The Hurricanes announced three separate roster moves today, including the recall of winger Lee Stempniak from his conditioning stint with Charlotte of the AHL. However, the move isn’t a sign that he’s ready to return to their lineup as he was injured in the first period on Friday night and as a result, he could be headed back to injured reserve.
The 34-year-old has yet to play this season as he had been dealing with a hip injury. Once healthy, he should be a nice boost to Carolina’s lineup after recording 40 points in his first season with them last year but his return to the lineup has been held up now.
Also coming up from the Checkers is winger Phillip Di Giuseppe. He sits fourth on the team in points with four goals and eight assists in 14 games. While this will be his first stint with Carolina this season, he has played in at least 36 NHL contests in each of the last two seasons.
He will take the place of winger Patrick Brown on the roster as the team re-assigned Brown back to Charlotte. Despite being recalled back on October 31st, he didn’t get into a game with the Hurricanes and was scratched five times. He had recorded four points and 25 penalty minutes in nine minor league contests prior to being summoned.
They need to make a move from Raleigh to Charlotte