Carolina Hurricanes ‘rickroll’ fans with fake GM application

Rick-Astley-performs-on-the-MTV-Stage-as-part-of-the-V-Festival-at-Hylands-Parks,-Chelmsford,-Saturday,-Aug-20,-2016.-(Photo-by-Joel-Ryan/Invision/AP)

Rick Astley performs on the MTV Stage as part of the V Festival at Hylands Parks, Chelmsford, Saturday, Aug 20, 2016. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

The Carolina Hurricanes got cheeky on Friday.

The team is looking for a new general manager after firing promoting Ron Francis to president of hockey operations on Wednesday, and took advantage of eager GM-wannabes with this tweet.

Don’t click on the link.

If you aren’t aware, “rickrolling” is a common Internet pastime that involves getting people to click on a link to Rick Astley’s 1987 hit “Never Gonna Give You Up”.

Fitting for a team that re-signs Cam Ward at every opportunity.

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