Carolina Hurricanes Without Yet Another Key Defenseman
The Carolina Hurricanes were already struggling to deal with the loss of Jalen Chatfield on the blueline and now they'll be without Sean Walker too.
While the 30-year-old defenseman took warmups before Game 3, he was not part of line rushes and was officially ruled out per the NHL's roster report.
The right-handed defenseman took an a big hit from A.J. Greer in Game 2 as he was shooting the puck and it appeared his arm/shoulder was injured in the process.
In his place will be 23-year-old rookie blueliner Alexander Nikishin for just his second ever career game.
Walker has been a big part of the Carolina blueline this postseason, not only playing big minutes when called upon, but also contributing offensively with a goal and three points.
The veteran has especially been called upon with Chatfield out, so it will be interesting to see how the Hurricanes fare in Game 3 without him.
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