Don Waddell had a goal in mind heading into the 2018 NHL Draft: to make his hockey club better. True to his word, Waddell leaves the draft floor in Dallas with second overall pick Andrei Svechnikov in his back pocket and now an elite offensive defenseman.
Mission accomplished.
The Hurricanes were instrumental in executing the biggest trade of the weekend, sending Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin to the Calgary Flames for defenseman Dougie Hamilton, winger Micheal Ferland and defenseman man prospect Adam Fox.