Next man up.
That’s been the motto for this seasons’ Carolina Hurricanes who have continued to truck along in the face of injury after injury to their forward corp, and it was in full effect once again as they saw yet another teammate go down with injury.
After losing Jack Drury to an upper-body injury — courtesy of a Ryan Pulock board — just 3:30 into the game, the Hurricanes needed another body on the top line.
Say hello to Mackenzie MacEachern, a 29-year old callup for spent the entire season with the AHL’s Chicago Wolves, and was dressing for his first game in a Hurricanes sweater.