Don Waddell, who is now the current general manager of the Columbus Blue Jackets, but was the former GM for the Carolina Hurricanes, confirmed in an interview This week the team of his hurricanes was avoided by Adam Fox.
Fox, a winner of the Norris Trophy from 2021 and Blueliner for the New York Rangers, had traded his rights from the Calgary Flames to the Hurricanes in June 2018. Waddell revealed Cam and Strick on the Podcast, when the Hurricanes hit the deal, they were told that Fox “would definitely sign an extension”. As a result, they exchanged Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm to Calgary in the deal. It was a major return for the Flames, who knew they could not sign Fox. But because the hurricanes had guarantees from the agent that Fox Carolina would register, they made the move.
A few weeks later, the Fox agent said that the player had changed ideas and was only willing to draw at the New York Rangers. As a result, FOX was traded to New York in April 2019. The Underwhelming-backkeer was two picks in the second round.
Waddell said, “Yes, you remember those things, that’s for sure.”
Waddell said it was difficult to exchange Fox, but he did not realize that the defender would become just as dominant as he was. Fox won the Norris trophy in 2021 and has since been one of the top 10 defenders in the NHL.
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