{"id":366704,"date":"2025-12-24T21:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T21:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/366704\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T21:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T21:11:11","slug":"morning-notes-carrier-quinn-johnston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/366704\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Notes: Carrier, Quinn, Johnston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Carolina Hurricanes were without a depth winger on Tuesday night. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/carriwi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">William Carrier<\/a> missed the game <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CanesPR\/status\/2003619056776314967?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">due to illness<\/a>, pushing the team to ice 11 forwards and seven defensemen, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/n\/nystrjo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joel Nystrom<\/a> stepping back into the lineup. This marked Carrier\u2019s seventh absence of the season, after facing a lower-body injury earlier in the season.<\/p>\n<p>Carrier has continued to serve a depth role when healthy. He has three goals, seven points, and a plus-one in 29 games this season \u2013 putting him on pace for 18 points on the full year if he plays in the rest of Carolina\u2019s outings. The 31 year old also leads the Hurricanes offense in hits-per-game with 58 hits giving him a per-game average of two hits. He will return to a fourth-line role when back to full health.<\/p>\n<p>Other notes from around the league:<\/p>\n<p>New York Rangers assistant coach David Quinn also missed his team\u2019s Tuesday night game due to an illness. Head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sullimi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mike Sullivan<\/a> said that Quinn has been facing a flu that is going around the team and needded a night off, despite trying to fight through the bug <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/23\/sports\/david-quinn-misses-rangers-capitals-game-due-to-illness\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">per New York Post\u2019s Mollie Walker<\/a>. He should be back on the bench once New York returns from the holiday break.<br \/>\nAnaheim Ducks forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnsro02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ross Johnston<\/a> was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NHLPlayerSafety\/status\/2003570138369654794?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">fined $2,864.58 by the NHL Department of Player Safety<\/a> on Tuesday for roughing Seattle Kraken forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kartyty01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-12-24_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tye Kartye<\/a>. Johnston chased down and sucker punched Kartye during a scrum in front of the net during the two sides\u2019 Monday matchup. Johnston received a two-minute minor penalty and a game misconduct. Kartye also received a misconduct. Despite the incident, Anaheim won\u2019t have to readjust their lineup, though Johnston\u2019s holiday budget may be shaped a bit differently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Carolina Hurricanes were without a depth winger on Tuesday night. 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