buying him out are also options on the table for Philadelphia, Dreger adds.

Atkinson is in the last year of his deal with a $5.875-million cap hit. The Flyers would reportedly be willing to retain a large chunk of his salary in any move. A buyout would go as follows:

Atkinson produced 13 goals and 15 assists in 70 games with the Flyers last season after missing the prior campaign due to neck surgery. He was a healthy scratch on multiple occasions down the stretch in 2023-24.

The 5-foot-8, 176-pound winger has reached the 20-goal mark seven times in his 12-year NHL career, potting a personal-best 41 in 2018-19 with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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