Rod Brind'Amour's Patience Runs Out as Jesperi Kotkaniemi's NHL Struggles Reach Breaking Point
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Things are not improving for former Montreal Canadiens forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi with the Carolina Hurricanes.
As noted today by Marco Normandin in a piece by Chip Alexander, a journalist who covers the Carolina Hurricanes, head coach Rod Brind'Amour has apparently really given up on Kotkaniemi. Wow.
The Canes, who were desperately searching for a second-line center, gave Kotkaniemi a hefty eight-year contract worth nearly $5 million annually.
It's a decision that is not aging very well.
The Hurricanes have literally done everything to try to help Kotkaniemi develop into a second-line center in the NHL, but it's simply not working.
Rod Brind'Amour has given up on Jesperi Kotkaniemi
It was about time, some will say..
"Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour has lost patience and seems to have officially thrown in the towel.
According to journalist Chip Alexander, who covers the team's activities on a daily basis, despite the urgent need for a second-line center in the organization, it will not be Kotkaniemi who inherits the role to start the season."
Marco Normandin
According to journalist Chip Alexander, who covers the team's activities on a daily basis, despite the urgent need for a second-line center in the organization, it will not be Kotkaniemi who inherits the role to start the season."
Marco Normandin
The Canes' head coach no longer has any confidence in Kotkaniemi, and is even considering converting a winger (like Seth Jarvis or Logan Stankoven) into a center, so much so that he does not want to turn to Kotkaniemi.
Don't be surprised if Kotkaniemi is eventually dumped by the Hurricanes, who must be far less proud of their offer sheet today..
Kotkaniemi, 25, was the third overall pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2018. He recorded 33 points in 78 games last season (12 goals), as well as 27 points in 79 games the season before.
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