Hurricanes make qualifying offers, sign Di Giuseppe

The Carolina Hurricanes on Monday made qualifying offers to restricted free agents Trevor van Riemsdyk, Lucas Wallmark, Valentin Zykov and Greg McKegg.

The Hurricanes did not tender a qualifying offer to forward Phil Di Giuseppe by the NHL's 5 p.m. deadline but later Monday signed him to a one-year, $750,000 deal.

Forward Joakim Nordstrom, who played 75 games for the Canes last season, was among those not receiving a qualifying offer. He will become an unrestricted free agent on Sunday, July 1.

Di Giuseppe, 24, a former second-round draft pick, played a career-high 49 games for the Canes last season.

“Phil is a versatile player who has shown he can contribute in a number of ways on the NHL level,” general manager Don Waddell said in a statement.

Goalie Cam Ward will become an unrestricted free agent if unsigned before Sunday. Other pending UFAs include forwards Derek Ryan and Lee Stempniak.

This story was originally published June 25, 2018 at 5:32 PM with the headline "Hurricanes make qualifying offers, sign Di Giuseppe."