As their West Coast road trip continues, the Hurricanes have added a pair of reinforcements. The team announced that they’ve recalled center Tyson Jost and defenseman Ty Smith from AHL Chicago.
Jost signed a one-year, $775K one-way deal with Carolina on the opening day of free agency after being non-tendered by Buffalo, giving him guaranteed NHL money and the Hurricanes an experienced center. However, he failed to make the opening roster and cleared waivers last month, getting sent to the Wolves soon after. The 26-year-old has played in eight games in the minors so far this season, picking up a goal and two assists. For his career, Jost has 140 points in 456 career NHL appearances between Colorado, Minnesota, and Buffalo.
As for Smith, it’s his second stint with the big club this season after spending ten days up with Carolina last month but didn’t see any game action. The 24-year-old has played in three games with the Wolves so far in 2024-25, picking up a pair of assists. The Hurricanes acquired Smith last season at the trade deadline as part of the Jake Guentzel trade but left him with Pittsburgh’s farm team, meaning this is his first year in their system. Smith has 123 career NHL games under his belt with 47 points, the bulk of those coming a few years ago while with New Jersey.
With Carolina sending down Spencer Martin today (at least on a paper transaction), Carolina’s active roster currently stands at 22 players.
I watched Yost’s first ever NHL game in Denver and was convinced he’d be a future All-Star. He’s a case study in what can go wrong when evaluating a 17 y.o. hockey phenom. Oh well, I wish him all the success in the future.