The Carolina Hurricanes were celebrating their Stanley Cup victory today at their parade, and added a bit of news to rally the crowd. Tough guy forward Nicolas Deslauriers contract news means he is coming back, as he signed a two-year extension. The deal is worth an average annual value of $875K. General manager Eric Tulsky is more than happy to celebrate today’s victory with a signing for the club. Let’s discuss what this means.
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Today’s Nic Deslauriers Contract is a Big Deal in Carolina
Deslauriers is up to 13 years of NHL experience now over the course of his career. He was originally a Los Angeles Kings draft pick in the third round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Eric Tulsky has announced an extension for UFA Nic Deslauriers at Carolina’s Cup parade: 2x$875K
Deslauriers: “TWO MORE FUCKING YEARSSSSS” #SoundTheSiren pic.twitter.com/Lis9rfNbtE
— NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) June 20, 2026
However, his NHL debut didn’t come until 2013-14 with the Buffalo Sabres. Throughout his time in the NHL, he has played 708 career regular season games with 53 goals, 53 assists, and 799 penalty minutes. This past season he played 24 games with the Philadelphia Flyers, before being acquired by the Carolina Hurricanes. The trade was for a seventh-round draft pick. He then played seven games in the regular season with Carolina. Moreover, he did only manage one Stanley Cup Playoff game. But it was a memorable one. DesLauriers managed four hits, four penalty minutes, in just a little over three minutes of ice time. It was Game 4, in the Canes opening round series against the Ottawa Senators, what ended up as the series clincher. His impact and energy is felt on and off the ice for the Carolina Hurricanes, as a group.
Deslauriers is just a great presence to have around the locker room and to get you ready for battles. This contract is Tulsky’s trust in the intimidating presence and threat to have at your disposal to insert in the lineup, say during a physical series. Carolina didn’t necessarily have the need this year, doing a great job of sticking to their high pressure strategy with more than a little skill mixed in. Now they will have some added depth at forward, as they try to defend their Stanley Cup title heading into next season.
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