Cory Lavalette

AAV is key.

Hurricanes sign Bussi to 3-year extension | The North State Journal RALEIGH — “It's been kind of a long process to get here.” Brandon Bussi was just discussing the signing of his three-year , $5.7 million extension with the Hurricanes on Monday, but he might as well ...

“It’s still up to me to prove myself every day.”

Brandon Bussi’s whirlwind introduction to the NHL will last a bit longer after the Hurricanes signed him to a three-year contract extension.
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Don't let Poulin get hot ...

It's also his first one-way deal. According to @puckpedia.com, he will earn $1M next year, $1.85M in 2027-28 and $2.85M in 2028-29. A total of $2.85M of the full contract is in signing bonuses. Partial no-trade clause in Year 3.

Interestingly, this is Bussi's first multiyear contract. He signed for one year with the Bruins for the 2022-23 season and subsequently got one-year deals twice more with Boston and then last summer with Florida.

For @theathletic.com: Before the Olympic break, I polled the Hurricanes on some things not often asked. Here are the answers.
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Did Swayman hold out before the Olympics?

Aho goal — his first Olympic goal

Is Jack Drury on Team USA?

Tolvanen is going to be a super-interesting player to watch if he makes it to free agency this summer. An elite shooter who hasn’t lived up to being a top-notch scorer, but he still has a laser of a shot and also adapted to being physical and versatile.

Goalvanen

Joel Armia has tried two toe drags (unsuccessfully).

Aho's the best player on the ice so far.

Lehtonen ... not great

Teravainen shooting in the slot? Well I never ...

Olympic hockey is the only thing that matches "Round 1, Game 1 NHL playoffs" energy

Every time I watch the moguls at the Olympics, I wish NBC would have a split screen of participants from past years trying to do simple tasks involving their knees

Be safe out there

One guy gets Selke votes and one doesn’t.

Florida's a few minutes from entering the break at 29-25-3. Since Carolina handed the Panthers a 9-1 loss on Jan. 16, Florida has two regulation wins in the last 11 games.

Panthers are on tilt again, and Tarasov seemingly just exploded his groin

The Hurricanes enter the Olympic break on a 10-game point streak — 8-0-2 with seven regulation wins. 36-15-6 overall for 78 points.

Hurricanes win 2-0. The Rangers have now been shut out seven times at MSG.

What a nice moment for Brandon Bussi getting his second career shutout in front of dozens of friends and family.

Staal ENG. 2-0

Sounds like a loud "Fire Drury!" chant at MSG

Took the whole PP to get a Grade-A, but Gostisbehere's shot trickles wide.

Bussi invited everyone he knows to MSG and he's mostly just watching the game like all of them

Trocheck called for a penalty.

Horn goes shortly after on the second. 1-0 Carolina, and the visitors will have a brief 5v3 to start the third and then more 5v4 time

Ghosty posty

Gavrikov with his second penalty. Holding on Hall.