Tag Archives: Jesperi Kotkaniemi

The Five Worst Contracts In The Metropolitan Division

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Sporting News With NHL free agency set to open in around three week’s time, there are some bargains given out as well as some mammoths that puts huge strains on team’s salary caps every year. NoVa Caps looks at … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes’ Martin Necas Calls Lars Eller’s Hit On Jesperi Kotkaniemi “So Stupid…Ridiculous”

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Jon Sorensen

Screen cap: NBC Sports Washington Not all vibes were positive in the Carolina Hurricanes locker room following their 6-1 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday night. The Hurricanes were vocally upset over a hit that Capitals’ winger Lars Eller … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes’ “Did The Habs Lose?” Go Daddy Site Hacked

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Prior to the Carolina Hurricanes’ first meeting against the Montreal Canadiens this season at Bell Centre on Thursday night, the team created a website on GoDaddy called “Did The Habs Lose?” The two teams have been trolling each other for … Continue reading →

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Hockey and All That: Pre-Training Camp Edition

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Diane Doyle

Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The offseason between the 2020-2021 and 2021-22 seasons continues to be eventful. It has included additional player signings and acquisitions and other news since NoVa Caps’ previous light-hearted summary of the offseason events in early August. … Continue reading →

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Canadiens Don’t Match Hurricanes’ Offersheet To Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Acquire Christian Dvorak From Coyotes

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL.com The Montreal Canadiens did not match the Carolina Hurricanes’ one-year, $6.1 million offersheet to restricted free agent center Jesperi Kotkaniemi by Saturday’s 5:30 PM ET deadline to do so and acquired a first-round pick and third, both in … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes Sign Canadiens’ RFA Jesperi Kotkaniemi To One-Year, $6.1 Million Offersheet In Apparent Revenge Move

Posted on August 28, 2021 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL.com The Carolina Hurricanes announced on Saturday afternoon that they have signed Montreal Canadiens restricted free agent center Jesperi Kotkaniemi to a one-year, $6.1 million contract two years after the Canadiens signed Hurricanes star center Sebastian Aho to a … Continue reading →

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Flyers’ Matt Niskanen Catches Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher In The Face With Stick Butt As Flyers-Canadiens Series Gets Feisty

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Jon Sorensen

Things are gettin’ feisty in the Flyers-Canadiens series. In the waning moments of Game 5 on Wednesday night, former Washington Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen applied a stick butt to the face of Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher. No penalty was called … Continue reading →

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