Carolina Hurricanes defenceman Brett Pesce will not be joining the team on their road trip for the first two games of their first-round series against the New York Rangers.
Team president and general manager Don Waddell told reporters Wednesday that Pesce has shed a walking boot and is doing work to return and should play at some point in the second-round series against the Rangers.
“If everything goes as expected, he shall play games this round,” Waddell said in a Zoom call with reporters. “Maybe not right off the start, but will play games in this round.”
Pesce came up hobbled in a non-contact situation in Game 2 of the first-round series win against the New York Islanders and didn’t play again. DeAngelo took Pesce’s spot opposite Brady Skjei on Carolina’s deep blue-line, only to exit late from Tuesday’s Game 5 clincher after taking an uncalled slash to the arm from Pierre Engvall near the boards.
The Rangers and Hurricanes will open their series Sunday at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT. Watch Game 1 on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.
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