After a stinging 3-0 shutout, the Carolina Hurricanes throw down against Smashville yet again tonight. Unlike Wednesday night’s contest, this time the battle lines will be significantly evened out. President and General Manager Don Waddell announced a slew of assignments yesterday, trimming the preseason roster by eleven. Eight players, including Alex “Ned” Nedelijkovic, Morgan Geekie, Jake Bean, and Steven Lorentz, have been assigned to the Charlotte Checkers.
This leaves twenty-nine players on the training camp roster. What this means for tonight’s game is that there will be a far higher number of veteran Hurricanes on the lineup tonight, making for a theoretically closer contest.