Who needs to splash draft picks and prospects at the NHL trade deadline when all that’s required to add a key component is faxing a sheet of paper to the NHL’s central registry?
That’s what the Carolina Hurricanes did on Saturday morning when they activated Jordan Staal from injured reserve, the prelude to the Canes center playing his first game in the new calendar year. With the Columbus Blue Jackets seemingly hoovering up every player on the market, the asking prices for rentals are going to go ever higher before 3:00 Monday rolls around.