Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s playing time with the Carolina Hurricanes is melting like snow on the sunL.
In his last game on Thursday night, the Finn spent just seven minutes and 49 seconds on the ice against the Calgary Flames. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour gave him just seven minutes and 25 seconds of playing time on Tuesday as the Hurricanes faced the Winnipeg Jets.
His average ice time during the last four games of the “Canes” is less than 10 minutes (9:22).
Kotkaniemi may be struggling with the pressure of signing an expensive hostile offer of $ 6.1 million from the Hurricanes in September.
The man who was drafted third by the Montreal Canadiens in 2018 is having a shy season in Raleigh, he who was limited to eight points, including six goals, in 25 games.
This does not prevent the Hurricanes from finishing second in the Metropolitan section with an excellent record of 18-6-1.