Jesperi Kotkaniemi is now a member of the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Montreal Canadiens will not match the Hurricanes' offer sheet for the 21-year-old forward, the team announced on Saturday, letting Kotkaniemi officially move down south.
The Canadiens will not match the Hurricanes' offer sheet to Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Montreal will receive Carolina's 1st- and 3rd-round 2022 Draft picks as compensation.#GoHabsGo https://t.co/ErFdL2ucEb
The Canadiens will receive Carolina's first- and third-round picks in the 2022 NHL Draft as compensation for losing Kotkaniemi.
"Carolina has used a tool available to them in the collective bargaining agreement and we accept that decision," Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin said on Saturday.