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Carolina Hurricanes: Reviewing the Brady Skjei Trade

“That’s an ‘S’, a ‘K’, and a ‘J’ all together so that’s a nope…” The newest Carolina Hurricane has already received national stardom with the New York Rangers as the target of a skit on Saturday Night Live. But let’s break down the trade for the defender and if the Hurricanes came out on the winning side of it.

After Brett Pesce went down in the epic David Ayres game in Toronto, the Carolina Hurricanes were down not one, but two of their top defenders. They scurried to quickly add both Brady Skjei and Sami Vatanen to the roster to try and salvage the season after the trade deadline.