Former Philadelphia Flyers forward Nicolas Deslauriers is staying put with the Carolina Hurricanes.
During the Hurricanes’ Stanley Cup parade, Deslauriers signed a two-year contract extension to stay in Raleigh. He will have an $875,000 cap hit with his new deal.
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The Flyers traded Deslauriers to the Hurricanes ahead of the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline. In the end, the move certainly paid off for the 35-year-old forward, as he is now a Stanley Cup champion.
Deslauriers played in seven regular-season games for the Hurricanes following being traded by the Flyers, where he had one assist, five penalty minutes, and 35 hits. He also played in one playoff game for the Hurricanes.
Deslauriers spent four seasons with the Flyers from 2022-23 until his trade to the Hurricanes this campaign. In 195 games with the Flyers over that span, he posted nine goals, 11 assists, 20 points, 273 penalty minutes, and 665 hits.
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