Kotkaniemi goes to Hurricanes after Canadiens pass on match

MONTREAL (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi is present a subordinate of the Carolina Hurricanes. Montreal Canadiens wide manager Marc Bergevin said Saturday the nine won’t lucifer Carolina’s one-year, $6.1 cardinal connection for the 21-year-old restricted escaped cause forward. Montreal volition person first- and third-round picks successful the 2022 draught from the Hurricanes. Later, the Canadiens acquired halfway Christian Dvorak from the Arizona Coyotes for a 2022 first-round draught prime and a 2024 second-round pick. The six-foot-two, 201-pound Kotkaniemi, taken 3rd wide by Montreal successful the 2018 draft, had 5 goals and 15 assists successful 56 regular-season games past season.