Hurricanes Place Frederik Andersen On IR, Recall Ty Smith

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The Hurricanes have kept goaltender Frederik Andersen on the active roster since he sustained a knee injury in late October. Today, the team announced they’d finally moved him to injured reserve. His roster spot goes to defenseman Ty Smith, who they recalled from AHL Chicago just two days after he cleared waivers and headed to the minors.

Andersen’s IR placement is inconsequential aside from opening a roster spot for Smith. He hasn’t played since Oct. 26, missing 37 games with knee issues that eventually required surgery in November.

The team gave Andersen an eight-to-12-week return timeline from his procedure, a window he’ll enter this weekend. He skated on his own last week, according to the team’s Walt Ruff, indicating that while a return isn’t imminent, he’s still on pace to get back into game action during his previously issued timeline.

More to come…

 

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