| Pos | Role | Name |
| C | 1 | Eric Staal  I.L.Eric Staal (knee) "hopes" to ride on the stationary bike by next week, according to Carolina general manager Jim Rutherford. Staal suffered a third-degree, right-knee sprain of his MCL as the result of a knee-on-knee collision at the IIHF World Championships. He's expected to need three months to rehab the injury, and this is a very good first sign that he's feeling better. May 24 |
| 2 | Jordan Staal  ActiveFormer Penguins forward Jordan Staal got a standing ovation from the fans in Pittsburgh on Saturday. "It was nice," Staal said. "I have good memories in this building and in this city and I appreciate that from the fans." Of course, it's easy for Penguins fans to swallow Staal's decision to turn down a contract with the Penguins and then be traded to Carolina. As good as Staal is, the Penguins haven't missed a beat without him and are certainly in a better cap position than they would have been had he re-signed. The Penguins have the top seed in the Eastern Conference while Carolina finished 13th in the conference. Apr 28 |
| 3 | Tim Brent ActiveTim Brent returned to action on Saturday April 27. Apr 28 |
| 4 | Nicolas Blanchard ActiveNicolas Blanchard has been summoned from the minors on an emergency basis. He has nine points and a team-leading 124 penalty minutes in 61 games with AHL Charlotte this campaign. Blanchard will be making his NHL debut if he gets into the lineup for Thursday's match at Washington. Apr 10 |
| LW | 1 | Jeff Skinner ActiveJeff Skinner scored but Carolina came up short in its 5-3 loss to Philadelphia on Saturday night. The gifted forward missed the team's last game with an upper-body injury. Skinner now has 13 goals and 23 points in 38 games this year. It's been a bit of a rough season for the 20-year-old as he's been dinged up, but the future remains very bright. Eric Staal and Justin Faulk potted the other goals. Apr 20 |
| 2 | Jiri Tlusty ActiveJiri Tlusty will skate for the Czech Republic at the world championship. He finished in a fifth-place tie among all players with 23 goals in 48 games during the lockout-shortened campaign. Tlusty set a new career-high with his goal total and he reached a personal best with 38 points and a plus-15 rating as well. He played very well alongside Eric Staal and Alexander Semin and the three of them will be counted on again for offense in 2013-14. Apr 29 |
| 3 | Drayson Bowman  SidelinedCoach Kirk Muller said Drayson Bowman (upper body) will probably be sidelined for the remainder of the season. The Canes have nine game left on their 2013 schedule, including Thursday night's contest. Bowman has five points in 37 games with Carolina this campaign. Apr 11 |
| 4 | Pat Dwyer ActiveDespite playing in a shortened season due to the lockout, Pat Dwyer tied his career-high for goals in a year, with his eighth marker, in Tuesday's shootout win over the Islanders. He scored eight goals in 80 games in 2010-11, but it took him just 44 contests to accomplish that feat this campaign. Dwyer has 15 points this season, which is probably slightly above expectations but still not enough to get him much fantasy attention. Apr 24 |
| RW | 1 | Alexander Semin SidelinedAlexander Semin will miss Carolina's last two games of the season because he has a concussion. He did not practice Wednesday and coach Kirk Muller called it a "maintenance day" at the time, but after Semin didn't skate Thursday morning the Canes bench boss announced that the Russian winger was concussed. Semin fit in well with Carolina this season in a great bounce-back campaign. He registered 13 goals and 44 points in 44 games, which ranks him second on the team in scoring, and he had a plus-14 rating as well. The Canes rewarded him with a five-year contract extension worth $7 million per season at the end of March. Apr 25 |
| 2 | Chad LaRose ActiveChad LaRose is eligible to be an unrestricted free agent this summer. All 508 games he has played in his career have come with Carolina, but there's a chance that the team may not retain his services. He recorded two goals and two assists in 35 games this year. Apr 29 |
| 3 | Tuomo Ruutu ActiveTuomo Ruutu underwent successful hip surgery after the season ended, according to Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford. In 17 games this year, the 30-year-old forward had four goals and five assists. He only entered the lineup in late March after getting his first hip surgery in December. Ruutu is expected to be fine for training camp. May 24 |
| 4 | Tim Wallace ActiveTim Wallace has been called up by Carolina. He was just sent down Wednesday morning only to be brought back up Wednesday afternoon. Apr 24 |
| 5 | Kevin Westgarth ActiveKevin Westgarth potted two goals for the Hurricanes as they were blasted by the Penguins 8-3 on Saturday night. The goals were his first of the season. Tuomo Ruutu registered the other goal, while Eric Staal had two helpers. Apr 27 |
| 6 | Jared Staal ActiveThe Hurricanes started the game with all three of their Staal brothers on the same line Thursday night against the Rangers. Pretty cool. They were the fourth trio of brothers in NHL to play in the same game. Jared Staal was making his NHL debut, and he played 12:16 with a shot on goal. "It was even more than I thought it would be, a lot of fun," Jared Staal said. "I didn't feel that out of place. I had a blast." Apr 26 |
| D | 1 | Joni Pitkanen SidelinedJoni Pitkanen's procedure on his broken heel bone was apparently successful, according to Carolina GM Jim Rutherford. It was reported that the success of the surgery may not be known for a few months, but Rutherford has heard that it went well. Pitkanen is projected to be ready to go next fall for training camp. Apr 18 |
| 2 | Joe Corvo ActiveJoe Corvo returned to action on Saturday April 27. Apr 28 |
| 3 | Justin Faulk ActiveJustin Faulk is playing standout hockey for the United States at the IIHF World Championships in Sweden and Finland. The Hurricanes' defenseman has registered four assists in four games and is playing heavy minutes in all game situations. We have long been touting Faulk as a player to watch. He is now a player to draft. Don't wait too late to select him in your pools next season. May 11 |
| 4 | Tim Gleason ActiveTim Gleason will dress Thursday night after being cleared to return from a lower-body ailment. He hasn't played since Feb. 12 but was activated from injured reserve Thursday and the Canes will be glad to have his hard-nosed style back in their lineup. Gleason has posted 26 penalty minutes, 24 hits and 20 blocked shots in 12 games this year. Feb 28 |
| 5 | Jamie McBain ActiveJamie McBain will continue playing hockey this spring at the world championship with Team USA. He will skate with Carolina teammate Justin Faulk on the blueline of the United States next month. Apr 29 |
| 6 | Bob Sanguinetti ActiveCarolina Hurricanes activate Bob Sanguinetti (upper body) from injured reserve. Sanguinetti hasn't played since March 21 due to the injury. He has four points and a minus-5 rating 24 games and doesn't really rate in most fantasy formats. Apr 2 |
| 7 | Marc-Andre Bergeron ActiveThe Tampa Bay Lightning have traded Marc-Andre Bergeron to the Carolina Hurricanes for a seventh round pick and Adam Hall. Bergeron has a goal and five points in 12 games this season. Those numbers might not be particularly impressive, but Bergeron is great with the man advantage and the Hurricanes are last in the NHL when it comes to power-play percentage. With that in mind, Bergeron might play often enough with Carolina to justify picking up in standard leagues. Apr 2 |
| 8 | Jay Harrison SidelinedJay Harrison has been added to Team Canada's roster for the upcoming world championship. He was said to be suffering from a concussion at the end of the regular season. Maybe his status will be determined just before the tournament begins in May. If he is healthy and ready to play then he will join fellow Hurricanes Eric Staal, Jordan Staal and Jeff Skinner in Canada's lineup. Apr 29 |
| G | 1 | Dan Ellis ActiveCarolina GM Jim Rutherford may be interested in retaining the services of goaltender Dan Ellis. "I think we had a good one-two punch early in the season with [Cam] Ward and Ellis," Rutherford said. Ellis will be an unrestricted free agent this summer and if the Canes don't bring him back then Justin Peters will likely move into the team's backup role. May 2 |
| 2 | Justin Peters ActiveJustin Peters gave up eight goals on 35 shots in Carolina's 8-3 loss to the Penguins on Saturday night. Ouch. This is a start that underscores Hurricanes' biggest problem this year -- keeping the puck out of the net. Cam Ward's injury certainly didn't help matters, but it's clear that Carolina needs to be tougher in the defensive zone. The Hurricanes finishes the season with a minus-32 goal differential. Apr 27 |
| 3 | Cam Ward I.L.Cam Ward doesn't think his knee injury was the reason for Carolina's No. 26 finish in the league's overall standings. "There's other areas where we just weren't good enough," Ward said. "I guess it was bad timing but you had Justin Faulk go down, you had Joni (Pitkanen) go down, you can go down the list. At the end of the day it wasn't good enough." He appeared in 17 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury on March 3rd. Dan Ellis and Justin Peters started 16 games apiece in 2013, but as expected none of them was able to match the numbers that Ward put up during his 16 starts. Apr 29 |