Hurricanes host Red Wings in an eventful night

Tonight, the Detroit Red Wings come to town as they tale on the Carolina Hurricanes. It’s an eventful night in the hockey landscape and the Canes need two points to keep pace at the top of the division following the Rangers demolition job last night on the Philadelphia Flyers. With the Hurricanes taking on an opponent that has long been out of the playoff race, they need the two points in this one.

One story I am trying to talk into existence tonight is the story is the trade triangle involving these two teams. When the Canes traded Alex Nedeljkovic to the Red Wings, they got back a third-round pick. They traded the player they used that third-round pick on at this deadline to acquire Max…