The Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday traded veteran defenseman Ron Hainsey to the Pittsburgh Penguins in return for a second-round selection in the 2017 NHL Draft and forward Danny Kristo.
Hainsey, 35, played his 300th game for the Hurricanes on Tuesday against the Penguins. He is in his 14th NHL season and has played 891 career NHL games, although never being a member of a playoff team.
Kristo, 26, has totaled 13 points (6 goals, 7 assists) and 12 penalty minutes in 40 games with the Chicago Wolves and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League this season.