The Hurricanes placed Staal (calf) on injured reserve Thursday.
The Hurricanes announced Tuesday that Staal would miss approximately 1-2 months due to a torn calf muscle, so it isn't very surprising to see him land on injured reserve. Across his first six regular-season appearances, Staal was held scoreless with 19 hits and three blocked shots while averaging 15:34 of ice time. Felix Unger Sorum was recalled by Carolina on Thursday to provide additional depth in Staal's absence.