Are the Carolina Hurricanes Underutilizing Julien Gauthier?

Carolina Hurricanes’ forward, Julien Gauthier, hasn’t seen consistent ice time since his recent call-up. What are the reasons for it, and could the team be more effective in deploying him?

The Carolina Hurricanes are underutilizing a certain right-winger that I feel can be an x-factor when deployed correctly. Julien Gauthier has played a grand total of 10:56 across 21 shifts since his re-call and I have a simple question that I’ll subsequently attempt to answer. Why?

Gauthier had himself a killer preseason, and was rewarded by being sent back to the Charlotte Checkers. Granted, it wasn’t his fault that the Carolina Hurricanes added so much depth over the summer resulting in few spots. He made…