The last few days have been an absolute whirlwind of news, vindictiveness, and unmitigated sass.
The Carolina Hurricanes got Jesperi Kotkaniemi to sign an offer sheet.
Did the Hurricanes do it purely out of spite for the Sebastian Aho offer sheet? Did they see an opportunity to secure a young player with a perceived massive upside? Was it a combination of both?
The “why” doesn’t really matter at this point. It happened, and we will learn the outcome of the move in the coming days. If the Canadiens don’t match the one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet, Kotkaniemi will be a Hurricane.