Instead of buying out Jesperi Kotkaniemi, the Carolina Hurricanes are gauging his value on the trade market.

Avoiding a long-term buyout of the Finnish center, Carolina shifts focus toward the trade market as teams desperate for reliable depth down the middle eye the 25-year-old.

These two Carolina Hurricanes players could be on the trade block now that the dust is settling on 2026 NHL Free Agency.

Alexander Nikishin is a hot name on the Carolina Hurricanes trade front, but now, teams will need to take on another player to land him.

Rumors are circling around Jesperi Kotkaniemi, but the Carolina Hurricanes should not be rushing to move their spare centerman.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi has had the Carolina Hurricanes' game at the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; TSN2, RDS, BSSO, ESPN+, NHL LIVE) circled on the calendar. It's a date the 21-year-old ...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi has been warming the bench in the press box ever since the Hurricanes' playoff run began. It would be very surprising to see him in a uniform by the end of the Stanley Cup Final, or ...

The Carolina Hurricanes are open to trading young defenseman Alexander Nikishin, but they have one important condition. Any ...

The first buyout window of the 2026 NHL offseason opens today, June 17, and there could be quite a few names to hit unconditional waivers over the next 13 days. While a buyout can often give a team a ...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi might not be grabbing headlines on the ice right now, but his situation is getting harder and harder to ignore. As the Carolina Hurricanes keep pushing toward the Stanley Cup, the ...