Luke DeCock: Hurricanes send struggling Ladd to Albany

This was a smart move–the kid wasn’t getting enough ice time on the 4th line, and he hasn’t been playing well enough to be on any higher line. He needs to get clear of R’lyeh and get some ice time in the AHL and get his head back together.

In other news, the Hurricanes have made Tom Barrasso their fulltime goalie coach as Greg Stefan has left to go coach the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers. This will be interesting.