Mar 4, 2021; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) stops a shot by Detroit Red Wings right wing Filip Zadina (11) during the first period at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
To say Detroit Red Wings fans were pleased with the moves their team made on Thursday would be an understatement. The mixed reaction that the Nick Leddy trade received was all but forgotten after Steve Yzerman re-signed Michael Rasmussen to a team friendly deal and then utterly fleeced Carolina for the rights to goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic–who they then inked to a two-year, $3M AAV deal almost immediately.