The Carolina Hurricanes have recalled defenseman Charles-Alexis Legault from their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. In a corresponding move, the Hurricanes placed netminder Pyotr Kochetkov on injured reserve, and made the move retroactive to Oct. 5 to provide some more flexibility as to when Kochetkov is allowed to be recalled.

The move puts Legault, 22, in line to potentially make his NHL debut on the Hurricanes’ western road trip this month. Legault’s recall appears at first glance to be directly connected to the injury news announced by the team related to top blueliner Jaccob Slavin . As we covered earlier , Slavin is currently being evaluated for an injury and may not travel with the team on its upcoming road trip. By recalling Legault, the Hurricanes have given coa

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