CANES AND FLYERS SWAP FORWARDS

Carolina

In an expected move, the Canes sent forward Marian Cisar to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for two way forward Alyn McCauley.

McCauley, 28, comes to Carolina with the reputation for being a defensive minded forward with offensive upside. The likelihood is that McCauley will find himself on the left side of Kris Draper along with rugged winger Matt Bradley on the Canes checking line.

"Adding Alyn opens up a lot of options for us," said head coach Joel Quenneville. "He really has no weaknesses in his game and he does everything pretty well. We know he does not have the offensive upside of Cisar, but we liked the total package he brought to our organization and feel he will fit in better."

While Cisar had been productive in his short time with the Canes, the thought was that the young winger was far too aggressive and ended up costing the squad too many times with undisciplined penalties. While his stay was short, his penalty minutes were exceptionally high.

"That was a factor, of course. With Alyn, we have an option that is more composed."

Look for Alyn McCauley to make his Canes debut on Friday.