Hurricanes Add Anthony Stewart and Justin Soryal

The Carolina Hurricanes have announced that they have signed left wing Anthony Stewart to a two-year contract worth $1.8 million and left wing Justin Soryal to a one-year, two-way contract worth $525,000 at the NHL level. Stewart's deal will average out to $900,000 per season. In 80 games last season with the Atlanta Thrashers, he had 14 goals and 25 assists for 39 points. Soryal appeared in 79 games last season with Connecticut of the AHL, scoring three goals and three assists for six points and 220 penalty minutes. He has yet to appear in an NHL game. Stewart isn't a bad depth signing for the Hurricanes, as he brings some offensive skill, size, and grit to the forward lines. He will likely land a spot on the checking lines while with the Hurricanes. As for Soryal, he is really just a depth signing and will likely spend all of next season in the minors, providing lots of toughness for Carolina's AHL affiliate in Charlotte.