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The Carolina Hurricanes finalized their roster today, which features 12 forwards, seven defensemen and two goalies.
There really weren’t any surprises, other than perhaps the fact the Hurricanes opted for a 21-man roster rather than a 23-man roster.
In net, the Hurricanes kept both Frederik Andersen and Antti Raanta, while reassigning Pyotr Kochetkov to the AHL, where he’ll play with the Syracuse Crunch.
On the blue line, Carolina went with Jaccob Slavin, Brent Burns, Dmitry Orlov, Brady Skjei, Brett Pesce, Tony DeAngelo and Jalen Chatfield. As a result, both Caleb Jones and Dylan Coghlan were waived and will also head to the AHL, with Jones going to the Colorado Eagles, and Coghlan going to the Springfield Thunderbirds. Domenick Fensore will go to the ECHL.
Up front, there wasn’t much drama, either. The 12 forward spots were taken by Sebastian Aho, Seth Jarvis, Michael Bunting, Martin Necas, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Teuvo Teravainen, Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook, Jesper Fast, Jack Drury, Stefan Noesen, and Brendan Lemieux. Meanwhile, Andrei Svechnikov is beginning the season on injured reserve and would push the roster to 13 forwards upon his return.
The team had previously released Zach Aston-Reese and Kieffer Bellows from their professional tryout agreements. Felix Unger Sorum will also head to the SHL.
It’s pretty much the roster we expected, with the team maybe just carrying one less defenseman than anticipated. Overall though, no surprises.
The Hurricanes will open the season on Wednesday, when they host the Ottawa Senators.
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