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A Trade a Day: A brutal hit forced the Carolina Hurricanes to make another veteran addition in 2006

With Erik Cole's broken neck sidelining him in March, the Hurricanes had to act quickly to add a forward at the trade deadline.

Carolina Hurricanes v New Jersey Devils

While the Hurricanes' addition of Doug Weight in 2006 felt natural, the same can't be said for Mark Recchi when the team traded for him over a month later. A lot of that stems from one specific incident in early March. If not for this moment, despite the words of the then-general manager, Recchi might not have become a Carolina Hurricane.