The 2019 NHL Trade Deadline came and went with the Carolina Hurricanes standing pat, in spite of what many armchair General Managers and prognosticators thought. General Manager Don Waddell made the bold, yet respectable, decision to ride the hot hand down the stretch, and keep one of the league’s best second-half teams together for the playoff push.
The decision was not made due to lack of talent and options on the market; with names like Mark Stone, Matt Duchene, and Wayne Simmonds up for grabs, there were many solid choices for the team to choose from.