I would like to take you back to a nothing trade in 2012. The Carolina Hurricanes traded Alexei Ponikarovsky to the New Jersey Devils for Joe Sova and a 2012 4th round draft pick. 120th overall in the 2012 draft, the Carolina Hurricanes used that pick to draft Jaccob Slavin. Little did anyone know that this would be one of the best decisions in the organisation’s history.
From Denver, Colorado, Jaccob Slavin seemed to be a perfect fit. A fine defenseman with strong religious beliefs, he was the perfect man for Raleigh. It was always believed he wouldn’t have an issue relating to the locals in a southern market like Carolina because of his giving nature.