Canes keep watch on trading front
Published: Fri, Dec. 28, 2007 12:00AM
Modified Fri, Dec. 28, 2007 03:04AM
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closeThe NHL's trade freeze lifted at midnight Thursday, enabling the league's general managers to get back to wheeling and dealing.
Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said Thursday afternoon that he is keeping his ears open.
"In the new system and the way things are now, it's hard to project if you're ever close to anything or not," Rutherford said. "So, we continue to look at things. I think the one area -- and we've talked about this the first half of the season, but it becomes more obvious now -- is maybe an enforcer.
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"It seems like every week one of our guys is getting hit pretty hard and getting hurt, so we may try to look a little harder at that."
Rutherford also said the Canes might be in the market for a puck-moving defenseman.
Carolina's Matt Cullen and Andrew Ladd were injured during Wednesday's 4-2 New York Rangers win. Cullen broke his nose and had a possible concussion after an open-ice hit from Colton Orr. Ladd was punched in the face by Sean Avery, who was being restrained by the linesmen.
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