Andrew Poturalski has finished his two-game audition, and now the Carolina Hurricanes are giving Sergey Tolchinsky a similar cup of coffee as they enter the final weekend of the season. The Canes reassigned Poturalski, the Charlotte Checkers’ leading scorer, back to the AHL on Friday and called up Tolchinsky for his second tour of duty in the NHL.
Tolchinsky has 22 points in 57 games with the Checkers this season. He played two games with the Hurricanes last March and April, earning an assist in a 4-3 Canes win over the Rangers.