The Carolina Hurricanes Won the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline

After acquiring several key players via turtleneck sorcery, the Carolina Hurricanes easily won the 2020 NHL Trade Deadline.

I spent over 12 hours glued to my computer Monday updating our live NHL Trade Deadline coverage article.

I covered every single trade between every single team, and even threw in some of the more credible/valid rumors that were swirling around as well.

Needless to say, I was very aware of player movement as well as who won/lost certain trades.

The Carolina Hurricanes easily won this year’s trade deadline, after not making a move on deadline day for what seems like an entire decade.

I will preface all of this by saying that there are several NHL teams who did very well at the deadline. Notable moves around the league include (but are not limited to) Robin Lehner to the Vegas Golden Knights, basically every pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft to the Ottawa Senators, Jean-Gabriel Pageau to the New York Islanders, and Andreas Athanasiou to the Edmonton Oilers.

Aside from these, which are all solid moves, the Carolina Hurricanes acquired far more effective players without giving away any key pieces to their present or future.

Breaking down the trades, let’s dive into the Carolina Hurricanes’ first trade of deadline day – the trade that brought Vincent Trocheck to the Carolina Hurricanes from the Florida Panthers.