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Canes acquire Carlson rights in trade with Ducks
Key takeaways
- The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday acquired the rights to unrestricted free agent defenseman John Carlson in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks.
- Carolina traded defenseman prospect Kyle Masters and a sixth-round pick to Anaheim to get Carlson's rights, with the intent to sign him to a new contract before free agency commences Wednesday.
- Carlson would hypothetically return to the Eastern Conference, where he spent the first part of his career playing for the Washington Capitals before he was traded to the Ducks ahead of last season's trade deadline.
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The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday acquired the rights to unrestricted free agent defenseman John Carlson in a trade with the Anaheim Ducks.
Carolina traded defenseman prospect Kyle Masters and a sixth-round pick to Anaheim to get Carlson's rights, with the intent to sign him to a new contract before free agency commences Wednesday.
Carlson would hypothetically return to the Eastern Conference, where he spent the first part of his career playing for the Washington Capitals before he was traded to the Ducks ahead of last season's trade deadline.
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