The Carolina Hurricanes have tendered an offer sheet to Montreal Canadiens centre Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
We’ve tendered an Offer Sheet to Jesperi Kotkaniemi pic.twitter.com/4Mmw3n4DVr
— Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) August 28, 2021
The one-year contract is worth $6.1 million and includes a $20 signing bonus, the Hurricanes said in a statement.
Kotkaniemi has signed the contract with the Hurricanes but the Canadiens have seven days to match. If the Canadiens decline to match, the Hurricanes will send their first-round pick and third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft back to Montreal.
“Jesperi Kotkaniemi accepted our offer. He wants to come to Carolina,” said Hurricanes general manager Don Waddell in a statement. “He sees the core we’ve built here and he wants to be a part of that. We’re proud, but there’s still a waiting period. When you make an offer like that, we saw a vulnerable position. The offer, with the compensation and the core we have, we realized that it was the best chance we had to get the player.”
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