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Carolina Hurricanes: Three Keys to Home Win Tonight vs Dallas

By Matthew Nidiffer

DALLAS, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 11: Ryan Dzingel #18 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates the puck against Mattias Janmark #13 of the Dallas Stars in the second period at American Airlines Center on February 11, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 11: Ryan Dzingel #18 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates the puck against Mattias Janmark #13 of the Dallas Stars in the second period at American Airlines Center on February 11, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 27: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes checks Brady Skjei #76 of the New York Rangers during the first period at Madison Square Garden on November 27, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 27: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes checks Brady Skjei #76 of the New York Rangers during the first period at Madison Square Garden on November 27, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

1. New Faces

The Carolina Hurricanes acquired forward Vincent Trocheck from the Florida Panthers, defenseman Brady Skjei from the New York Rangers, and defenseman Sami Vatanen (another Finn!) from the New Jersey Devils on trade deadline day yesterday.

All three of these guys are sure to have a tremendous positive impact on the Canes’ roster going forward, although one of them (Vatanen) will remain on the Injured Reserve until early March, according to GM Don Waddell.

I have watched Vincent Trocheck since his pre-NHL days with ‘the Young Guns’, and can tell you that he will fit in perfectly with the Carolina Hurricanes. His play style is right up Rod Brind’amour’s alley, and he himself can even be compared to Brind’amour as a player. Huge get, absolutely love this trade.

Brady Skjei will fit in nicely, as well. Skjei has been hugely mismanaged and underutilized in his time with the New York Rangers. When he has been utilized properly, he is an absolute game-changer. Skjei is the big, physical body the Canes have been missing lately, and he can move the puck with the best of them. Love this pickup as well.

Alex Nedeljkovic and Anton Forsberg aren’t exactly ‘new’ faces to us Canes fans, but nevertheless, they both have had virtually no time playing on the actual Carolina Hurricanes roster this season past the preseason. If Waddell trusts them to carry us until Petr Mrazek or James Reimer get better, I do, too.

We’ll get into Vatanen when his time to lace ’em up comes, but he will fit in nicely in Carolina alongside the other two deadline acquisitions. All I can say is this: it is a great time to be a Carolina Hurricanes fan.

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