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Top 3 Players the Carolina Hurricanes Should Trade For

By Matthew Nidiffer

RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 02: Carolina Hurricanes left wing Erik Haula (56) celebrates his goal during the 2nd period of the Carolina Hurricanes game versus the New Jersey Devils on November 2nd, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
RALEIGH, NC - NOVEMBER 02: Carolina Hurricanes left wing Erik Haula (56) celebrates his goal during the 2nd period of the Carolina Hurricanes game versus the New Jersey Devils on November 2nd, 2019 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC. (Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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VANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 16: Jesse Puljujarvi #98 of the Edmonton Oilers skates up ice with the puck during their NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena January 16, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC – JANUARY 16: Jesse Puljujarvi #98 of the Edmonton Oilers skates up ice with the puck during their NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena January 16, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/NHLI via Getty Images) /

1. Jesse Puljujarvi

You guys saw this one coming, right? I’ve been a huge advocate for the Carolina Hurricanes trading for Jesse Puljujarvi since the day the Oilers mentioned that they are listening to offers for him. Now that he is currently playing in the Liiga in Finland, the Oilers have reportedly lowered their asking price for him. Now is the time to make a move for him.

Puljujarvi has played with Sebastian Aho in the past, so the two forwards have familiarity with each other and their respective styles of play. That being said, Puljujarvi could make an immediate impact with the Canes, and the return Edmonton is asking for is more than reasonable.

Haydn Fleury (I know, I know, broken record) is the perfect candidate to send to Edmonton in exchange for Puljujarvi. As mentioned before, Fleury is currently watching games from the pressbox, and is in dire need of a legitimate chance at an NHL roster. What better place than Edmonton?

So there you have it, Caniacs – my choices for the Top 3 players the Carolina Hurricanes should trade for. For the first time in a long time, the Canes are in a position where not very many trades would make sense. These three, however, would make sense given Haydn Fleury’s current situation, and the Canes’ current situation with a bit of a ‘hole’ in their Top-6/Top-9 group.

A true Top-6 potential forward (especially a right-handed one) could bolster the Canes’ offensive production almost immediately. Don Waddell has made crazier trades than these mentioned; maybe he can pull off some more trading block sorcery and kill two birds with one stone – allowing Haydn Fleury to blossom into the defenseman that we all know he can be in a system with more room for him, and giving the Canes’ more offensive firepower (maybe even on the powerplay).

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Question for CC Readers: Who do you think the Carolina Hurricanes should trade for?

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