In an effort to spark a struggling offense, the Carolina Hurricanes are seeking to trade away two valuable role-playing forwards.
To try to improve their No. 23 rank in shots allowed, the 'Canes are looking to swap a rusty shutdown rearguard for a pricey, AHL-buried blue-line liability.
The blatant irrationality of those two concepts, however, seems lost on Carolina's change-thirsty management.
Three of the team's most significant niche-filling players over the past few seasons—forwards Tuomo Ruutu and Jiri Tlusty and defenseman Tim Gleason—have been recently reported as potential trade items.
Per TSN insider Darren Dreger via Twitter last Friday:
Then, per Hockey Night in Canada insider Glenn Healy on Sunday's Hotstove Tonight:
Claude Roussel (Maple Leafs assistant GM) was [at Saturday's Carolina-Boston game] to watch...say, Tim Gleason, who's in the doghouse in Carolina. A John-Michael Liles for Tim Gleason deal might not work; however, they need to add another player to the mix and make it work.
These back-to-back rumors reek of Carolina gen ...
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