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It's Over for Jesperi Kotkaniemi as Hurricanes Reportedly Fed Up, Says Insider Renaud Lavoie
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Things are not going well for former Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi.
After yet another disappointing season, he had an extremely rough 2025 playoff run and is now outright being blamed for his team's elimination.
Experts have not held back.
"It's not like just a turnover or some other mistake, that was such a dumb thing to do."
The panel discusses Jesperi Kotkaniemi's penalty that tipped the momentum Florida's way.
The panel discusses Jesperi Kotkaniemi's penalty that tipped the momentum Florida's way.
The media is fed up, and now even the Hurricanes seem to be as well.
We saw it when Rod Brind'Amour decided to make him a healthy scratch for Game 2 of the series, and again in the postgame comments.
All this led Renaud Lavoie to make a strong statement.
It's over for Jesperi Kotkaniemi, according to Renaud Lavoie
All signs point to the Hurricanes seriously considering a buyout of his contract this summer.
For Renaud Lavoie, it's simple: there's no room left for him in the NHL.
No team will want to acquire him via trade because of his contract ($4.82M per season until 2029-30), and now the Hurricanes are stuck with him.
"It's over (for Kotkaniemi). Over, over, over, over. In the league, it's over!"
- Renaud Lavoie
No team will want to acquire him via trade because of his contract ($4.82M per season until 2029-30), and now the Hurricanes are stuck with him.
"It's over (for Kotkaniemi). Over, over, over, over. In the league, it's over!"
- Renaud Lavoie
This quote is featured in the article by Marc-Olivier Cook (DLC).
During his segment on BPM Sports, Lavoie even added that Kotkaniemi was seen smiling, even after being scratched and despite everything going on within the Hurricanes organization, speaking volumes about his attitude.
He's signed through 2030-just imagine.. yikes!
The Montreal Canadiens definitely dodged a bullet by letting him walk, that's for sure.
Kotkaniemi has tallied just 5 points in his last 25 playoff games-even while playing on the second line with quality wingers (0 goals).
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