The Carolina Hurricanes have placed Phillip Di Giuseppe on waivers, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.

Di Giuseppe has been in and out of the organization during the 2018-2019 season.

The Carolina Hurricanes will be getting some help soon as they will get forward Jordan Staal, who suffered a concussion earlier this month back and who hasn’t played since December 5th, officially activating the veteran key player from the injured reserve.

Carolina is trying to gain ground in the Metropolitan Division and with Staal back in the fold they are more equipped to make a push.

Carolina Hurricanes forward Valentin Zykov has been heavily shopped on the trade market as of later, but without any deals in the works the Hurricanes have decided that they will assign Zykov to the minors on a conditioning loan.

By doing so, Zykov, 23, will still be able to play with a professional team, the Charlotte Checkers, as the Hurricanes continue to find a deal. Zykov has appeared in only 13 games for Carolina this season, notching less than 10 minutes of ice time on average.