Ryan Dzingel Signs Two-Way Contract with Carolina Hurricanes
Life comes at you fast. One minute you are one win away from the Stanley Cup, and the next you are signing a two-way contract with your NHL career hanging by a thread. That is, if your name is Ryan Dzingel.
The two-time 40-point scorer (both with the Ottawa Senators) saw a real decline in his career after being traded to Columbus. He did find a small degree of success during a stint in Caroline, only to be a complete non-factor the last two seasons. He could hardly crack the Arizona Coyotes' roster & started six games for the San Jose Sharks, managing one assist.
A low-risk bet by Carolina, there is a chance Dzingel can provide some depth scoring as he did in '19-20, when he scored 29 points in 64 games for the Hurricanes. Carolina did add Max Pacioretty & Brent Burns as well this offseason, but should the Canes face injury up front Dzingel could slot in.
Dzingel's underlying statistics are fairly unimpressive. He's solid enough defensively & scores goals at a decent rate per sixty-minutes, but other than that he is a replacement-level player who likely won't be in the NHL much longer. He is 30-years old, and it is uncommon for players to revitalize their careers after the turn from twenties-to-thirties. But it does happen, so who knows.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Patrick Maroon | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Lukas Reichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Matthew Boldy | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Travis Konecny | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Anze Kopitar | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Quinton Byfield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Noah Cates | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brock Faber | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Marcus Johansson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Adrian Kempe | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matvei Michkov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Martin Pospisil | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Kevin Rooney | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Igor Sharangovich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bobby Brink | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Kevin Fiala | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||