Hurricanes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere “appears set to return” from his stint on injured reserve and will likely be activated before tonight’s game against the Capitals, according to the team’s Walt Ruff. Carolina does not have an open roster spot and will need to make a corresponding move to get Gostisbehere off IR. That will likely mean an IR placement for depth … [Read more...] about Hurricanes’ Charles-Alexis Legault Undergoes Hand Surgery
Hurricanes Notes: Jarvis, Kotkaniemi, Svechnikov
It has been a particularly tough start to the season for the Hurricanes on the injury front with over 40% of their season-opening roster dealing with some sort of injury or illness within the first six weeks. Two more players joined that list last night against Vancouver as winger Seth Jarvis and center Jesperi Kotkaniemi departed. Jarvis took a high stick to his eye from … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Notes: Jarvis, Kotkaniemi, Svechnikov
Hurricanes Recall Bradly Nadeau, Assign Gavin Bayreuther To AHL
10:00 p.m.: Shortly after their overtime loss to the Oilers, the Hurricanes announced they’ve reassigned Nadeau back to AHL Chicago. He did not play in tonight’s contest. 2:33 p.m.: The Hurricanes have made a pair of roster moves heading into tonight’s game against Edmonton. The team announced that they have recalled winger Bradly Nadeau from AHL Chicago. To make room for him … [Read more...] about Hurricanes Recall Bradly Nadeau, Assign Gavin Bayreuther To AHL
Latest On Andrei Svechnikov
On last night’s Saturday Headlines segment of Sportsnet’s NHL broadcast, Elliotte Friedman reported an interesting development coming out of Carolina. He noted that “earlier on in the season,” Carolina Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov “was unhappy” with his usage at the time under head coach Rod Brind’Amour. As a result, per Friedman, “the inference was made” to the … [Read more...] about Latest On Andrei Svechnikov
Carolina Hurricanes Activate Jalen Chatfield
The Carolina Hurricanes are inching closer to a healthy defensive core. According to a team announcement, the Hurricanes have activated defenseman Jalen Chatfield from their injured reserve. It’s been a few weeks since Chatfield last played for Carolina. The six-year veteran has been nursing an upper-body injury after getting knocked out of the Hurricanes’ game against the … [Read more...] about Carolina Hurricanes Activate Jalen Chatfield