The Montreal Canadiens have opted not to match the Carolina Hurricanes offer sheet of Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
“The Canadiens will not match the Hurricanes’ offer sheet to Jesperi Kotkaniemi,” the team said in a statement. “Montreal will receive Carolina’s 1st- and 3rd-round 2022 Draft picks as compensation.”
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Montreal obviously felt that he was not worth the $6.1 million that the Hurricanes offered, which would have caused cap issues. The idea to go after Yotes center, Christian Dvorak was discussed soon after the offer sheet was signed.