On the morning of the 2020 NHL trade deadline, it looked like Trocheck deal was going to be the one big splash that the Hurricanes would make for the day.
While that didn’t exactly end up being the case (we’ll get to that later), the move was still far-reaching with regards to its impact on the Canes’ forward lineup. In came Trocheck, but out went two centers in Erik Haula and Lucas Wallmark (in addition to young AHL players in Chase Priskie and Eetu Luostarinen).