Équipe: 2021-22 Hurricanes de la Caroline

Date de création initiale: 14 déc. 2021

Publié: 14 déc. 2021

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

The thing is, when Canes offer sheeted Kotkaniemi it seems they originally planned for him to be playing on the wing, but he's been a bit disappointment in that role. As a center though he's playing quite well. Problem is that Canes already has a fair amount of centers as we speak, so Kotkaniemi is a bit of a waste used in a sheltered bottom-6 role, especially with that cap hit.

Now if they were really after a winger, could Fiala, who's been rumored to be on the market, be an option? It's rumored that Wild might be willing to move the guy for a center.

Could there be mutual interest in swapping these young players? Obviously Fiala currently is the better player of the two so Canes would probably have to add, but as framework for Wild imo it makes sense for them to add a younger center in exchange to Fiala, and for Wild adding a scoring top-6 winger helps their current contending run more than Kotkaniemi in a sheltered role. This year their term and cap hit is close to similar, so there's no huge need for massive cap gymnastics to make this work.