{"id":149667,"date":"2025-09-17T11:53:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/149667\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:53:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T11:53:09","slug":"nhl-trade-rumors-carter-hart-and-michael-mcleod-could-be-key-additions-to-the-carolina-hurricanes-this-season-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/149667\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Trade Rumors: Carter Hart and Michael McLeod could be key additions to the Carolina Hurricanes this season | NHL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/carter-hart-and-michael-mcleod.jpg\" alt=\"NHL Trade Rumors: Carter Hart and Michael McLeod could be key additions to the Carolina Hurricanes this season\" title=\"Carter Hart and Michael McLeod (Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Carter Hart and Michael McLeod (Getty Images) The Carolina Hurricanes are quietly positioning themselves as one of the more intriguing teams to watch this <a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/nhl\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL<\/a> season. Amid uncertain futures for goaltender Carter Hart and forward Michael McLeod, insider Frank Seravalli recently linked both players to the Hurricanes, while explicitly ruling out the Edmonton Oilers and Philadelphia Flyers as potential landing spots.<\/p>\n<p>Why Carter Hart makes sense for the Hurricanes&#8217; goalkeeping situation<\/p>\n<p>Carter Hart, once seen as a rising star in the NHL, now faces an uphill battle to revive his career. The Edmonton Oilers are reportedly not interested, with Seravalli bluntly stating, \u201cCarter Hart is not going to be signing with the hometown Edmonton Oilers. I&#8217;ve been told that that&#8217;s a non-starter for the Oilers organization.\u201d Similarly, the Flyers seem out of the picture after letting Hart\u2019s rights expire during the Hockey Canada trial drama.The Hurricanes, valued at $1.25 billion by Forbes, offer a perfect mix of need and financial flexibility. Frederik Andersen, now 35, has struggled with injuries in recent years, while Pyotr Kochetkov has yet to solidify himself as a starter. Adding Hart could provide much-needed stability between the pipes without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n<p>Michael McLeod could provide versatile depth to boost Carolina\u2019s playoff push<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Michael McLeod\u2019s ability to play both center and wing makes him an attractive option for Carolina\u2019s bottom-six forward group. After trading Jack Drury last season, the Hurricanes are searching for versatile players to support a deep playoff run. McLeod fits the bill as a cost-effective addition, potentially offering solid two-way play and energy on the ice.Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/nhl\/news\/dillon-dube-could-shock-the-nhl-by-joining-maple-leafs-thanks-to-brad-treliving-link\/articleshow\/123911265.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dillon Dube could shock the NHL by joining Maple Leafs, thanks to Brad Treliving link<\/a>Although no official deal is imminent, the potential pairing of Hart and McLeod with the Hurricanes is one of the NHL\u2019s most interesting storylines to follow this fall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carter Hart and Michael McLeod (Getty Images) The Carolina Hurricanes are quietly positioning themselves as one of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":149668,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,3615,23434,100691,23435,94424,100692,24427,575,10607,3065,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-149667","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-carolina-hurricanes","11":"tag-carter-hart","12":"tag-goaltender","13":"tag-hart","14":"tag-hockey-canada-trial","15":"tag-mcleod","16":"tag-michael-mcleod","17":"tag-nhl","18":"tag-nhl-trade-rumors","19":"tag-philadelphia-flyers","20":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}