RALEIGH, N.C. - Eric Tulsky, General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has acquired goaltender Cayden Primeau from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a seventh-round selection in the 2026 NHL Draft.

The Montreal Canadiens submitted a qualifying offer to Cayden Primeau on June 30, but it wasn’t because he was still part of the team’s plans; it was simply not to lose an asset for nothing. Which was far from being a surprising development.

The team is trading the negotiating rights to goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2026, they announced on Monday.