2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes season is the franchise's 37th season, 30th season in the National Hockey League and 12th as the Hurricanes. 
== Off-Season ==
On June 15, 2009, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they have agreed to terms with their current coaching staff. Head coach Paul Maurice was signed to a multi-year contract. The club also announced Ron Francis will return as associate head coach and take on the additional title of director of player personnel, while Tom Barrasso has been named as an assistant coach, and Assistant coaches Kevin McCarthy and Tom Rowe will remain in their roles moving forward and continue on their existing multi-year contracts.
On June 26, 2009, the Hurricanes drafted Philippe Paradis as their first-round, 27th overall selection. Prior to this, the Hurricanes hadn't had a first-round selection outside of the top 20 since they picked Jamie McBain in the 2nd round, 63rd overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
On June 29, 2009, the Hurricanes announced that they have re-signed forward Jussi Jokinen to a 2-year contract, with him earning $1.5 million in the upcoming 2009-10 season, and $1.9 million in the 2010-11 season. Jokinen was acquired in a trade on February 7, 2009. He scored just one goal, but added 10 assists in 25 regular-season games, but was tied for 2nd on the team for playoff points with 11 points (7 goals + 4 assists) in 18 games.
On July 24, 2009, the Carolina Hurricanes re-acquired defenceman Aaron Ward from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Patrick Eaves and a 4th-round draft pick in 2010. Ward has previously played with the club when they won the Stanley Cup back in 2006.
On July 28, 2009, the Carolina Hurricanes announced that they have bought the remainder of the contract for defenceman Frantisek Kaberle. Kaberle was slated to make $2.2 million during the 2009-10 season, however, with the buyout, he will now receive two-thirds ($1,467,700) of that amount over the next two seasons. Kaberle played 214 games with the club over the span of 4 seasons.
== Pre-season ==
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 1\2–2–0 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 1–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 18 	Nashville Predators 	Lost 4-2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Cam Ward (0-1-0) 	 	0-1-0 	 	
2 	September 21 	Carolina Hurricanes 	Lost 4-2 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Michael Leighton (0-1-0) 	 	0-2-0 	 	
3 	September 25 	Atlanta Thrashers 	Won 4-3 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Cam Ward (1-1-0) 	 	1-2-0 	 	
4 	September 26 	Carolina Hurricanes 	Won 5-2 	Nashville Predators 	 	Michael Leighton (1-1-0) 	 	2-2-0 	 	
== Regular season ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
=== Game log ===
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October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)	October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)	October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)	October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)	October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)	October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)	October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)	October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)	October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)	October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)	October: 2–7–3 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 0–5–2)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	
1 	October 2 	Philadelphia 	2-0 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Ward 	18,680 	0-1-0 	0 	
2 	October 3 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2-7 	Boston 	 	Ward 	16,592 	0-2-0 	0 	
3 	October 6 	Tampa Bay 	1-2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	SO 	Ward 	16,186 	1-2-0 	2 	
4 	October 9 	Florida Panthers 	2-7 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Ward 	13,597 	2-2-0 	4 	
5 	October 10 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2-5 	Tampa Bay 	 	Ward 	14,212 	2-3-0 	4 	
6 	October 14 	Pittsburgh 	3-2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	SO 	Ward 	14,053 	2-3-1 	5 	
7 	October 17 	Carolina Hurricanes 	0-2 	New Jersey 	 	Ward 	15,021 	2-4-1 	5 	
8 	October 21 	Carolina Hurricanes 	3-4 	N.Y. Islanders 	SO 	Ward 	9,122 	2-4-2 	6 	
9 	October 23 	Carolina Hurricanes 	4-5 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Ward 	13,673 	2-5-2 	6 	
10 	October 24 	Carolina Hurricanes 	2-3 	Minnesota Wild 	OT 	Ward 	18,145 	2-5-3 	7 	
11 	October 28 	St. Louis 	5-2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Ward 	15,549 	2-6-3 	7 	
12 	October 31 	Carolina Hurricanes 	1-6 	Philadelphia 	 	Leighton 	19,076 	2-7-3 	7 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	70	29	41	70 	4 	68
 	81	30	35	65 	3 	36
 	80	21	37	58 	-6 	26
 	71	6 	40	46 	-11	72
 	72	21	19	40 	-1 	2
 	60	12	28	40 	0 	26
 	54	14	21	35 	-4 	50
 	72	14	15	29 	-15	32
 	56	11	17	28 	-2 	24
 	82	8 	13	21 	4 	106
 	80	9 	10	19 	-29	36
 	61	5 	14	19 	0 	78
 	40	11	5 	16 	-9 	29
 	58	7 	5 	12 	-3 	6
 	54	2 	10	12 	5 	12
 	34	4 	8 	12 	-6 	10
 	22	1 	10	11 	-4 	8
 	60	1 	10	11 	-17	54
 	14	3 	7 	10 	6 	0
 	62	2 	8 	10 	7 	74
 	31	3 	6 	9 	1 	2
 	59	4 	3 	7 	-6 	28
 	38	1 	5 	6 	-8 	50
 	18	1 	5 	6 	2 	6
 	33	3 	2 	5 	-4 	23
 	47	0 	5 	5 	-5 	26
 	20	1 	3 	4 	-8 	11
 	9 	2 	0 	2 	-1 	4
 	7 	0 	2 	2 	-1 	10
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	5
 	12	0 	0 	0 	-5 	24
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	2 	6
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	47	2651	18	23	5 	119	2.69	1409	.916	0 	0	3	0
 	28	1472	10	7 	5 	69 	2.81	745 	.907	1 	0	1	0
 	9 	488 	6 	3 	0 	23 	2.83	241 	.905	0 	0	0	0
 	7 	350 	1 	4 	0 	25 	4.28	164 	.848	0 	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Hurricanes. Stats reflect time with Hurricanes only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Eric StaalCrosby, Staal, Backstrom are NHL's Stars of the Week	NHL Second Star of the Week	April 12, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Hurricanes have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	Details 	Details
July 24, 2009Canes Re-Acquire Defenseman Aaron Ward 	To Boston Bruins Patrick Eaves4th-round pick in 2010 	To Carolina Hurricanes Aaron Ward
August 31, 2009Canes Acquire Rob Hennigar from Islanders 	To New York Islanders Bobby Hughes 	To Carolina Hurricanes Rob Hennigar
December 3, 2009Hurricanes Acquire Jiri Tlusty from Toronto 	To Toronto Maple Leafs Philippe Paradis 	To Carolina Hurricanes Jiri Tlusty
February 7, 2010Canes Trade Niclas Wallin to Sharks 	To San Jose Sharks Niclas Wallin5th-round pick in 2010	To Carolina Hurricanes 2nd-round pick in 2010
February 12, 2010Canes Trade Matt Cullen to Ottawa 	To Ottawa Senators Matt Cullen 	To Carolina Hurricanes Alexandre R. Picard2nd-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010Hurricanes Acquire Pogge, Pick from Ducks for Ward	To Anaheim Ducks Aaron Ward 	To Carolina Hurricanes Justin PoggeConditional 4th-round draft pick
March 3, 2010Canes Trade Scott Walker to Washington 	To Washington Capitals Scott Walker 	To Carolina Hurricanes 7th-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010Canes Acquire Pothier, Osala, Draft Pick for Corvo	To Washington Capitals Joe Corvo 	To Carolina Hurricanes Brian PothierOskar Osala2nd-round pick in 2011
March 3, 2010 	To Colorado Avalanche Stephane YelleHarrison Reed 	To Carolina Hurricanes Cedric LaLonde-McNicoll6th-round pick in 2010
March 3, 2010 	To Vancouver Canucks Andrew Alberts 	To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2010
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Matthew PistilliCanes Agree to Terms with Matthew Pistilli 	Shawinigan Cataractes	3 years, $1.524 million 2-way contract
Steven GoertzenCanes Agree to Terms With Steven Goertzen 	Phoenix Coyotes 	1 year, $500K 2-way contract
Jay HarrisonCanes Agree to Terms with Jay Harrison 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	1 year, $500K 2-way contract
Tom KostopoulosCanes Agree to Terms with Kostopoulos 	Montreal Canadiens 	3 years, $2.75 million
Zack FitzgeraldCanes Agree Terms with Angelidis, Fitzgerald	Manitoba Moose 	1 year, 2-way contract
Andrew AlbertsHurricanes Agree Terms with Andrew Alberts 	Philadelphia Flyers 	2 years, $2.1 million
Stephane YelleCanes Agree to Terms with Stephane Yelle 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $550,000
Manny LegaceCanes Agree to Terms with Manny Legace 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $500,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Dwight HelminenSharks Sign Four Players, Re-sign Vesce 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year
Frantisek KaberleHurricanes Buy Out Frantisek Kaberle 	 	Remaining contract bought out
Wade BrookbankPenguins Sign Forwards Brookbank, Smith 	Pittsburgh Penguins	undisclosed
Dennis SeidenbergSeidenberg Added To Cats Blueline 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $2.25 million
Anton BabchukBabchuk signs with Avangard Omsk 	Avangard Omsk 	1 year, $1.5 million
Ryan BaydaPenguins Sign Forward Ryan Bayda to One-Year Contract	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year
===Claimed via Waivers===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Michael LeightonFlyers Claim Leighton on Waivers	Philadelphia Flyers	December 15, 2009
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Chris TerryCanes Agree to Terms with Chris Terry 	3 years, 2-way contract
Jussi JokinenCanes Agree to Terms with Jokinen on Two-Year Deal	2 years, $3.4 million
Erik ColeHurricanes Agree to Terms with Erik Cole 	2 years, $5.8 million
Patrick DwyerHurricanes Agree to Terms with Dwyer, Ryan 	2 years, 2-way contract
Michael RyanHurricanes Agree to Terms with Dwyer, Ryan 	1 year, 2-way contract
Chad LaRoseLaRose Agrees Terms on Two-Year Contract 	2 years, $3.4 million
Casey BorerCanes Agree to Terms with Borer, Peters 	1 year, 2-way contract
Justin PetersCanes Agree to Terms with Borer, Peters 	1 year, 2-way contract
Mike Angelidis 	1 year, 2-way contract
Brett CarsonHurricanes Agree Terms with Carson, Rodney 	1 year, 2-way contract
Bryan RodneyHurricanes Agree Terms with Carson, Rodney 	1 year, 2-way contract
Tuomo RuutuRuutu, Canes Agree on Three-Year Deal 	3 years, $11.4 million
Cam WardCanes, Ward Agree to Six-Year Contract 	6 years, $37.8 million contract extension
Kyle LawsonCanes Agree to Terms with Defenseman Kyle Lawson 	2 years, $1.025 million entry-level contract
Zac DalpeCanes Agree to Terms with Zac Dalpe 	3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Michal JordanCanes Agree to Terms with Michal Jordan 	3 years, $1.65 million entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was in Montreal • Quebec.
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	27 	Philippe Paradis 	(C) 	 	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
2 	51 (from Calgary via Los Angeles)	Brian Dumoulin 	(D) 	 	New Hampshire Junior Monarchs (Eastern Junior Hockey League)
3 	88 	Mattias Lindström	(LW) 	 	Skellefteå AIK (J20 SuperElit)
5 	131 (from Edmonton) 	Matt Kennedy 	(RW) 	 	Guelph Storm (OHL)
6 	178 	Rasmus Rissanen 	(D) 	 	KalPa Junior (SM-Liiga)
7 	208 	Tommi Kivisto 	(D) 	 	Red Deer Rebels (Western Hockey League)
== Farm teams ==
=== American Hockey League ===
The Albany River Rats are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2009–10 AHL season.
=== East Coast Hockey League ===
The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.
== Roster ==
== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== References ==
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== External links ==
*2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes season at ESPN
*2009–10 Carolina Hurricanes season at Hockey Reference
 
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