Adam Engström: the Habs can say thank you to the Hurricanes (and to Jesperi Kotkaniemi)
In August 2021, the Carolina Hurricanes put the Habs in a rather precarious situation. The Canes submitted an offer sheet to Jesperi Kotkaniemi, which he accepted.
Marc Bergevin had a week to decide whether or not to match the offer, and in the end opted to let KK head for Raleigh.
The Canadiens, in the process, got a first-round pick and a third-round pick, both in 2022. The former was used to obtain Christian Dvorak… but the third-round pick stayed in town.
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