VANCOUVER, BC - JANUARY 27: Elias Pettersson #40 of the Vancouver Canucks celebrates a goal by teammate JT Miller's #9 against the Ottawa Senators during NHL hockey action at Rogers Arena on January 27, 2021 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
The Vancouver Canucks always find a way to appear in hockey conversations.
On Saturday morning, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they had tendered a one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet to current RFA forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi of the Montreal Canadiens. The 21-year-old, who was drafted third overall by the Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, has played all of his 167 career games in Montreal, amassing 22 goals and 40 assists over that span.