It's been reported that the Blues and Penguins will not bring back their veteran defensemen
Of course nothing is set in stone until July 1st when "free agent frenzy" officially begins, but it's been reported in several circles that the St. Louis Blues and Pittsburgh Penguins will not be re-signing Barret Jackman and Christian Ehrhoff.
Jackman and Ehrhoff are different defensemen who bring different attributes to the game but both would fill current needs for the Hurricanes.
With the departure of Tim Gleason and Andrej Sekera at the trade deadline last season, there has been talk of bringing back both defensemen for the next campaign or at the least needing to fill their previous roles.