RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have activated captain Eric Staal from injured reserve.The team made the announcement Tuesday, about six hours before
their game at Vancouver.Staal suffered an unspecified upper-body injury during
the Hurricanes second game of the season on Oct. 11. He has missed the last five
contests. He had one goal and one assist in those two games.To make room for
Staal, the Hurricanes reassigned forward Patrick Brown to their AHL affiliate in
Charlotte. The NHLs Mar. 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be
deciding on whether to buy or sell. Check out todays trade-related reports and
speculation from around the NHL beat. And follow TSN.ca through Deadline Day for
all the updates. More From Pierre TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun reports on
his ESPN.com blog that the Los Angeles Kings have interest in Thomas Vanek, but
he might not be their top target. The Kings are also interested in Matt Moulson,
Mike Cammalleri and Sam Gagner. LeBrun adds that Predators centre David Legwands
name is coming up more frequently, while any moves made by the Vancouver Canucks
this season wont be for rental players, but long-term assets. What Do The
Canucks Do? Tony Gallagher of The Vancouver Province writes that the Canucks
should get in the mix for a winger like Thomas Vanek, but added it would be
difficult to acquire annd retain such a player.dddddddddddd The benefit would be
that the Sedins would have a sniper on their line, with Ryan Kesler centring
Zack Kassian and Alex Burrows or Chris Higgins, Bo Horvat soon centring the
third line with Higgins or Burrows, and Jannik Hansen with Tom Sestito to build
out the fourth line. Familiar Asset Sarah McLellan of azcentral sports writes
that the Phoenix Coyotes could be a strong fit for veteran forward Ray Whitney
at the trade deadline. Whitney is in the final year of a two-year contract with
the Dallas Stars after two seasons with the Coyotes. "If were in it, they (the
Stars) probably wont do anything," Whitney said. "If we stumble here down the
stretch, maybe they will. I dont really know what their thought is yet." In
2011-12, Whitney and Radim Vrbata combined for 59 goals and 139 points.
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