We covered a trade on Saturday that helped bring a core piece of the 2009 team to the Hurricanes, so let's talk about another with this one. In early February 2009, the group was locked into a tight battle for a playoff spot, and their offense was near the bottom of the conference. Looking to add some scoring, the team turned within their division for a little help.
About a month before the trade deadline, the Hurricanes sent forward Wade Brookbank, defenseman Josef Melichar, and a 4th-round pick in 2009 to the Bolts to acquire young forward Jussi Jokinen.