The Hurricanes signed F Brody Sutter to a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal will pay Sutter $525,000 per season at the NHL level, or $55,000 per season at the minor-league level, and includes a $105,000 signing bonus.

The team also signed D Justin Krueger to a one-year deal that will pay him $600,000 on the NHL level or $90,000 on the AHL level in 2012-13, with a guarantee of at least $105,000. - News Observer

GM Jim Rutherford said Monday that F Jiri Tlusty, a restricted free agent, signed a two-year contract worth $3.2 million. The deal will pay Tlusty $1.5 million next season and $1.7 million in 2013-2014.

The Hurricanes on Monday signed free-agent defenseman Beau Schmitz to a three-year, entry-level contract. The deal will pay Schmitz $525,000 per year at the NHL level, or $50,000 per year at the minor-league level, as well as a $50,000 signing bonus. Schmitz is expected to begin next season with the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL. - News Observer

F Andreas Nodl, who has missed the past seven games with an upper-body injury, will return tonight against Montreal. - Raleigh News Observer

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D Joni Pitkanen, sidelined since early December, may be able to return for Wednesday's game against the Florida Panthers. Pitkanen suffered a concussion Dec. 6 and later underwent knee surgery. - News Observer

Jaroslav Spacek will miss Sunday's game against the Jets. -TSN

Sunday's Projected Lines vs. Jets

Forwards:
Ruutu-Staal-Tlusty
Bowman-Jokinen-LaRose
Nodl - Sutter - Dwyer
Joslin - Brent - Stewart

Defence:
Allen-Gleason
Harrison-Faulk
Sanguinetti - McBain

Goaltender:
Ward

Bobby Sanguinetti was recalled by the Hurricanes for the first time this season and he should play against his former team, the New York Rangers, Tuesday. He leads all Charlotte (AHL) defensemen, ranks second among Checkers skaters and ranks seventh among all AHL blueliners this season with 35 points, while playing in 49 of Charlotte’s 60 games. - News Observer

F Jiri Tlusty missed Sunday's game against Florida because of an upper-body injury. - News Observer

Tuomo Ruutu who has missed the last 10 games resumed skating about two weeks ago and was back at practice for the first time Thursday at Raleigh Center Ice. Head coach Kirk Muller said if there is no soreness, Ruutu could play today against the Lightning. - News Observer

Forward Patrick Dwyer, who has missed the last three games due to a lower-body injury will play tonight and is expected to skate on a line with Brandon Sutter and Andreas Nodl. - News Observer