MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JULY 02: Jesperi Kotkaniemi #15 of the Montreal Canadiens skates against the Tampa Bay Lightning during Game Three of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Bell Centre on July 02, 2021 in Montreal, Quebec. The Lightning defeated the Canadiens 6-3. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
7 days after the offer sheet for the Finn went through, the Montreal Canadiens have decided to not match. What does that mean? Well, Jesperi Kotkaniemi is now a member of the Carolina Hurricanes organization. Carolina will send their 1st and 3rd round draft picks in the 2022 NHL Entry draft to Montreal as compensation for this player, but Kotkaniemi is a Carolina Hurricane.