CAROLINA HURRICANES NEWS CLIPPINGS • April 13, 2021 What did the Carolina Hurricanes do at the NHL trade deadline? By Chip Alexander Waddell said he had spoken with several teams Monday about potential deals, saying 10 or 12 trades were For a long time Monday, just before the NHL trade deadline, discussed. By 2 p.m., he said the decision had been made to it appeared the Carolina Hurricanes had made the decision pursue Hakanpaa and get the deal done. that they liked their team and would stick with it. Hakanpaa played with center Sebastian Aho a few years But that changed, just before the 3 p.m. deadline. back in the Finnish league and Waddell said Aho had been The Canes sent defenseman Haydn Fleury to the Anaheim consulted. He said the Canes first talked to Aho when Ducks for defenseman Jani Hakanpaa and a sixth-round Hakanpaa came to the NHL as a free agent in 2019. draft pick in 2022. “Sebastian had nothing but good things to say about his The move was a little surprising in that Fleury was set to play character and what kind of guy he was, and was comfortable for the Canes on Monday against the Detroit Red Wings. that he would come in and fit well with our team and our Canes coach Rod BrindAmour said Monday morning that culture we have,” Waddell said. Fleury would be in the lineup and Jake Bean a scratch. Four hours before the deadline Monday, Canes coach Rod With the Canes 27-9-4 and sitting in first place in the Central Brind’Amour was asked on a media call if he believed he Division, the Canes could have decided to stand pat. But would have the same team post-deadline, with no new faces additions made by division contenders Tampa Bay and in the mix. Florida, who both added right-shot defensemen, might have “I envision us being the same group moving forward here,” changed the equation. Brind’Amour said. Hakanpaa, 29, gives the Canes another right-shot D-man, The “group” in Brind’Amour’s mind includes a return of joining Dougie Hamilton and Brett Pesce. A former fourth- injured forwards Teuvo Teravainen and Brock McGinn. round draft pick by the St. Louis Blues, the Kirkkonummi, Teravainen, who has had COVID issues and a concussion, Finland, native has played 42 games this season for has been limited to 13 games this season and not played Anaheim and is a big guy at 6-foot-5 and 218 pounds who since March 4. McGinn has been out the past three games has 168 hits, third in the NHL. He is a pending UFA this with an upper-body injury. offseason. McGinn should return, Brind’Amour said Monday. But Fleury, 24, was Carolina’s first-round draft choice in 2014, Teravainen’s status remains in doubt. the seventh overall pick, and played in 35 games this season, and 167 in his NHL career. At 6-3 and 208 pounds, “That’s the big question mark,” Brind’Amour said. “Teuvo’s the left-shot defenseman has a physical edge to his play and the wild card. We need him back. We need him to turn the was effective last year in the 2020 postseason. corner and say he’s ready to go. We’re banking on it, obviously, but having him back would really make things feel “We have been talking about getting a right-shot defenseman a lot better, that’s for sure.” and have been pretty open about it,” Canes president and general manager Don Waddell said on a Monday media call. Waddell said Teravainen had been skating and had shown “We just feel to complement what we have already, a stay-at- improvement in the past week. He said Teravainen was home big guy who can play with one of our offensive “getting closer” but that there was no target date for his (defensemen) made a lot of sense for us. return. “With trades, you look at fits, what works for your hockey Brind’Amour said he spent no time paying attention to NHL club. We think this is a better fit for us and that’s why the scuttlebutt about trades or any names being mentioned. Nor, decision was made to make the trade. Right now we really he said, did he think his players were affected by it. like our hockey team, which is why we didn’t make a lot of changes but we really felt we need a stay-at-home, right- “I think in our case, when there’s really not much expected to hand shot defenseman.” happen, I don’t think it’s that big a deal in our locker room,” he said. “With some teams it’s way different. I think obviously In a season played during the pandemic and with salary-cap they’re in a little more different places, so they’re a little more concerns, there were only a handful of notable NHL deals apprehensive and what not, but I don’t sense that in our Monday as the 3 p.m. deadline neared. As Sunday turned group.” into Monday, the Buffalo Sabres sent Taylor Hall and Curtis Lazar to the Boston Bruins in a wee-hours transaction. Late A year ago, the Canes added center Vincent Trocheck and in the afternoon Monday, the Washington Capitals acquired defensemen Brady Skeji and Sami Vatanen in trades before Anthony Mantha from the Red Wings for Jakub Vrana, the deadline. Trocheck might be the Canes’ MVP this season Richard Panik, as well as a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 and Skjei has paired well with Brett Pesce. Vatanen left in second-round draft pick. free agency after the 2020 postseason. CAROLINA HURRICANES NEWS CLIPPINGS • April 13, 2021 Vatanen was placed on waivers Sunday by New Jersey and claimed Monday by the Dallas Stars, a Central team. Red Wings spoil Jordan Staal’s 1,000th NHL game, down Hurricanes By Chip Alexander “I coached a terrible game,” he said. “I didn’t get the lines going right, I didn’t find the right matchups. It was no good Jordan Staal was given a proper pregame tribute Monday by from start to finish. We got what we deserved in that one. We the Carolina Hurricanes. just didn’t bring it.” Honored for playing his 1,000th NHL game, Staal watched Adam Erne and Filip Zadina scored in the first 2:34 of the as his family — wife, kids and parents — received flowers third period after the teams were scoreless in the first 40 and gifts. He watched as videos were played on the big minutes. The Canes used a coach’s challenge after the first board at PNC Arena, including one from his oldest brother, score, claiming Erne was offside as he entered the zone, but Eric, of the Montreal Canadiens. lost the challenge and were penalized for delay of game. Before the game, the Canes players all wore Staal No. 11 Zadina then scored on a power play and Bernier took it from jerseys in the warmup to honor their captain. On the ice, and there as the Wings, last in the Central Division, followed up a then standing by the bench during the pregame ceremony, shootout win Saturday with a victory in regulation. was brother Marc of the Detroit Red Wings. Sam Gagner scored the final goal after the Canes pulled “It was a really cool moment,” Jordan Staal said. Reimer, who had 28 saves, for an extra attacker. What Staal wanted more than anything Monday was a That it was mostly a slog of a game might have been victory to celebrate. The Canes couldn’t get him one as the predictable. Games scheduled on the day of the NHL trade Red WIngs handed Carolina a second straight loss, winning deadline can be that way, with players going through a 3-1 behind 37 saves from goalie Jonathan Bernier. stressful day and some changing teams, leaving teammates “It was a big day for ‘Jordo’ but the way we came out and behind. That included Anthony Mantha, traded Monday by played was no good,” Canes forward Nino Niederreiter said. Detroit to the Washington Capitals. “That’s what hurts the most. It was a big night for ‘Jordo’ and “Yes, there’s a lot going on today but so what? I mean, he’s such a great leader and it’s a big accomplishment he you’ve got a job to do,” Brind’Amour said. “We talked about it had. It was his 1,000th game and we showed up like that. It’s and emphasized all that. This was not good, obviously.” definitely not acceptable.” The Canes began the day in first place in the Central with 58 The Canes (27-10-4), who were in first place in the Central points, with one game-in-hand over Tampa Bay, which also Division, made it interesting late. Niederreiter jumped on a had 58. Carolina will end its eight-game homestand with two loose puck in the slot and went top shelf to finally beat games against Nashville, then have a tough stretch -- sets of Bernier with 6:06 left in regulation. two road games each against Tampa Bay, Florida and Staal and Warren Foegele earned assists on Niederreiter’s Dallas. 15th of the season. There was briefly some life. But the Erne scored off a pass from Michael Rasmussen, who Canes couldn’t beat Bernier again. circled the net and backhanded the puck. The Canes then “Normally when we lose I can come in and say give the other challenged the score, claiming Erne was offside entering the team credit and (say) we played hard,” Canes coach Rod zone, but the initial ruling was upheld after review.