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As a result of their surprise run, very few changes were made in the off-season.

Veterans such as Aaron Ward, Andrew Alberts, and Stephane Yelle were brought in to help drive the team further, but things did not go according to plan.

The Hurricanes experienced a fourteen-game losing streak spanning October and November, and midway through the year, the Canes replaced their only post-lockout captain Rod Brind ' Amour with Eric Staal.

Despite improved play during the second half of the season, they could not overcome the deficit from early on in the season.

The Hurricanes would end up with the 7th overall pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, eventually selecting Jeff Skinner from the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League.

Brind ' Amour retired over the 2010 offseason to take a coaching job with the club.