Two years after the blockbuster trade of the 2012 NHL draft, the Carolina Hurricanes are still searching for the Jordan Staal they thought was coming to Raleigh.
When then-general manager Jim Rutherford pulled the trigger to send Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin and the No. 8 overall pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Staal, he thought he was making a bold move to complete the offensive core of the new-look Hurricanes.
Twenty-six months later, the situation and the outlook has, in some ways, changed drastically—and, in others, stayed very much the same.
Rutherford has followed Sutter and Co. to Pittsburgh, fatigued into departure by years of criticism with Carolina.
Staal has been less productive than he was with the Penguins and has also—amazingly—been used less, as well.
He and brother Eric haven't found much brotherly chemistry together, although new head coach Bill Peters may soon try to get the two together again.
Yet, the two teams remain in very similar states as they were two years ago.
The 'Canes are still chained near the b ...
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Carolina Hurricanes: Looking Back on the Jordan Staal-Brandon Sutter Trade
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