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Adjusting to life with a new team. Clawing back to the NHL after being sent to the minors.

BARRE Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins head coach Todd Reirden could make his practices as grueling as possible and they still wouldn't bother Ryan Bayda right now.

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Ryan Bayda of the Pittsburgh Penguins poses for his official headshot for the 2009-2010 NHL season.

"The thunder rolls, and the lightning flashes. Dark, menacing storm clouds lurk overhead...a torrential downpour of rain begins to pour from the sky.

This is not the first time Ryan Bayda has had to try out for a hockey team. Just the first time since the days when his other pressing concerns were things like lining up a date for the prom.

Former Carolina left winger Ryan Bayda will attend the Penguins' training camp on a tryout.

The Ottawa Senators today traded forward Shawn Weller of South Glens Falls to the Anaheim Ducks for forward Jason Bailey.

It's late August, with NHL training camps only days away from opening, and Ryan Bayda is starting over.

When the NHL free-agent signing period began in July, Carolina Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said there would still be good players available in August, perhaps at bargain prices.

This offseason, we have now reached the point where every team's roster has already gone through a makeover that will hopefully turn the team for the better next season.

The Carolina Hurricanes keep getting bigger. And, general manager Jim Rutherford hopes, tougher.

Carolina Hurricanes forward Chad LaRose has signed a two-year contract that will pay him $1.5 million next season and $1.9 million in the second season, general manager Jim Rutherford said Thursday.

Erik Cole won't have to pack his bags this summer, agreeing to a two-year contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Carolina Hurricanes have signed forward Jussi Jokinen to a new two-year contract.

Will Erik Cole and Chad LaRose sign new contracts with the Hurricanes before Wednesday and the start of free agency? "I don't know.

There once was a time that nearly all NCAA Division I hockey players were Canadians.

The Carolina Hurricanes should make an announcement on the coaching staff in the next few days, general manager Jim Rutherford said Monday, and no surprises are expected.

RALEIGH a ' The Carolina Hurricanes need to pull off another hockey miracle to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3. They're halfway there.

Less than a day after one season ended, the Carolina Hurricanes already were looking ahead to the next.