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• Hurricanes' Jesper Fast: Moved to LTIR

  10/09/2024 • By RotoWire

  Fast (neck) was shifted to long-term injured reserve Wednesday, per PuckPedia. Fast's placement on LTIR was just a matter of timing based on when the Hurricanes could secure the most cap relief. The veteran winger will not be playing this season due to his long-term neck injury. Unfortunately for Fast, that means he will head into free agency this summer without having played in over a year.

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• Hurricanes' Jesper Fast: Designated to non-roster list

  10/07/2024 • By RotoWire

  Fast (neck) was placed on the injured non-roster list Monday. Fast had neck surgery in August and won't play in the 2024-25 season. He will be replaced in the lineup by William Carrier. The 32-year-old Fast notched six goals, 19 points and 79 shots on net in 73 contests during the 2023-24 regular season.

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• Hurricanes' Jesper Fast: Won't play in 2024-25

  08/29/2024 • By RotoWire

  Fast underwent surgery to repair his injured neck Aug. 6 and will miss the entirety of the 2024-25 campaign. Fast has been out of the lineup since the regular-season finale against Columbus on April 16, missing the Hurricanes' entire postseason run. Now, it seems the 32-year-old winger will not be an option this year as well after needing to go under the knife. The Swede missed the 20-point threshold last year by just one point and likely would have been in contention to get back to challenging for 30 this year. Without Fast in the lineup, expect him to be placed on long-term injured reserve. His absence should make a roster spot available for Bradly Nadeau, Jackson Blake or Tyson Jost to begin 2024-25.

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• Hurricanes' Jesper Fast: Still in neck brace

  05/19/2024 • By RotoWire

  Fast (neck) was still wearing a neck brace Saturday while he continues to undergo tests to determine the severity of the injury, Walt Ruff of the Hurricanes' official site reports. Fast was unavailable during the playoffs after suffering the injury in Carolina's regular-season finale April 16. The 32-year-old winger tallied six goals and 19 points in 73 regular-season games in a bottom-six role. Once the severity of his injury is diagnosed, Fast will focus on getting back to full health ahead of the 2024-25 season.

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• Hurricanes' Jesper Fast: Likely out for postseason

  04/25/2024 • By RotoWire

  Fast (upper body) is unlikely to recover before the end of the playoffs, coach Rod Brind'Amour told Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal on Thursday. Fast was injured during the Hurricanes' regular-season finale April 16. He had six goals and 19 points in 73 contests in 2023-24. Fast is in the first campaign of a two-year, $4.8 million contract, so even if he does miss the remainder of the postseason, he likely hasn't played in his final contest with Carolina. The 32-year-old serves in a bottom-six capacity when healthy.

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