The Carolina Hurricanes need to figure out what they are going to do about their offense. They have the talent, they have the speed, and they have the coaching. What they do not have is the numbers. So recently they have been opting to go with only 11 forwards whenever another forward needs to step back from the roster due to injuries.
Early in the season Jordan Martinook needed surgery on an ab muscle that has taken him out of commission for several weeks. After they initially called up first Julien Gauthier then Brian Gibbons for two games each, the Hurricanes decided to roll with eleven forwards and seven defenders with the return of Trevor van Riemsdyk to the roster off of Injury Reserve.