Brind'Amour's Trade: Long-Term Win for Hurricanes

0:00NHL stories making news on March 7. Back in January 2000, the Carolina Hurricanes traded center Keith Primo to the Philadelphia Flyers for Rod Bryan De Moore, a second round draft. Pick and Goldening prospect, John Mark Pelletier. Primo had held out most of the 1999-2000 season, pushing for a big contract around $5 million a year. Carolina finally agreed to ship him out after failed talks with other teams. Earlier that month, Phoenix Coyotes and New York Rangers nearly pulled off a three-way blackbuster involving Primo, Keith Takachuk, and Peter Nedvin. But Hurricanes' owner, Peter Carmanos, mixed it over contract worries. Flyers' general manager Bob Quart jumped in two days later, grabbing the six-foot-fourth center he knew from the Canadian Olympic team. Fans love Bryan De Moore and Philly for his grit and work ethic, a contrast to star Eric Lindros, but injuries sideline him that year. The Flyers wanted size up front and Primo fit perfectly as their new battleship on skates. Carolina saw him as a proven two-way

1:03player and face-off specialist. Primo delivered right away, scoring the epic fifth overtime winner against Pittsburgh in the playoffs, and starring again in 2004. Brindamore anchor Carolina's 2002 conference finals run and lifted the Stanley Cup in 2006. Today, Brindamore's number 17 hangs in the rafters in Raleigh, and as Hurricanes had coached, he's led them to three straight eastern. Conference finals. Looking back, Carolina got the long-term win from this swap. The Daily News Now is powered by our sponsor. Link in the description. No need to switch positions. The sound is already where your head is. S-O-L-I-SOLY-PILLOW.COM