Carolina Hurricanes fans were rightfully nervous as the minutes ticked off the clock approaching 3:00pm est. With about a half hour to go, the Hurricanes still hadn’t addressed the gaping hole on the back end. Enter Don Waddell and Eric Tulsky, both riding magnificent steeds like the kings they are.
In true rental fashion, the Hurricanes acquired pending unrestricted free agent Sami Vatanen from the New Jersey Devils in exchange for prospect winger Janne Kuokkanen and defenseman Fredrik Claesson, along with a conditional 4th round pick in 2020 that can become a 3rd rounder.