Storm Advisory 5/24/19: NHL News, Links and Daily Roundup

The Hurricanes take Chapel Hill, Phil Kessel possibly on the move, and a reduced suspension for Slava Voynov.

By Andrew Ahr@andrew_ahr May 24, 2019, 9:51am EDT

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A few members of the Canes headed out to Chapel Hill to pay a visit to UNC Basketball. [Hurricanes]
Justin Williams and Roy Williams had a great exchange.

"You're my uncle, right?" https://t.co/TWGvZNCYGK
— Michael Smith (@MSmithCanes) May 23, 2019

Former Hurricanes prospects Jake Chelios and Andrew Miller are headed to the KHL.

Grand Rapids d-man Jake Chelios is off to the KHL to play with Red Star. He will be joined there by former Charlotte teammate Andrew Miller.

They join Peter Holland and Jordan Schroeder to make four AHL players who have signed in the KHL in the past week.#AHL
— PATRICK WILLIAMS (@pwilliamsNHL) May 23, 2019

The Senators have announced D.J. Smith as their new head coach. [NHL]
Mike Babcock is growing quite a coaching tree in the NHL.

Mike Babcock coaching tree, former assistants of his who became NHL head coaches: Todd McLellan, Paul MacLean, Bill Peters, Jeff Blashill and now DJ Smith
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) May 23, 2019

The Penguins and the Wild are in trade talks revolving around Phil Kessel. [The Athletic ($)]
An arbitrator halved Slava Voynov’s suspension from the NHL yesterday. [Yahoo Canada]
And here’s the official statements jargon. [NHL]
The Islanders agreed to terms with Brock Nelson. [NHL]