The Carolina Hurricanes are looking to get some help on their team, as Michael McLeod is set to sign with the team , according to David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period.

“Per sources, there is an expectation free agent forward Michael McLeod will be joining the Hurricanes this season. Carolina also checked on Carter Hart, as I and others have previously reported,” Pagnotta wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

McLeod spent six seasons with the New Jersey Devils, as he was drafted with the No. 12 pick in 2016. He, along with Dillon Dubé, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, and Carter Hart, faced sexual assault charges that were connected to when they were on Canada's 2018 World Junior team. They were found not guilty in July 2025.

The NHL then made a statement saying that McLeod was eligible to sign a

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