Eric Staal gets to play with another brother, and the New York Rangers are loading up for the playoffs.
The Rangers acquired Carolina’s captain and the face of the Hurricanes franchise on Sunday.
In exchange for Staal, older brother of New York defenseman Marc Staal, the Rangers sent center Aleksi Saarela, who is currently playing in his native Finland, to Carolina along with New York’s second-round picks in each of the next two drafts.
Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton said the Hurricanes retained a portion of Staal’s $8.