Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi got an interesting role from his head coach for this season, playing on the second line. Unfortunately, it does not do the job as indicated by Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports. <q>«It's extremely difficult,» said Renaud Lavoie on Wednesday. I can't wait to see tomorrow if he'll still be the second-line center in practice. Don't forget that Paul Stastny is now with the organization and finds himself on the fourth line. If we include playoff games, in his last 40 games, he has only one goal. Only one goal, 10 assists and a record of more or less 0. We have to admit that offensively, the problems are major in his case. Last year, he told us it was due to injuries, this year he has only two assists since the start of the season, in short, it's really difficult. For those wondering if it was a bad thing that he left the Canadiens...I would wonder where he would currently play with the Habs. »</q> Kotkaniemi will earn a salary of $4.820 million per year, until 2029-2030. Credit : <a href='https://www.tvasports.ca/2022/10/26/cest-extremement-difficile-pour-kotkaniemi' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>TVA Sports</a>