Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford continues his attempts to trade one of his veteran defensemen in exchange for an attacking forward.
"At this point we run the risk of another one or two injuries, and then we don't have the depth up front to continue," Rutherford told CarolinaHurricanes.com. "We feel that we do have some defensemen in the minors that can be called up if necessary, so with eight defensemen here we continue to look at possibilities to add another forward."
Various reports suggest the Hurricanes have been discussing a deal with the Boston Bruins in exchange for forward Peter Schaefer.
Anton Babchuk and Josef Melichar have been healthy scratches for each of the team's first three games, while it's believed the team has been actively shopping Frantisek Kaberle and Joe Corvo.
