Hurricanes place forward Teuvo Teravainen on IR

According to Carolina Hurricanes’ team reporter Walt Ruff, the team has placed forward Teuvo Teravainen on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 10. 

No corresponding move was reported. The move leaves Carolina with just 21 of 23 available roster spots filled, but with approximately $7M in available LTIR space.

Teravainen, 28, suffered an upper-body injury part-way through Carolina’s 7-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, forcing him to leave the game. 

Ruff had reported Friday that the forward would not travel with the team on a brief two game road trip, however the extent of his absence beyond that was unclear.

Placing him on IR doesn’t necessarily mean Teravainen will be out long-term, but could allow the team to add an extra player should they choose to. 

After this two-game trip in Colorado against the Avalanche, then against the Blackhawks in Chicago, Carolina comes home for one game against that same Colorado team on Thursday before heading back out for another quick two-game trip that begins in Minnesota against the Wild next Saturday.

Although things seem to be firing on all cylinders for Carolina and a number of their key players, the same cannot be said for Teravainen. 

The veteran has just seven assists to start the season, two of those coming Thursday before being forced to leave. 

A natural playmaker, Carolina has come to rely on Teravainne for at least 60 points per season, which has included a career-high 76 points in 2018-19, and a very solid 65 points over 77 games last season.