Goodnews: The details of carolina’s deadline trade Arsenal.
As the trade deadline rapidly approaches, the Carolina Hurricanes have their eyes fixed on doing what’s best for the roster now without destroying the future. With most trades, you feel the excitement of what your team is getting alongside the disappointment of what your team is losing. Of course, sometimes trades are lopsided with a clear “winner.” But generally, a trade is a barter and you have to give to get. With a lot of focus on who the Hurricanes may target at the trade deadline, let’s take a look at the assets they have to give.
The Carolina Hurricanes Trade Arsenal
Finding the right trade partner is key to making any trade in the NHL. What this means is that you have to have something that team is interested in to get a player you desire. For example, do the Boston Bruins need another NHL-calibre goalie? No. Nor would a team like the Florida Panthers be very interested in picks and prospects. The good thing for the Hurricanes is that they have a variety of trade assets to move from NHL-ready players all the way down to unsigned picks and prospects
The UFAs
The first group of Hurricanes trade assets come in the form of NHL-ready players on expiring deals after this season. This is the typical scenario for sellers at the deadline, but Carolina might entertain this as well. We previously wrote that reports indicated how talks with these UFAs had not really progressed. The names here include Brady Skjei, Brett Pesce and Teuvo Teravainen. After that tier, there are also UFAs in Stefan Noesen, Jordan Martinook, Jalen Chatfield and Tony DeAngelo.
With the exception maybe of DeAngelo, Carolina is not eager to move any of these players. But Carolina also has shown no problems in the past moving players on expiring deals. And one of these may become a trade casualty if it brings in a piece to help now and in the future. The Hurricanes won’t likely move one of these players for a true rental except maybe DeAngelo. We previously took a look at some interesting centres Carolina could target with term that might require someone like Skjei, Pesce or Teravainen going the other way here
The Most Likely Nots
Martinook is likely not going anywhere as his value to Carolina is much higher than it is to any other team due to his connection and leadership to the team. Noesen and Chatfield are also likely not on the move. Somewhat like Martinook, they are likely not seen as having as high of value to others as what they bring to Carolina right now.
The Maybes
But the bigger names like Skjei, Pesce and Teravainen may become a piece to a bigger puzzle. Obviously, Carolina would be looking to upgrade there. Keep in mind that the acquiring team would be taking on a player with an expiring contract which hurts his value. This means it would likely take one of these players plus other pieces. But they may come into play.
