Canes bring back 3 players to beef up roster depth

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The Carolina Hurricanes locked down organizational depth Wednesday, signing goaltender Cayden Primeau to a two-year contract and forwards Skyler Brind’Amour and Justin Robidas to one-year, two-way contracts.

Primeau will be paid $850,000 for the 2026-27 season and $975,000 for the 2027-28 season. The 27-year-old netminder, who is the son of former Hurricanes captain Keith Primeau, posted a 21-11-7 record with a 2.41 goals-against average, .916 save percentage in 39 regular-season games with the Wolves in 2025-26.

Brind’Amour will be paid $850,000 on the NHL level or $125,000 on the American Hockey League (AHL) level with a guarantee of at least $225,000. The 27-year-old has recorded one goal in six NHL games with the Hurricanes. He made his NHL debut for the Hurricanes on April 16, 2025, at Montreal and netted his first NHL goal the following night against the Ottawa Senators.

Robidas will be paid $850,000 on the NHL level or $100,000 on the American Hockey League (AHL) level with a guarantee of at least $125,000. The 23-year-old forward has registered three points (1g, 2a) in four career NHL games with the Hurricanes.