Hurricanes Reactivate Jeff Skinner from Injured Reserve

by Jamie Kellner on Jan 15, 2012 11:24 AM EST in Hurricanes Newsstand

Jeff Skinner practices at Raleigh Center Ice on January 4, 2012. Skinner was activated from injured reserve on January 15, 2012. (author's photo)

As has been wildy anticipated, today the Carolina Hurricanes have officially activated Jeff Skinner from injured reserve. The 2010-11 Calder Trophy winner has been sidelined for 16 games after suffering a concussion in a game against the Edmonton Oilers on December 7th. He has been skating with the team since early January and was recently cleared for contact. He is now eligible to play tonight against the Washington Capitals. We'll have more details about tonight's game against the Capitals in the game preview.

The full press release from the team follows.

Hurricanes Activate Forward Jeff Skinner

RALEIGH, NC – Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has activated forward Jeff Skinner from injured reserve. Skinner, who has missed Carolina’s last 16 games with a concussion, is eligible to play in tonight’s game against the Capitals in Washington.

Skinner, 19, currently ranks second among Hurricanes skaters in goals (12) and third in points (24). Prior to suffering a concussion against the Edmonton Oilers on Dec. 7, the Markham, Ont., native had not missed a game in his NHL career. Carolina’s first-round draft pick (7th overall) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, Skinner has totaled 43 goals and 44 assists (87 points) in 112 career NHL games with the Hurricanes. He won the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year after leading all rookies in points (63) during his first NHL season in 2010-11.

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Go Skins Go

Megaweapon… Megaweapon… Megaweapon…

by Kid CHUD on Jan 15, 2012 11:29 AM EST reply actions

Glad to have you back Jeffrey, I’m interested and excited to see what lines Muller goes with tonight against the Capitals.

Lets Go Canes

by CruelIn10tions on Jan 15, 2012 11:36 AM EST via mobile reply actions

Mike Maniscalco just mentioned something on twitter that I thought was smart. By playing tonight, and with plane travel, they have time to gauge all the after effects before the game against the Penguins, so the timing seems to be working out good in that regard.

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by Jamie Kellner on Jan 15, 2012 11:41 AM EST reply actions

It also gives an energized player who didn’t play the night before, which is especially important when this game comes less than 24 hours after a Boston game

by hurricane9 on Jan 15, 2012 12:09 PM EST up reply actions

Another very good point. And perhaps this is a topic for another time, but it seems grossly unfair for the NHL to schedule a team so that it has less than 24 hours between game starts, especially against a rested team who didn’t play the night before.

What could be the rationale for starting tonight’s game at 5 pm?

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by Jamie Kellner on Jan 15, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions

what’s even dumber is the NHL is scheduling games at 1:00pm 0r 5:00pm vs the NFL playoff’s? Imo that’s TV ratings suicide ,and the NHL need’s do do away with these type of start times ,and the Monday “businessman’s special” while all the viewers are at work ,and yea you could DVR the games ,but with all the tech/sports radio/txt alerts it;s hard not finding out the score ,or who won the game which completely ruins it for me ,and i always end up FF the DVR just to see the highlights ,and the post-game interview’s.

by hellfish on Jan 15, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions

by playwithpride on Jan 15, 2012 2:19 PM EST up reply actions

at least...

they are televising today’s game. :)

Ready for the Canes to win the Cup again! :)

by thebl4ckd0g on Jan 15, 2012 3:08 PM EST up reply actions

Great news!

When able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near.
Sun Tzu circa 4th Century BC

by hurricanefever on Jan 15, 2012 11:42 AM EST reply actions

wooo hooo !! Go Skinner !!

whoops i got a few looks as i am sitting on the back row at church and I woo’d too loud !! hehehe thanks Miss Jamie.that’s greeat news and i agree playing this evening will help guage where he really is !! And don’t forget caniac the Checkers are playing @ 3:00 Pm and it will be on TWC 520 too!

9/11/01 - Never Forget !!
Long Live #63 The Condor
Go Canes & Checkers !!!

by CaniacSteve on Jan 15, 2012 11:47 AM EST reply actions

Samson was an emergency call up for the LaRose injury, will he have to go back down with Skinner now active? He was dinged up late in last nights game and there ware questions regarding his availability tonight, so could that play a part in where he goes? Not sure what happens to an emergency call-up if he is injured to the point of needing to go on IR while playing at the NHL level, and another player is activated. Not sure how nicked up he is so that part is purely hypothetical. Getting Skins back is key, but would hate to see a able bodied Samson not stay in the lineup.

Regarding Skinners return, he’ll likely be rusty, but with his skill level will still be a big plus to the lineup. I don’t want to get too ambitious here, or too prematurely encouraged, but the next three games are against the two teams tied for 8th in the East, at 9 points ahead of the Canes. A very successful week could make things closer than it seemed possible a month ago. I’m sure the long term outlook would favor a high draft pick, and making the playoffs is still very much a long shot, I’m just saying who knows?

by Hockeydog on Jan 15, 2012 12:14 PM EST reply actions

If the Canes win tonight, and the Bolts beat the Penguins, the Canes will only be seven points out of 8th place. They are a confident bunch right now. Things can definitely start to get interesting. You’re right though, it’s still a long shot. One thing is for certain, it’s a lot more fun to watch. If the Canes continue their trend of second half surges, they could really make some noise.

The only easy day was yesterday.

by CoastalCane on Jan 15, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions

A Run?

Possible? The Canes play the Caps/Pens/NYI twice ,and WPG which “if” the teams plays like they have been the Canes could win all 6 games or at least 4 of 6 ,and maybe points in all. The teams in 7/8th can’t distance themselves from the bottom 8 teams ,and the Canes have a real shot at getting back in the race.

by hellfish on Jan 15, 2012 12:59 PM EST up reply actions

While it may be a pipe dream...

It doesn’t seem too impossible to consider that if we do our part we could be in contention for the division. If we’re going to do it we need to make sure we do our part tonight.

by Gunning For The Cup on Jan 15, 2012 2:52 PM EST up reply actions

I would definitely say it’s still a pipe dream. As I see it, there are two big hurdles in front us. One is the fact that all of the teams in front of us have at least two games in hand. So we could catch them in points, but then we’d have to hope they choke and lose those games. The other is the unknown impacts resulting from any trades. Losing Rutuu (for example) would really hurt our chances, depending on what type of player we got in return. It’s gonna take a lot to put us back in the hunt.

The only easy day was yesterday.

by CoastalCane on Jan 15, 2012 3:08 PM EST up reply actions

Very valid points. I wish that the NHL would do something to eliminate these big differences in games played.

by Gunning For The Cup on Jan 15, 2012 3:21 PM EST up reply actions

I think that between the two forward call-ups of Sutter(42) and Samson, Samson will most likely stay up because of how he has played the last 3 games.

by Sutts_16 on Jan 15, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions

Regarding Samson, I’m not sure. It seems to me that because both he and Brett Sutter were emergency call-ups, at least one of them has to be returned because we have a full roster plus one so we’d need to send one back to avoid a waiver risk if sent down later). If Samson is indeed injured to the point where he can’t play tonight, it may buy us a day.

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by Jamie Kellner on Jan 15, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions