There were ten games in the National Hockey League yesterday, as it was the first Saturday of hockey since the trade deadline. Several players were therefore playing their first game in their new colors.

On the same day he shipped off winger Mikko Rantanen to the Dallas Stars, Hurricanes GM Eric Tulsky said originally trading for the star earlier in the season was a risk worth taking, even though he couldn't get him to sign a long-term deal in Carolina.