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Hurricanes acquire Nicolas Deslauriers <\/p>\n
The Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> have made their first move on NHL Trade Deadline day.<\/p>\n NHL insider Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reported on X<\/a> that the Hurricanes have acquired Nicolas Deslauriers from the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>. In return, Carolina is giving up a 2027 conditional seventh-round pick.<\/p>\n Deslauriers is in the final year of his four-year, $7 million deal<\/a> and is a gritty bottom-six forward. He\u2019s one of, if not the top, heavyweight fighter in the NHL and will add some much-needed toughness to the Hurricanes\u2019 bottom-six.<\/p>\n Deslauriers has been a scratch for the Flyers, and Carolina takes a flyer on the gritty forward to add some much-needed toughness to the bottom-six.<\/p>\n This season with the Flyers, Deslauriers has skated in 24 games, recording 0 goals and 1 assist<\/a>. But, he\u2019s more known for his hitting and fighting, which will play a role in the playoffs, as the Hurricanes were bullied by the Florida Panthers<\/a> in last year\u2019s playoffs.<\/p>\n Hurricanes Wanted to Add to Roster<\/p>\n Carolina is holding onto the top spot in the Metro division and looks poised for another deep playoff run.<\/p>\n The Hurricanes have failed to get over the hump and reach the Stanley Cup Finals due to the Panthers\u2019 success. So, ahead of the deadline, Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky said the team was going to make a move.<\/p>\n \u201cThis time of year, it\u2019s every day I\u2019m on the phone,\u201d Tulsky said<\/a> The Storm Report podcast. \u201cThere are two things we need: We need players to be available, and we need the price to be something that we can do. I\u2019m calling every day to see who is available and what the price is, and I\u2019m trying to get it to where we can get something done.<\/p>\n \u201cYou never know what\u2019s going to happen; it takes both sides. It\u2019s hard to control the market. But, we are shopping very aggressively, trying to find ways to bring in the pieces that will help us take steps forward.\u201d<\/p>\n A key area of need was help in the bottom six and being a tougher team to play against. Which the team accomplished by acquiring Deslauriers.<\/p>\n Carolina Believe They Can be Better<\/p>\n The Hurricanes have been one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference, but Tulsky believes the team can be better.<\/p>\n Tulsky thinks the Hurricanes can get better defensively, which will be key for the team\u2019s success.<\/p>\n \u201cI think, over the first half of the year, between the injuries and the new people coming in, there have been times that our defending was not at the level that we\u2019re accustomed to,\u201d Tulsky added. \u201cWe\u2019ve been giving up some premium, Grade A chances that, sometimes, teams are going to create those, and there\u2019s nothing you can do about it.<\/p>\n \u201cBut sometimes, we\u2019re sort of giving it up. You can\u2019t have that. We think there is room for us to tighten that up. Some of that comes as we get healthy. \u2026 So, I expect to see that tighten up on its own, just naturally. Then, we\u2019re always looking for ways to bring in help too.\u201d<\/p>\n Carolina is 39-16-6 and holding onto the top spot<\/a> in the Metro division.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tCole Shelton<\/a> Cole Shelton covers the NHL, MLB and Cleveland Browns for Heavy.com. He has covered pro and college sports since 2016, including bylines at BJ Penn, USA Today, SB Nation, Rotowire, Canadian Baseball Network and more. 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