Rod Brind'Amour would prefer a longer runway.
The Carolina Hurricanes have tended to make their big roster moves — signings, trades and, of course, offer sheets — in the summer with an eye toward ensuring new additions are firmly entrenched when the puck drops.This time, however, Carolina went off script.
Carolina acquired prized forward Jake Guentzel from the Pittsburgh Penguins on March 7 before adding winger Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Washington Capitals the next day. Humming along before the trades, Carolina is now 9-2-0 over its last 11 games and sits second in the Metropolitan Division, two points behind the first-place New York Rangers.
Guenztel, who won the Stanley Cup in 2017, was hurt leading into the deadline, but knew he would be healthy in time for a contender to pounce."You're sitting back and watching," said the 29-year-old pending unrestricted free agent with 24 goals and 60 points in 55 games this season. "Haven't even had a chance to learn the drills," joked the 31-year-old Russian, drafted by the Capitals in 2010 and a Cup winner in 2018."It's easy when you're excited like that. When you a lot of energy, a lot of emotions."
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