WELCOME BACK CARTER
In one of two deals Tuesday the Carolina Hurricanes have re-acquired former Hurricanes Jeff Carter from the Detroit Red Wings
Carter who scored 10 goals and assisted on 21 others with the Red Wings, comes to the 'Canes hoping to provide a leadership and mentor role to the Canes superstar Matthew Barzal. "Matthew struggled to get things going all year and heading into the offseason we want to surround Matthew with all the tools to have him succeed," said Hurricanes GM Hanna Sniper "Jeff has had some success in the past playing along with Matthew, and we are hoping that we can reconnect that chemistry.
Leaving the Canes is defensive prospect Sean Durzi and a 4th round selection (101)in this year's draft. Durzi had an amazing season with the Ontario Reign in the AHL and taking over the No.1 duties for the Reign. GM Hanna also added "It's tough to cut ties with Sean, he's done everything this organization has asked from him. But defence is one of our deepest positions. We have a couple of kids coming up and Sean deserved more playing time to develop that we simply didn't have"
In another deal, the Carolina Hurricanes purchased the San Jose Sharks first-round selection in the 2023 draft. When asked what info the San Jose GM had on t the Hurricanes GM, Hanna replied "No comment, plus I haven't been to Vegas in over a year" then went on to say "definitely haven';t been to Vegas in more than 9 months"