In a trade deadline as devoid of movement as any in the salary cap era, the Carolina Hurricanes nevertheless found a way to unload three of their unrestricted free agents over the past two days. The third to hit the road, defenseman John-Michael Liles, was traded Monday just before the deadline to the Boston Bruins. In return, the Canes receive a third-round pick in 2016, a fifth-rounder in 2017, and minor-league winger Anthony Camara.
Liles joins captain Eric Staal, sent to the Rangers on Sunday, and winger Kris Versteeg, who joined the Kings in a deal near midnight on Sunday night, as unrestricted free agents who found new homes before the 3 p.