Straightening up his turtleneck, Don Waddell made the call to the central registry. In front of him a one-year, $6,100,035 contract with the name, “Jesperi Kotkaniemi,” signed on the dotted line.
One week later, after days of radio silence out of Montreal, the deal went unmatched.
The offer sheet was successful and Kotkaniemi was now a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.
Bottles popped and cheers of jubilation rang out.
*Scene*
So, back to reality, what happens now? What kind of player is Kotkaniemi and where in the lineup can we expect him to slot in?