Ryan Dzingel Signs Two-Way Contract with Carolina Hurricanes
Life comes at you fast. One minute you are one win away from the Stanley Cup, and the next you are signing a two-way contract with your NHL career hanging by a thread. That is, if your name is Ryan Dzingel.
The two-time 40-point scorer (both with the Ottawa Senators) saw a real decline in his career after being traded to Columbus. He did find a small degree of success during a stint in Caroline, only to be a complete non-factor the last two seasons. He could hardly crack the Arizona Coyotes' roster & started six games for the San Jose Sharks, managing one assist.
A low-risk bet by Carolina, there is a chance Dzingel can provide some depth scoring as he did in '19-20, when he scored 29 points in 64 games for the Hurricanes. Carolina did add Max Pacioretty & Brent Burns as well this offseason, but should the Canes face injury up front Dzingel could slot in.
Dzingel's underlying statistics are fairly unimpressive. He's solid enough defensively & scores goals at a decent rate per sixty-minutes, but other than that he is a replacement-level player who likely won't be in the NHL much longer. He is 30-years old, and it is uncommon for players to revitalize their careers after the turn from twenties-to-thirties. But it does happen, so who knows.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 16, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Tage Thompson | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Jack Quinn | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jake Evans | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zach Metsa | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Bowen Byram | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Caufield | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Michael Matheson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ryan McLeod | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Norris | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
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