The Hurricanes made some changes to their roster Saturday, sending forward Ryan Dzingel to the Ottawa Senators for forwards Cedric Paquette and Alex Galchenyuk.
It’s clear from his immediate placement on waivers (that he’s since cleared) that the team probably doesn’t have plans for Galchenyuk. The opposite is true for Paquette. He drove to Raleigh and was on the ice for Monday’s morning skate, and is expected to enter the lineup for Monday night’s home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Hearing Rod Brind’Amour and his new teammates speak, everyone clearly is excited to add Paquette’s hard-nosed style of play to the lineup.