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Storm Advisory for September 28: NHL News, Rumors, Links and Daily Roundup

There’s lots today to get the taste of last night’s clunker out of your mouth.

By Brian LeBlanc Updated

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Reading Assignments

  • Update 1:20 p.m.: The Canes have placed Trevor Carrick on waivers for the purpose of sending him to Charlotte, likely indicating that Klas Dahlbeck and Haydn Fleury will both make the team once the final roster cuts are announced.
  • If you missed it last night, Bill Peters said after the game that Teuvo Teravainen is injured and may not play tomorrow night in the Canes’ final preseason game. [Hurricanes (audio)]
  • The Board of Governors approved a rule change that penalizes unsuccessful offside challenges with a delay of game penalty, so say goodbye to the Canes being the least penalized team in the league. However, it also removes the limit on the number of plays a coach can challenge for offside, so get ready for four-hour games! [NHL]
  • This season, all but eight Hurricanes games will be on Fox Sports Carolinas; only seven will be on the Fox Sports Southeast overflow, and then there’s the token appearance on NBCSN toward the end of the season. [Hurricanes]
  • Canes prospect Morgan Geekie is on the Tri-City Americans “leadership group,” along with what looks like about half the roster. [Americans]
  • How many Canes players can you name from their headshots? And can you beat Jamie at it? (Spoiler: probably not.) [Getty Images]
  • Paul Kariya joined TSN for a powerful look at his career and why he intentionally disappeared from the NHL radar following his retirement. This is well worth your time. [TSN (video)]
  • Elliotte Friedman’s 31 Thoughts includes a throwaway line about a rumor saying the Canes’ proposed sale had Chinese investment components in it. Friedman says that was never the case. [Sportsnet]
  • Robby Fabbri’s surgically repaired left knee was injured again, and the Blues’ forward will miss the entire season. [Blues]
  • The NHL is becoming a young person’s game. Is that a good thing? [The Athletic ($)]
  • Head out to Chapel Hill tonight for hurricane relief with a Canes Homegrown partner:
  • And if you’re going there, fit in among the locals by wearing these: