The Carolina Hurricanes recently landed a blockbuster deal, but it almost looked a lot different with the Vancouver Canucks.

The Canucks are quickly falling out of the playoff race in the Western Conference, and this player could help them turn things around.

On Friday, the Carolina Hurricanes made a blockbuster move, sending center Martin Nečas to the Colorado Avalanche. After details of the trade started leaking, a report from Rick Dhaliwal of "Donnie and Dhali" indicated that the Vancouver Canucks called the Hurricanes to see if a Nečas deal was possible.