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The Hurricanes have five players on the NHL’s COVID related absence list, and the status of their games for the rest of this week are uncertain.

By Andrew Schnittker@aschnitt53 Jan 20, 2021, 9:00am EST

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With uncertainty about the Hurricanes’ future games this week, the team has reassigned Morgan Geekie to the taxi squad, likely to conserve cap space:

Emerg. Loan → Taxi Squad
Morgan Geekie (C, RW) | CAR#LetsGoCanes https://t.co/dI9g103xHx
— CapFriendly Transactions (@CF_Transactions) January 20, 2021

The Hurricanes’ players on the COVID list will have to remain in isolation in Nashville, or, in the case of Jordan Staal, Detroit, for 10 days:

Of particular note here: The #hurricanes are currently on the road in Nashville and NHL protocols require any individuals with confirmed positive tests while travelling to stay behind and observe a 10-day isolation period at the team hotel.
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) January 19, 2021

More insight into the Hurricanes’ situation from Sara Civian of The Athletic ($)
Former Hurricanes captain Eric Staal recorded his first point as a Buffalo Sabre last night:

Eric Staal was credited with an assist on Henri Jokiharju's goal that gave Sabres a 5-0 lead. It's Staal's first point with the Sabres
— Adam Kimelman (@NHLAdamK) January 19, 2021

The Hurricanes’ first line has been among the best in the NHL this season:

Top lines so far this season. (Minimum 20 minutes played)https://t.co/qJ34bzffxO pic.twitter.com/IYwY2R3YRf
— MoneyPuck.com (@MoneyPuckdotcom) January 19, 2021

We have a trade to announce:

Per sources, #mnwild have acquired #avs left-shot D Ian Cole (#GoIrish) for D Greg Pateryn.

Cole: 2-time Cup champ with Pens, hard shot, hard-nosed, most importantly, exceptional quote

Pateryn pending UFA ($2.25M AAV); Cole pending UFA ($4.25M AAV, COL retains some salary)
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) January 19, 2021