Controversial trade: Former Canadiens player Jesperi Kotkaniemi traded at the trade deadline? It could happen today

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David St-Jean
March 8, 2024 (1:26 PM)

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The Hurricanes have formed an excellent team and made some acquisitions to add depth. First, Jake Guentzel is a significant addition, and Evgeny Kuznetsov is a big question mark.

Undoubtedly, there will be decisions to be made due to congestion in the forward lines. Jesperi Kotkaniemi was, before these two acquisitions, the team's fourth center. Here's what the center lineup looks like now:

"Jesperi Kotkaniemi has 1 goal and 5 points in his last 29 games.

I asked Rod Brind'Amour what he thought of KK's play recently, and he essentially told me that he wasn't giving him the same ice time as before because Jack Drury was playing some big hockey." - Anthony Martineau

In short, Kotkaniemi is clearly no longer in the Hurricanes' plans, at least in the short and medium term. If there's one player who could leave, it's undoubtedly him.

Previously on All Habs

Monumental blunder: we just witnessed a major mistake in the trade market with the acquisition of Kuznetsov by the Hurricanes

Big announcement from the Montreal Canadiens regarding transactions: Kent Hughes will meet with the media around 3 p.m

MAJOR: Details of the Jake Guentzel trade have been revealed, and the Montreal Canadiens did not get involved

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