The Carolina Hurricanes have made yet another hockey trade Youth Darnell Nurse Jersey , as the team announced sending out forward Victor Rask to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Nino Niederreiter.The Hurricanes'聽official Twitter account broke the news.The #Canes have acquired Nino Niederreiter from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Victor RaskMore Info 禄 https://t.co/9Xpjpo18xj pic.twitter.com/fkx8mXmhTq— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) January 17, 2019Rask is struggling this season, with one goal and five assists in 26 games this season. The 25-year-old Swede is signed through 2021-22 at a $4 million cap hit. Rask had 14 goals and 31 points last season.In return, the Hurricanes receive Niederreiter - who's had the more successful career thus far. Even though 2018-19 has been a down year for him, the Swiss standout has nine goals and 23 points in 46 games.advertisingNiederreiter is a three-time 20-goal scorer and is two years removed from a career-best 57-point season. He should add more much-needed offense to a Carolina team that ranks 27th in the league with just 125 goals scored.The Wild gave Niederreiter a five-year extension worth $26.25 million in the 2017 offseason. He's signed through 2021-22 with a $5.25 million cap hit each year. As Michael Russo of The Athletic points out, the trade is quite even for both teams.#mnwild trade Nino Niederreiter (2nd yr of 5-yr deal at $5.25M per) to #nhlcanes for R-shot C Victor Rask (3rd year of 6-yr deal at 4M per)Nino has 110 goals, 228 points in 434 games. Two tough years in a rowRask has 63 goals, 163 points in 339 games. Two tough years in a row— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) January 17 Kailer Yamamoto Jersey , 2019 Credit: David Berding-USA TODAY SportsBoth forwards are simply struggling and looking to rebound with new teams. Niederreiter should succeed on a Carolina team that lacks the scoring depth, while Rask's style of play might be better fitted for the defensive system of head coach Bruce Boudreau.advertisingEntering play on Thursday, the Wild are eighth in the Western Conference with a 23-20-3 record, with the Edmonton Oilers, Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks breathing right down their necks. Carolina sits at 22-19-5, seven points behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the final wild card spot in the East.What This MeansIt's a pure hockey trade between the Wild and Hurricanes here. They're swapping out talented but struggling forwards that carry similar contracts. Neither side has anything to lose here, as the Wild and 'Canes look to make runs back into the postseason.advertising The New York Rangers and the Buffalo Sabres are rebuilding teams.So, it is no surprise that both will be looking for their first win of the season when they meet Saturday in Buffalo after losing their respective season openers at home on Thursday.The Rangers lost 3-2 to the Nashville Predators Womens Kris Russell Jersey , while the Sabres were defeated 4-0 by the Boston Bruins, who were hurting from their 7-0 loss to the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals in their season opener on Wednesday.Article continues below ...The Rangers played in the closer game, but that did not seem to impress their new coach, David Quinn.“I didn’t think we really played to the level that we’re looking for,” Quinn said. “Obviously, we are up against a team (Nashville) that’s one of the favorites to win the Stanley Cup, so it was certainly a great test. I just thought we were hesitant, I didn’t think we hounded the puck like we did in the preseason. It’s probably the most odd-man rushes we gave up in any game we’ve played. We’ve just got to be harder on the puck. We’ve got to do a better job of playing ‘in your face’ hockey.”There was even less for the Sabres to celebrate. They are supposed to be different this season with a playoff push considered a possibility after so many seasons in the NHL wilderness. But on Thursday they were booed off the ice after the first period when they fell behind 2-0.“Was it disappointing in front of a good crowd that was here to support us?” Sabres coach Phil Housley asked. “You’re dang right. It’s disappointing. So Leon Draisaitl Jersey , what can we control? We can control how we come to the rink (Friday) and work because we are not going through this again.”Look for both teams to play with more energy on Saturday. Hard work and accountability have been the theme for Quinn since he took over. The Sabres, meanwhile, will not want to disappoint the home fans again after a preseason that produced some optimism.“Obviously, we want our fans to appreciate our effort,” said Sabres center Jack Eichel, who was playing his first game as the team captain on Thursday. “In the same sense, we’ve got to be better for them and put a better product on the ice. We’ve got to bear down, score goals. We’ve got to bring it for them. Their fuse is a bit short for us and rightfully so. We haven’t played well the past few years so that’s on us to put a better product on the ice.”The Sabres will be trying to take a more direct route to the goal as they try to score their first goal of the season http://www.officialhockeypanthersshop.com/authentic-adidas-roberto-luongo-jersey , let alone win. They took only six shots in the first period Thursday and finished the game with 32 on the strength of 15 third-period shots when they Bruins had control of the game.“We’ve got to think shot,” Housley said. “We overpassed the puck way too much (Thursday). That’s not our game. Our game is straightforward, playing north, get pucks behind the other team, shoot the puck and then we’ve got to get net-front presence.”The Rangers’ best line in their loss consisted of Kevin Hayes, Jimmy Vesey and Mats Zuccarello. Vesey failed to score on two good chances and Zuccarello was stopped by Nashville goaltender Pekka Rinne three times on close-in chances. Hayes led the Rangers with four hits.“It’s a tough one, the home opener,” Zuccarello said. “I wish we had a better result http://www.officialkings.com/authentic-adidas-alex-iafallo-jersey , but at the end of the day, I liked our compete effort. The effort was there; everyone wanted to show themselves off. I had some chances and we had a bunch of chances to win this game.”The Rangers were 3-0-0 against Buffalo last season.