Canes GM Waddell: "Jesperi Kotkaniemi accepted our offer."

Canes GM Waddell: "Jesperi Kotkaniemi accepted our offer. He wants to come to Carolina. He sees the core we've built here and he wants to be a part of that. We're proud, but there's still a waiting period. When you make an offer like that, we saw a vulnerable position.»

Con't: «The offer, with the compensation and the core we have, we realized that it was the best chance we had to get the player.»

Is this Legit? Or is this the same strategy the Habs used

The $20 signing bonus for Kotkaniemi shows the Canes really thought this one through. Troll game 100

Only time will tell