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A Trade a Day: The Hurricanes never reaped the benefits of the Sami Vatanen deal because of the pandemic

World events and a long pause prevented the Hurricanes from getting to most out of their trade with the Devils, leading to a forgettable transaction.

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While the Brady Skjei deal was the team's most successful from the 2020 trade deadline, we never got to see the extent of the trade for Sami Vatanen. Missing the last month of the season because of the pandemic prevented Vatanen from showing the Caniacs what he had after another big trade, involving three pieces going the other way.