Vatanen traded to Hurricanes by Devils

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueSami Vatanen and Brady Skjei were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in separate transactions for the defensemen Monday.Vatanen was acquired from the New Jersey Devils for defenseman Fredrik Claesson, forward prospect Janne Kuokkanen and conditional fourth-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. But I've been very transparent to all the teams that called on him and they all had his medicals and there were no concerns of long-term delays or anything like that."Video: Hurricanes acquire defenseman Vatanen from DevilsVatanen played the past three seasons in New Jersey after being traded by the Anaheim Ducks on Nov. 30, 2017 for forwards Adam Henrique, Joseph Blandisi, and a third-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft.Selected by Anaheim in the fourth round (No. 106) of the 2009 NHL Draft, Vatanen has 194 points (45 goals, 149 assists) in 434 regular-season games and has 23 points (six goals, 17 assists) in 44 Stanley Cup Playoff games.Skjei is in the second season of a six-year contract. He plays the game hard, the right way."A first-round pick (No. 28) in the 2012 NHL Draft, Skjei has 112 points (25 goals, 87 assists) in 307 regular-season games and seven points (four goals, three assists) in 17 playoff games."I will say, trading Brady Skjei is difficult," New York general manager Jeff Gorton said.