Only a single day after the Carolina Hurricanes drafted future Russian superstar Andrei Svechnikov, they made a blockbuster trade with the Calgary Falmes that forever changed the team. The trade would help course correct the Carolina Hurricanes back towards the Playoffs as they changed their culture and identity.
So the official trade was:
Calgary acquire: RFA rights to Elias Lindholm, RFA rights to Noah Hanifin
Carolina acquire: Dougie Hamilton, Michael Ferland, rights to Adam Fox
Now, to digest this piece by piece. Let’s start with what Carolina gave up. Noah Hanifin first of all.