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Kevin Westgarth News

The Hurricanes have traded Kevin Westgarth to the Flames for Greg Nemisz.

The Hurricanes needed to move a contract, so they dealt Westgarth and recieved an under-achieving former 1st round pick (25th overall in 2008). Westgarth is a big body at 6-foot-4, 235 lbs. and is more known for his toughness than his scoring touch. In 12 games this season he has no points and has just nine points (3G / 6A) in 133 career NHL games.

Westgarth (upper-body) returns to the Hurricanes lineup this afternoon.

Westgarth missed the last 10 games after being injured on October 28. He had been taking part in full-contact practice so this is not surprising. He is not fantasy relevant however. Westgarth is a tough-guy who is averaging just 4:06 TOI through six games.