Eric Staal injured, to miss several games

The Carolina Hurricanes will be without star centre Eric Staal for several games, according to general manager Jim Rutherford.

Rutherford told the Raleigh News Observer on Monday that Staal suffered an upper-body injury on Sunday during Carolina’s 5-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

“When things go wrong, they go wrong,” Rutherford told the News Observer. “All teams have to deal with injuries. We have enough players to step up but we’ll have to do it with confidence at an all-time low.”

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