Summary:
This past week was one of the most important in the history of the Carolina Hurricanes. The rumor mill turned and turned. When it was all said and done, Eric Staal and Kris Versteeg were now no longer Hurricanes, and Carolina collected a bounty of picks and prospects to work with going forward. Defenseman John-Michael Liles was added to the list of departures in the very last seconds of the trade deadline. Literally, the last few seconds.
Almost lost in all the commotion of this weekend was that Carolina had three rough games this week.