The Carolina Hurricanes are getting back one of their depth forwards for tonight’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. According to a team release, the Hurricanes have activated forward Tyson Jost from their injured reserve.
As one of the lengthier injury absences of his career, Jost missed the last 19 games with a lower-body injury. Still, it wasn’t a major loss for Carolina given he’s registered two goals in 16 games throughout the 2024-25 campaign. That hasn’t been his only action this year.
After clearing waivers at the beginning of the season, Jost has split his year between the Hurricanes and their AHL affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. His production has understandably been better with AHL Chicago as he’s scored four goals and nine points in 14 games.
Unless Carolina acquires another depth forward at the trade deadline Jost should spend the rest of the regular season with the Hurricanes. They would need to pass him through the waiver wire again and it’s not expected they’ll be as successful as they were in October. Most contending teams will look for cheap injury insurance this time of the year while deadline sellers will look to fill open roster spots. Jost’s league-minimum salary could make him an enticing choice for most teams should he go on waivers again.