| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Eric Staal  ActiveEric Staal badly wants to make the playoffs, but he doesn't want to be traded. "I've been here a long time. I love it here," he said. "I've had success here, and I know and believe that we can have it again and I can be a part of that. Hopefully we can continue to improve and get better and get back there." That being said, there's an off chance the Hurricanes would trade him anyways in an attempt to pull off a big shakeup. Staal had an off year by his standards with 21 goals and 61 points in 79 games. Apr 16 |
| 2 | Jordan Staal ActiveJordan Staal had an assist in Carolina's 5-2 loss on Thursday. Staal was on a seven-game scoring slump. That point brought him up to the 40-point milestone, which is well below where we had hoped he'd be at near the end of the 2013-14 campaign. Apr 11 |
| 3 | Andrei Loktionov ActiveAndrei Loktionov is happy to be playing with the Carolina Hurricanes. Loktionov played against his former Devil teammates on Saturday for the first time since he was dealt there at the trade deadline. He had three goals and five assists in his last 10 games before action on Saturday. "It’s nice to play here," Loktionov said of Carolina. "The coaches trust me, so it’s going good. The last games, eight points, so it’s good." Apr 6 |
| 4 | Manny Malhotra ActiveManny Malhotra would like to re-sign with the Carolina Hurricanes. Carolina gave Malhotra a chance to extend his career after the Vancouver Canucks shut him down due to an eye injury. He had 13 points and a 59.5% success rate on the draw in 69 games this season. Apr 15 |
| 5 | Riley Nash ActiveRiley Nash assisted on both Carolina goals Saturday in a 3-2 overtime loss to Columbus. Nash had a power play assist on Andrei Loktionov's goal and then set up Jeff Skinner in the third stanza. The 24-year-old now has nine goals and 21 points in 65 games so his fantasy value is negligible at best in deep pools. Mar 30 |
| LW | 1 | Jeff Skinner ActiveDespite being only 21 years of age, Jeff Skinner is expected to be a veteran presence next season. Skinner has already played four seasons in the NHL and notched his second 30-plus goal season in 2013-14 as he found the back of the net 33 times to lead the Hurricanes. "I don't think it will be new or outside of my nature," Skinner said. "Everybody deals with that kind of thing in their own sort of way. I was a leader in junior (hockey) and I feel more comfortable every year I'm here. It's not something that you can set out and say you're going to do this. It's a little more abstract than that. For me, personally, it's something you grow into and something you earn as you go." Apr 20 |
| 2 | Nathan Gerbe ActiveNathan Gerbe is having the best offensive season of his NHL career. Gerbe has 17 goals and 33 points this season and it's coming off a year in which the Buffalo Sabres decided to buy out the final season of his contract. Gerbe, the smallest player in the NHL at five feet five inches, inked a two-way deal with the Hurricanes and he has been a pleasant surprise. Gerbe becomes a restricted free agent at the end of the season but he has certainly earned himself another contract with the Hurricanes. Apr 8 |
| 3 | Jiri Tlusty ActiveJiri Tlusty's winning goal helped Carolina defeat Detroit on the road in the regular season for the first time in 25 years on Friday night. Tlusty's 16th marker of the season put the Canes up 2-0 late in the first period, and Carolina held on to win 2-1. Tlusty now has 28 points in 62 games this season, a step back from his impressive 38 points in 48 games last year. Apr 11 |
| 4 | Drayson Bowman ActiveDrayson Bowman (illness) returned to action on Tuesday April 8. Bowman was out for two straight games. He had no points or shots on goal in 10:40 minutes in his return. Apr 9 |
| 5 | Phil Di Giuseppe ActivePhil Di Giuseppe has agreed to an a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. Di Giuseppe had 13 goals and 24 points in 35 games with the University of Michigan in 2013-14. He was selected with the 38th overall pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. Mar 26 |
| RW | 1 | Alexander Semin  SidelinedAlexander Semin will have wrist surgery now that the season is over, according to Carolina GM Jim Rutherford. He returned to the lineup on Thursday from a two-game absence because of an illness, but didn't play in the team's last two matches of the regular season. He will use the off-season to recover from the procedure. Semin produced 22 goals and 42 points in 65 games. Apr 14 |
| 2 | Elias Lindholm ActiveElias Lindholm netted a power-play goal in Friday's 2-1 win over Detroit. Andrei Loktionov and Jay Harrison assisted on the rookie's ninth goal of the season. Lindholm has 20 points in 57 games with the Hurricanes this season. Apr 12 |
| 3 | Pat Dwyer ActiveParick Dwyer’s eighth tally of the season was all the Hurricanes could muster against Henrik Lundqvist as the Rangers beat Carolina 4-1. Dwyer was set up by Brett Bellemore early in the first period, but the Rangers took over the game soon afterwards. Dwyer has 22 points in 72 games this season. Apr 8 |
| 4 | Radek Dvorak ActiveRadek Dvorak got a five-minute charging penalty and game misconduct for crashing into goaltender Roberto Luongo on Thursday. Dvorak claimed he got a little push while going hard at the net and that's what caused the incident. "It was not intentional at all," Dvorak insisted. "That's not my style." Luongo left the game with an upper-body injury as a result of the incident. Mar 28 |
| D | 1 | Justin Faulk ActiveJustin Faulk recorded an assist in a 5-2 loss to Washington Thursday night. Faulk has five goals and 24 assists in 74 games this season. His 29 points is a new career-high, but we think he can top it in 2014-15. Apr 11 |
| 2 | Andrej Sekera SidelinedAndrej Sekera underwent abdominal surgery on Friday. He will require about six weeks of recovery time. Sekera had the most productive season of his NHL career in 2013-14. He generated 11 goals and 44 points in 74 games to lead Carolina's defensemen in scoring and place himself third on the team. Apr 12 |
| 3 | Ron Hainsey ActiveRon Hainsey found the back of the net on Sunday. It was Hainsey's first goal since Nov. 27. He has four goals and 11 points in 48 games in 2013-14. Jan 20 |
| 4 | John-Michael Liles ActiveJohn-Michael Liles registered three points in the Hurricanes' 4-1 win over the Stars on Thursday night. A turn-back-the-block performance for Liles, who scored and had two helpers. He struggled to find his way with the Maple Leafs and his game has certainly slipped in recent seasons, but he's an offensive-minded defensemen capable of putting together some solid games here and there. That being said, he has nine points in 36 games this season and isn't worth adding down the stretch. Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist, while Eric Staal and Riley Nash each lit the lamp as well. Chris Terry assisted twice. Apr 3 |
| 5 | Jay Harrison ActiveCarolina allowed four goals in 10:54 minutes to start its game against the New York Islanders. "It's unexplainable, the effort we had," Jay Harrison said. "That's not our game, not our preparation. We clearly were not ready to go. The accountability in the room … this can't be tolerated. The effort and inspiration has to be better." Carolina battled back, but the damage was done in the Islanders' 5-4 victory. That drops the Hurricanes to 31-32-9 this season. They don't have a realistic shot of making the playoffs. Mar 26 |
| 6 | Mike Komisarek ActiveMike Komisarek picked up two assists on Sunday. Komisarek doubled his point count this season in Sunday's game as he will end the season with four assists in 32 games. He has no fantasy value but it was nice to see the blueliner have a nice offensive outburst. Apr 14 |
| 7 | Brett Bellemore ActiveBrett Bellemore recorded an assist in Carolina's 4-1 loss on Tuesday. Bellemore has two goals and eight points in 61 games this season. The defensive defenseman also has 164 hits and 96 blocked shots. Apr 9 |
| 8 | Michal Jordan ActiveThe Carolina Hurricanes reassigned defenseman Michal Jordan to the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League. Jordan was recalled Monday by the Canes as an emergency callup but was a healthy extra Tuesday against the New York Rangers. Mar 13 |
| 9 | Joni Pitkanen  I.L.Joni Pitkanen (broken heel) isn't sure when he'll be able to play again. Pitkanen, 30, hasn't played since April 2, 2013 and has long since been ruled out for the 2013-14 campaign. "I've been working with Raleigh Orthopaedic throughout this season with the hope of returning to play hockey," Pitkanen sad. "There is no timetable as of now, but I've been making progress with my rehab and it remains my goal to resume my professional hockey career. It's been frustrating to be away from the ice, but I want to thank all of the people who have expressed support throughout the season." He's a great offensive defenseman when he's healthy, but Pitkanen hasn't played in at least 70 games in a season since 2010-11. Mar 14 |
| G | 1 | Cam Ward ActiveCam Ward had a terrible 2013-14 campaign. Ward was plagued by injuries and ended up with a 3.06 GAA and .898 save percentage in 30 games. "I struggled to get comfortable all season long," Ward said. "Obviously I got the injury, and coming back from that I felt like I was playing catchup. I wasn't able to get consecutive games to try and get my game going. Anton had a great season. I was never able to get into a rhythm." At this point, it wouldn't be surprising if Carolina's preference is to go into 2014-15 with Anton Khudobin as the team's starter. They might trade Ward if there's a team out there that will take his $6.3 million cap hit through 2015-16. Apr 16 |
| 2 | Anton Khudobin ActiveThanks to the Carolina Hurricanes' 6-5 (SO) win against the Philadelphia Flyers, Anton Khudobin notched his 19th win of the season. Injuries and commitments to Cam Ward limited Khudobin to 36 games played, but he showed why he might be "the guy" in Carolina going forward, as he improved his record to 19-14-1 with a strong .926 save percentage and 2.30 GAA on the season. Apr 13 |
| 3 | Justin Peters ActiveJustin Peters has completed his AHL conditioning stint and returned to the Carolina Hurricanes. The timing of this means that the Hurricanes don't have to use one of their four post-trade deadline recalls on Peters. It's also possible that the Hurricanes will trade Peters now that they've inked Anton Khudobin to a two-year, $4.5 million contract. Mar 5 |