In the darkest days of some of the worst seasons in St. Louis Blues history, Lee Stempniak offered one of the few bright spots. Now, nine years after leaving town, he may offer an efficient and effective solution for improving the forward group of this year’s team.
Stempniak made his season debut for the Carolina Hurricanes last night after missing Carolina’s first 43 games with a combination of back and unexplained-but-probably-a-concussion upper body injuries. He recorded an assist in 13:35 of ice time, seeing nearly two minutes of that time while his team was on the power play.