Phil Di Giuseppe News
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Di Giuseppe has scored 14 goals with 12 assists (26 points) in 43 games with the Wolf Pack this season. With Chris Kreider battling an upper-body injury, Di Giuseppe could make his Rangers debut on Monday. He has 41 points (14G / 27A) in 150 career NHL games.
Di Giuseppe was originally picked in the second-round by the Hurricanes back in 2012 but was waived last season and had a brief stint with the Nashville Predators. He has posted decent numbers at lower-levels but has just 41 points (14G / 27A) in 150 career NHL games. The 25-year-old will either start the season in the AHL or as a fourth-liner.
Di Giuseppe has been a healthy scratch for the last four games and has just four points (1G / 3A) in 21 games with the Hurricanes this season. The 25-year-old will be a depth forward for the Predators—he has 14 goals and 27 assists (41 points) in 147 career NHL games.
Di Giuseppe has been a healthy scratch for 10 of the Hurricanes first 12 games, so he’ll go to Charlotte to get some playing time. The former second-round pick most recently picked up 12 points (4G / 8A) in 14 AHL games in 2017-18.
Di Giuseppe was in and out of the Hurricanes’ lineup last season but appeared in a career-high 49 NHL games, scoring five goals with eight assists (13 points). The 24-year-old likely won’t be a full-time player in 2019 either, but is an effective bottom-6 player when he gets plugged into the lineup.
Di Giuseppe has appeared in the last five games with the Hurricanes, but it looks like he will be replaced by Josh Jooris vs. the Predators this afternoon. Di Giuseppe had one assist in those five games, but averaged just 9:27 TOI/GM.
Di Giuseppe has split his last two seasons between the NHL and AHL, playing a total of 77 games with the Hurricanes—recording 24 points 8G / 16A) in the process. So far this season, the 24-year-old has four goals and eight assists (12 points) in 14 games with Charlotte.
Di Giuseppe left Sunday’s game in Arizona after playing just 8:51 TOI and did not return. This is a tough break for a young forward, who has played well since being called up in mid-February. Expect an update before tomorrow’s game in Colorado.
Di Giuseppe had one goal and one assist in seven games during this call-up, to give him two points (1G / 1A) in 18 games with the Hurricanes this season. Carolina is expected to get Jordan Staal and Elias Lindholm back on Tuesday, so Di Giuseppe returns to Charlotte.
With Jordan Staal sidelined indefinitely with a concussion, the Hurricanes have brought Di Giuseppe back from the AHL. Di Giuseppe failed to record a point in 11 games with the Hurricanes earlier this season, but played well in Charlotte, collecting seven points (2G / 5A) in eight games.