RALEIGH, NC – Don Waddell, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that forward Max Pacioretty will undergo surgery to repair a torn Achilles. The procedure will be performed by Dr. Kevin Logel at Raleigh Orthopedic on Wednesday. Pacioretty’s expected recovery time is six months. Pacioretty, 33, was acquired … Read more
After the NHL Draft, free agency and other offseason moves, NHL.com is examining where each team stands in preparation for the 2022-23 regular season, which starts Oct. 7. Today, the Carolina Hurricanes: 2021-22 season: 54-20-8, first in Metropolitan Division; lost in second round of Stanley Cup Playoffs Key arrivals Brent BurnsD: The 37-year-old was acquired … Read more
Nashville, Tenn. (July 21, 2022) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the team has signed forward Nino Niederreiter to a two-year, $8 million contract. Niederreiter, 29 (9/08/92), posted 44 points (24g-20a) in 75 games for the Carolina Hurricanes in 2021-22, his 12th professional season. Niederreiter finished the year … Read more
The National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) announced that 24 players have filed for player-elected salary arbitration, the deadline for which came this afternoon. This list is not necessarily the final and complete list of players headed for arbitration, with clubs now eligible to elect salary arbitration until tomorrow, July 18th at 5:00 pm ET. … Read more
After being at the forefront of trade speculation for most of last season, Coyotes defenseman Jakob Chychrun hasn’t been mentioned in trade talk as much in recent weeks. At this point, it doesn’t seem as if he’ll be on the move as GM Bill Armstrong told Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports that there hasn’t been … Read more
Today we look at each NHL team’s biggest need going into the 2022 NHL Draft. Biggest need, in this context, doesn’t mean the immediate need on the big club’s roster. This is not about filling needs for the 2022-23 NHL season. The purpose of this from an NHL Draft perspective is to examine a club’s … Read more
After a disappointing second-round exit to the New York Rangers, the Carolina Hurricanes are looking at an offseason full of questions. One of them has already cropped up in the form of Ethan Bear. Arriving last season in exchange for Warren Foegele, the former Edmonton Oiler was expected to be a solid option on Carolina’s … Read more
RALEIGH, NC — The Carolina Hurricanes want to re-sign pending unrestricted free agent forwards Vincent Trocheck and Nino Niederreiter. “We certainly hope they are both back, but it takes two sides,” general manager Don Waddell said Thursday. “But I will have more dialogue with their agents in the next little bit and see where they’re … Read more
The Hurricanes don’t have much of a choice this offseason. They will inevitably be making some huge changes. This is clearest when you look at their lineup without the pending free agents (don’t come at me for any lineup decisions; this is just a visual): Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Teuvo TeravainenSeth Jarvis – … Read more
The Hurricanes don’t have much of a choice this offseason. They will inevitably be making some huge changes. This is clearest when you look at their lineup without the pending free agents (don’t come at me for any lineup decisions; this is just a visual): Andrei Svechnikov – Sebastian Aho – Teuvo TeravainenSeth Jarvis – … Read more
