The 29-year-old blueliner has been out with a lower-body injury since Round 1.
The Carolina Hurricanes might be close to the return of a major piece as Brett Pesce was back at Canes practice Wednesdsy morning, practicing in a normal jersey.
Pesce, 29, has been out for approximately three weeks since leaving Game 2 against the New York Islanders with a lower-body injury.
It seemed to be a non-contact, ankle sprain he suffered in the middle of the second period, but nothing other than it being a lower-body injury was revealed by the team.
In Pesce’s place, Tony DeAngelo has filled in and has, for the most part, done a pretty good at it alongside Brady Skjei.
He has two points in eight games, averaging 16:54 per game.
While he’s been good, a healthy Pesce is certainly still an upgrade.
At practice, Pesce was skating as an extra with Dylan Coghlan, but with still another day before Game 6, things may change.
It’s a wait and see game now with Pesce but if he can play, that’ll be huge for Carolina.
