The Carolina Hurricanes have avoided a major injury concern for defenseman Tony DeAngelo while veteran blue-liner Brett Pesce is nearing a return from a lower-body injury suffered in the second game of the NHL playoffs.
Team president and general manager Don Waddell said Wednesday that Pesce has shed a walking boot and is doing work to return and should play at some point in the second-round series against the Presidents' Trophy-winning
Caoch Rod Brind'Amour, who had praised DeAngelo's play in jumping into the lineup, expressed concern afterward while saying the defenseman in his second stint with the team was having X-rays. But Waddell said Wednesday those came back clear.in his first stint with the team in 2022. This time, he had been a fill-in for Carolina's strong top six, which typically has Slavin working withHe had played just 11 of 45 regular-season games since the start of 2024 before jumping in for Pesce.
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