Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored both Carolina goals, the second coming 24 seconds after Dallas’ tying goal midway through the third period, as the Hurricanes beat the Stars 2-1 on Tuesday night.

There is no shortage of teams interested in acquiring Vancouver Canucks centreman JT Miller. While the talk has mostly been surrounding the New York Rangers, given a recent trade that was close to the finish line but was ultimately nixed,

The Vancouver Canucks continue to explore trade options for disgruntled star forward J.T Miller after a trade with the Rangers was reportedly nearly completed on the weekend.

And I thought hurricane season was over! That may be the case, but JT Miller Trade Rumour season is in full swing, and as this week has progressed, the winds have moved south from the swamps of New York and New Jersey down to the Carolinas.

Well it looks like Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour is giving rookie Jackson Blake a shot to make his mark as he's seemingly been moved up to the team's top line before Carolina's Friday night match against the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Carolina Hurricanes swept the season series against the Vegas Golden Knights with a 3-2 win at Lenovo Center on Friday night. The Canes survived an early push from Vegas and stormed back in the second and third periods to take and lead and hold it. Here are three takeaways from the win:

Pettersson is the pie-in-the-sky acquisition. The Canucks, one of the league’s most disappointing teams this season, have a fractured locker room due to a schism between Pettersson and J.T. Miller. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported Saturday that a deal was close involving Miller but ultimately wasn’t finalized.

While details about a failed J.T. Miller trade with the Rangers filter out, another team is being linked to the Vancouver Canucks centre.

There have been a lot of reports as to what the Vancouver Canucks can expect to receive in a potential J.T. Miller trade.

Miller’s days as a member of the Canucks could be numbered. What does he bring, where could he land and what does Vancouver need?

The Hurricanes are looking to finally get over the hump in the Eastern Conference, and could trade one of these players in a larger package.