While the Carolina Hurricanes are staying tight-lipped about what, exactly, is ailing blueliner Jake Gardiner, head coach Rod Brind'Amour says Gardiner may not be available to play in the Hurricanes season opener Thursday night against the Habs.
Gardiner signed a four-year, $16.2 million contract with the Carolina Hurricanes. While there's no word on whether this is the issue at the moment, Gardiner himself admitted that a back injury he suffered may have been the reason why he remained a free agent for so long during the summer. Gardiner was held out of Carolina's final game of the preseason.
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