Unrestricted free agent forward Chad LaRose is not expected to sign a new contract with the Carolina Hurricanes, reports the Raleigh News & Observer.
Hurricanes GM Jim Rutherford had been speaking with LaRose's agent, Pat Morris, yesterday, but it seems a deal will not be reached.
"It's not going to happen," Rutherford told the newspaper. "I informed [Morris] that we had another deal we were working on, that I was giving him a courtesy call. He said he would run everything by Chad and call back in an hour. I waited, but they never called back.
"Obviously, they have a deal somewhere else. So we're working on signing another free agent. It's time to move on."
Meanwhile, Rutherford does not expect to re-sign restricted free agent defenseman Anton Babchuk in the near future.
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Raleigh News & Observer
