British singer songwriter Rick Astley performs during the 'We Are Manchester' charity concert at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, northwest England, on September 9, 2017 held to honour those affected by the May 22 Manchester Arena bombing. Thousands of music fans cheered the names of those killed in the May 22 Manchester Arena terror attack as the venue re-opened for the first time with a charity concert. The event was held to honour those affected by the bomding and to raise money for a permanent memorial for the 22 victims killed when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonated a device in the arena foyer at the end of an Ariana Grande concert on May 22. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Peter Byrne / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS NO COMMERCIAL USE

Hurricanes 'Rick Roll' potential GM candidates on Twitter

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The Carolina Hurricanes pulled a fast one on Twitter on Friday.

With a vacancy at the general manager position following the decision by new owner Tom Dundon to bump Ron Francis to president of hockey operations, the club's social media team put out a call for applications:

The link, however, leads to '80s pop star Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" - a popular meme known as a "Rick Roll."

No word on whether this led to many cover letters that read "A full commitment's what I'm thinking of / You wouldn't get this from any other guy (or girl)."

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