Category: Don Waddell
Carolina Hurricanes Extend Jalen Chatfield
ChatfieldThe Carolina Hurricanes have done a little offseason business ahead of time, signing minor league defenseman Jalen Chatfield to a two-year contract extension. The deal is two-way in 2022-23, paying Chatfield $750K at the NHL level, $250K at the AHL level and includes a $300K minor league guarantee....
Read moreNHL News: Cholowski, Virtanen, Gardiner, Dorion and MacLean
National Hockey LeagueThe Kraken sign Dennis Cholowski. Jake Virtanen headed to the KHL. Jake Gardiner needs surgeries. The Senators extend GM Pierre Dorion. The Sharks hire John MacLean.
Read moreNHL News: Cholowski, Virtanen, Gardiner, Dorion and MacLean
Jake GardinerSara Civ: Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jake Gardiner needs to have both hip and back surgeries according to GM Don Waddell.The Sharks hire John MacLeanSan Jose Sharks: The Sharks have hired John MacLean to be their assistant coach and he’ll work with the forwards and oversee the power playMacLean...
Read moreJake Gardiner Likely Out This Season
Carolina Hurricanesfrom Tracey Myers of NHL.com, Jake Gardiner will have hip and back surgeries and the Carolina Hurricanes defenseman is not expected to play this season, general manager Don Waddell said Sunday. Waddell mentioned Gardiner's status when asked if the Hurricanes had enough salary cap space for...
Read moreKotkaniemi to sign with Hurricanes; Canadiens won't match offer sheet
Josh LeivoJesperi Kotkaniemi will sign a one-year, $6.1 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes after the Montreal Canadiens decided Saturday not to match an offer sheet tendered by the Hurricanes on Aug. 28.
Read moreSnapshots: Kotkaniemi, Hurricanes Cap, Quenneville
Montreal CanadiensIt’s been an unusually busy weekend in the hockey world, with yesterday’s successful Jesperi Kotkaniemi offer sheet and Christian Dvorak trade dominating headlines. Both of those moves have some corresponding implications that reach into today’s news cycle, including Kotkaniemi’s future as a playing...
Read moreCanadiens' Bergevin may get last laugh after losing Kotkaniemi to offer sheet
Max DomiThe price was steep to acquire Christian Dvorak, but for the Montreal Canadiens, it was worth it after the Carolina Hurricanes poached Jesperi Kotkaniemi from Marc Bergevin.
Read moreKotkaniemi to sign with Hurricanes; Canadiens won't match offer sheet
Edmonton OilersJesperi Kotkaniemi will sign a one-year, $6.1 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes after the Montreal Canadiens decided Saturday not to match an offer sheet tendered by the Hurricanes on Aug. 28.
Read moreKotkaniemi to sign with Hurricanes; Canadiens won't match offer sheet
National Hockey LeagueJesperi Kotkaniemi will sign a one-year, $6.1 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes after the Montreal Canadiens decided Saturday not to match an offer sheet tendered by the Hurricanes on Aug.The 21-year-old scored 20 points (five goals, 15 assists) in 56 regular-season games with Montreal l...
Read moreThe Montreal Canadiens May Let Jesperi Kotkaniemi Go
Kevin Lowefrom Lukas Weese of Sportsnet, There is a "legitimate chance" the Montreal Canadiens are considering not matching the offer sheet tendered by the Carolina Hurricanes to forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi over the weekend, per Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman. Friedman reported on 31 Thoughts: The Podc...
Read moreCanadiens' Bergevin must explore all options before matching Kotkaniemi offer
Phillip DanaultWith Jesperi Kotkaniemi signing an offer sheet with the Carolina Hurricanes, Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin has to use the next seven days to chart the best path forward for the franchise, whether that includes Kotkaniemi or not.
Read moreWe Have An Offer Sheet
Montreal CanadiensRALEIGH, NC - Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has tendered an offer sheet to restricted free agent forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The one-year contract, which Kotkaniemi has signed, pays a salary of $6,100,015...
Read moreHurricanes tender offer sheet to Canadiens' Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Carolina HurricanesJesperi Kotkaniemi has signed a one-year, $6.1-million contract with the Hurricanes but the Canadiens have seven days to match. If the Canadiens decline to match, the Hurricanes will send their first-round pick and third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft back to Montreal.
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