When they moved to the South from New England in 1997, the Hartford Whalers were re-branded as the Carolina Hurricanes, and after an iffy start — spending their first two seasons playing in a half-empty building 90 minutes down the road from Raleigh — they have done very well,

The Pittsburgh Penguins made some moves prior to their Sunday tilt against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, NC. The team announced that forward Philip Tomasino was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury and will be out week-to-week.

Pittsburgh moved Philip Tomasino (lower body) to the IR list in a corresponding move. Letang will return to the top pairing and first power-play unit versus Carolina on Sunday after missing the last three games.