{"id":438673,"date":"2024-03-11T12:06:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=438673"},"modified":"2024-03-11T12:06:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:06:52","slug":"carolina-hurricanes-gritty-forward-brendan-lemieux-re-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/03\/11\/carolina-hurricanes-gritty-forward-brendan-lemieux-re-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Hurricanes Gritty Forward Brendan Lemieux Re-Signs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> have rewarded one of their gritty, depth guys, with a one-year contract extension, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lemiebr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brendan Lemieux<\/a> re-signs. The contract is worth $775K for Lemieux who was making basically the same at $800K in 2023-24. Lemieux knows his role with the club and does it well. He&#8217;s the type of player that will come in crucial for long playoff series, the Hurricanes might just find themselves in.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Canes<\/a> have signed forward Brendan Lemieux to a one-year contract extension for the 2024-25 season worth $775k.<\/p>\n<p>A nice reward for the team&#39;s sandpaper. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3vAAixaVxp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3vAAixaVxp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Walt Ruff (@WaltRuff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaltRuff\/status\/1767195192015139010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Re-Cap of Brendan Lemieux Stats As He Re-Signs with Canes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This news might not jump off the page, but as Brendan Lemieux re-signs, let&#8217;s look at his key stats. His career-best season came back in 2019-20 as a member of the New York Rangers. That season saw him reach career-highs in assists (12), points (18), penalty minutes (111), ice time (12:52), and hits (164). Moreover, none of these statistics jump off the page, but he does register a good amount of hits relative to his total game time. This season with Carolina, he has but three points in 25 games, and 7:46 of average ice time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Does This News Mean to the Hurricanes?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The point of the Carolina Hurricanes making it important as Brendan Lemieux re-signs is the message to the entire roster. The team just added one of the biggest names in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/03\/07\/the-team-from-carolina-wins-jake-guentzel-lottery\/\" target=\"_self\">trade market<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/guentja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Guentzel<\/a>. In addition, they <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/03\/08\/washington-capitals-make-evgeny-kuznetsov-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">took a flyer<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuzneev01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-03-11_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Evgeny Kuznetsov<\/a> hoping they could rekindle the spark that burns within him. Therefore, for the players that don&#8217;t get a lot of ice time, they need to be shown that their role is just as valuable. Lemieux is a physical, fourth-line player. He can jump in game three of any playoff series, and not miss a beat. Carolina is <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/03\/11\/the-carolina-hurricanes-deadline-acquisitions-trickle-down-effect\/\" target=\"_self\">loaded up for a long post-season run<\/a> and doesn&#8217;t want anybody left behind. If your team made the moves to get themselves over the top, the Hurricanes did, and Lemieux will be along for the ride.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo: Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carolina Hurricanes have rewarded one of their gritty, depth guys, with a one-year contract extension, as Brendan Lemieux re-signs. The contract is worth $775K for Lemieux who was making basically the same at $800K in 2023-24. Lemieux knows his role with the club and does it well. 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