BOSTON — One of the parlor games of the Carolina Hurricanes’ postseason exploits has been the near-constant shuffle of reassignments and recalls for Patrick Brown and Jake Bean. Ever since Trevor van Riemsdyk and Saku Maenalanen went out injured, the two have been involved in a transaction nearly every day, recalled from Charlotte on an off day and then reassigned the instant the puck drops in a game.
What’s going on here?
It’s a combination of a couple of different esoteric roster rules, none of which really make a difference in practice but require forms to be followed.