CAROLINA HURRICANES JUST PULLED OFF A RARE NHL MOVE — LEAFS LOSE CAYDEN PRIMEAU!
So, here we go, folks. An execution of one of the more rare NHL rules in the book because today we’re talking about former Toronto Maple Leafs goalender Kaden Primo, who was just claimed off of waiverss today by the Carolina Hurricanes. Now, there are a bunch of tweets going out there and talking about the situation, but Kaden Primo is 26 years old, 63203 left-handed catching goalender. Initially a Montreal Canadians drafty who was very, very good with Northeastern University in the NCAA. He then played himself into the NHL over the next few years from 2019 all the way to 2025 where last season he was literally the worst goalender in the NHL. 836 save percentage, 470 goals against 11 games played. He didn’t win much. It was not a good season for Kaden Primo last year. He was good in the AHL, but with Jacob Fowler entering the mix, it wasn’t like Kaden Primo’s spot was going to be secure for very long. Which is why when he got sent over to the Carolina Hurricanes, this is where things got very interesting. The Montreal Canadians traded Kaden Primo over to the Canes for a seventh round pick. That was it. And to start things out, Primo actually didn’t end up playing any hockey games with Carolina. Instead, he got placed on waiverss, and instead he got claimed by the Toronto Maple Leafs. This was about a month ago. The Leafs claimed Primo and Sammy Bl. by the way, Bla’s actually doing pretty all right. Nice to see that out of another former Montreal Canadian. But Kaden Primo in his limited Toronto Maple Leafs sample had himself three games played, a 430 goals against, and an 838 save percentage. He also went to 1 and 0, winning two out of the three games. The Leafs supported Primo with some pretty good showings themselves. They had scored seven and four goals in the games that Primo played. They also had three on the night where Kaden Primo allowed six to the Columbus Blue Jackets. And it was around this time where I saw a lot of Leafs fans saying, “Oh, well, Kaden Primo, he really isn’t that good.” But that’s okay because he’s third string, fourth string, whatever you want to call it. Best case scenario, if everybody’s healthy, Primo is in the AHL. But now it seems like things are getting a little bit healthier in Toronto, which is why Primo was on waiverss. And it’s why the Carolina Hurricanes had the chance to claim him. But now this is where things get interesting because he is listed as a cane on Elite Prospects, but Elliot Freriedman gave us the scoop. Primo is assigned to AHL Chicago as the Hurricanes were the only claim and they were the team the Maple Leafs took him from. Elliot Freriedman avoiding the word ‘the’ like the plague. Yeah, we can reword this tweet a little bit nicer if you add the Kaden Primo was assigned to the AHL Chicago Wolves as the Carolina Hurricanes were the only claim and they were the team that the Maple Leafs took him from. So, this is one of those interesting rules that we don’t see often in the NHL, but it still does exist. The purpose of waiverss is to give guys that are getting sent down to the AHL the opportunity to still play in the NHL scoff-free. Kaden Primo was attempted to get sent down earlier in the year, but Toronto, they kind of needed a goalie. They needed a bunch of guys. So, they ended up giving Primo a chance to stick around in the National Hockey League. and then they placed him on waiverss when they were done with him. But the rule goes as follows. If the only claim, the second goaround is the team that initially had the player, then the player gets the right to get sent to the AHL without any consequences and without any waiverss. This is really rare. I think it only really happens maybe once every few years because how rare is it to see a guy get claimed back and forth and claimed as well by the team that had him before. I’m thinking of a few situations. I think there were some trades that we saw of guys going back to their old team. Alex Baroule I thought was one of them. But still, this is that NHL rule being used to a tee. He’s going to be sent down to the AHL and the Carolina Hurricanes are going to continue to run a goalending tandem that includes Peter Kachetkov, Freddy Anderson, you also got Brandon Busussy in there. He’s been obviously fun to follow throughout the course of his career. But Kachet, he’s coming back, right? So, he is all of a sudden available for the Carolina Hurricanes. and that gives a lot of hope for what that team could be able to do. Kaden Primo going down to the AHL, he’s been very good there. So, obviously, it’s a positive place for him to be. I do kind of get a little sentimental thinking about this guy, though, honestly. Like, he was so good with Northeastern in the late 2010s, and he inevitably got to a spot where Canadians fans were saying, “Oh, yeah, he’s a seventh round pick. Look at that. He’s so amazing. He’s one of the best goalies in the NCAA. He’s going to come into Montreal and he’s going to be a starter. And he had a 9-31 save percentage in his first two games with the Habs. That was so exciting for Canadians fans back in that season. But as the years went on, Kaden Primo just never showed off in the NHL long-term tangible results. Yes, he had one season where he had a 9-10 safe percentage in 23 games played, but he followed that up immediately with the 836 year. So, it just totally fell away the idea of Kaden Primo becoming a top tier starter in the National Hockey League at the very least during this 910 season that he had. He was 24 years old. So, it’s like, okay, well, you have time for goalies to develop. They don’t usually hit their peaks until 29, 30, 31ish. So this was a very optimistic season for Canadians fans, but the year after totally crumbled all hopes and he was an AHL guy for the most part. I think that’s pretty much the verdict on Primo nowadays, right? Too good for the AHL, consistently one of the best, but NHL still leaves a lot to be desired and maybe not trustworthy enough to be a tweener or a 1B or whatever. Kaden Primo has gone through a pretty difficult career path, but now he’ll be continuing it in the American Hockey League. So, with that in mind, let me know your thoughts in the comment section below as to this weird NHL rule finally being exercised and put into practice. It’s been a while, I’d say. But thanks to Elliot Friedman, we now know that this is the situation here. Leafs lose. Depressed Buffalo Sports fan goes out there and says, “Is he still a Leaf?” No, he is not a Leaf. He is a Carolina Hurricane, but he’s just going to be playing in their farm affiliate system. I mean, if the Carolina Hurricanes could have used any extra players, I think they probably could have used some more defense. Shane Gospar doesn’t look like he’s coming back anytime soon. But Primo, they got some help on the back end for their AHL team, so I guess that’s pretty good, right? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below about Primo getting claimed by Carolina and sent to the AHL scoff-free. I hope you enjoyed this Swedish trolls 9 and bye.
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We’re going over the Carolina Hurricanes waiver claim of Cayden Primeau from the Toronto Maple Leafs, and how this allows them to execute a rare NHL move.
This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter
This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.
Cayden Primeau was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2017 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st – New Jersey Devils, Nico Hischier
2nd – Philadelphia Flyers, Nolan Patrick
3rd – Dallas Stars, Miro Heiskanen
4th – Colorado Avalanche, Cale Makar
5th – Vancouver Canucks, Elias Pettersson
6th – Vegas Golden Knights, Cody Glass
7th – New York Rangers (from Arizona Coyotes), Lias Andersson
8th – Buffalo Sabres, Casey Mittelstadt
9th – Detroit Red Wings, Michael Rasmussen
10th – Florida Panthers, Owen Tippett
11th – Los Angeles Kings, Gabriel Vilardi
12th – Carolina Hurricanes, Martin Necas
13th – Vegas Golden Knights (from Winnipeg Jets), Nick Suzuki
14th – Tampa Bay Lightning, Callan Foote
15th – Vegas Golden Knights (from New York Islanders), Erik Brannstrom
16th – Calgary Flames, Juuso Valimaki
17th – Toronto Maple Leafs, Timothy Liljegren
18th – Boston Bruins, Urho Vaakanainen
19th – San Jose Sharks, Josh Norris
20th – St. Louis Blues, Robert Thomas
21st – New York Rangers, Filip Chytil
22nd – Edmonton Oilers, Kailer Yamamoto
23rd – Arizona Coyotes (from Minnesota Wild), Pierre-Olivier Joseph
24th – Winnipeg Jets (from Columbus Blue Jackets via Vegas Golden Knights), Kristian Vesalainen
25th – Montreal Canadiens, Ryan Poehling
26th – Dallas Stars (from Chicago Blackhawks), Jake Oettinger
27th – Philadelphia Flyers (from Washington Capitals via St. Louis Blues), Morgan Frost
28th – Ottawa Senators, Shane Bowers
29th – Chicago Blackhawks (from Anaheim Ducks via Dallas Stars), Henri Jokiharju
30th – Nashville Predators, Eeli Tolvanen
31st – St. Louis Blues (from Pittsburgh Penguins), Klim Kostin
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