The Carolina Hurricanes agreed to a new contract with center Derek Ryan on Monday, confirming that Ryan will wear No. 33 in Raleigh for at least another year.

Only problem is, newly acquired netminder Scott Darling also has his eyes on double threes.

Shortly after the Hurricanes made Ryan's signing official, the new teammates took to Twitter to haggle over who will rock No. 33 next season.

Spoiler alert: Darling knows how to work a deal.

Darling's first offer was quickly countered:

As the exchange went on, it became quite clear that Darling wasn't ending the day without the number he wanted:

After a bit of back and forth, Darling got his way, but also pointed out that Ryan will need to find new digits for next season:

Wrapping up the negotiations quite nicely, the Hurricanes provided an official summary of the working parts of the deal with a tweet of their own:

It remains unclear if Darling is planning a career in management when his playing days are done.

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