The 2019 NHL trade deadline was just about as unproductive as it could’ve been, but for the Carolina Hurricanes, that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.
When the clock struck 3:00 pm EST, Micheal Ferland was still a Hurricane, as were Justin Faulk, Brett Pesce, Dougie Hamilton, Trevor van Riemsdyk and literally everyone else not named Cliff Pu, who was dealt to the Florida Panthers earlier in the day.
When the Canes start their post-trade deadline schedule with a home game against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, they will do so with the roster that has put an NHL-best 18-6-1 record dating back to December 31 still fully intact.