Kotkaniemi insists he didn't spend last season trying to prove he was worth the one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet the Hurricanes signed him to as a restricted free agent Aug. "I've always wanted to be with the top guys on the team and maybe now I'll get a good chance to play with the top guys. "I want to be a good player in this league, and this will be a big step towards that," Kotkaniemi said. "Anything under that is not good."įor Kotkaniemi, it's about proving he's ready to fill Carolina's second-line center hole created when Vincent Trocheck left to sign with the New York Rangers this offseason. That's all we're going for," Kotkaniemi said.
ET BSSO, BSOH, ESPN+, NHL LIVE), winning the Stanley Cup is the only acceptable outcome after four straight seasons of qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs but being unable to take the next step since reaching the Eastern Conference Final in 2019. For the Hurricanes, who open at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday (7 p.m.
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