The Carolina Hurricanes certainly hoped for more coming out of the All-Star break. Rod Brind’Amour mentioned on Sunday that he hoped that Teuvo Teravainen would have had more progression over the break. The lingering injury kept him out of the first two games back, but in the long run, it is a better move to get him back to 100% for the long run than it is to rush him back for two Canadian games.
The Canes were also without Jesperi Kotmkaniemi who entered COVID Protocol on Sunday. The NHL has relaxed its rules to only test symptomatic players, but every player was tested to return to their teams after the break.