Hurricanes Notes: Pesce, DeAngelo, Brind'Amour, AHL Affiliate

More from Carolina:

• Also from Alexander, Waddell indicated that blueliner Tony DeAngelo was not seriously injured after taking a slash in the arm in the final game of the series against the Isles. X-rays were negative so he should be good to play in the opener.  DeAngelo was in and out of the lineup during the season, suiting up just 31 times but with Pesce's injury, he played in the final three games of the opening round and should stay in the lineup until Pesce is cleared to return.
• Earlier today, a report emerged that the team had pulled its extension offer to head coach Rod Brind'Amour. Despite that, Waddell said in an interview with The Athletic's Michael Russo (subscription link) that he's not worried about the state of negotiations.  Instead, he stated that a new deal will get done and that his bench boss wants to be a Hurricane for life.  Brind'Amour would undoubtedly be highly sought after if the two sides aren't able to agree on an extension to his contract that expires at the end of June.
• Carolina operated without its own AHL affiliate this season after AHL Chicago opted to operate as an independent franchise. However, that might not be the case for long as David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reports (Twitter link) that there is some chatter that the Wolves could be aligned with the Hurricanes next season.  That would certainly be a much better outcome for Carolina who had to loan prospects to several organizations while loaning a handful of others to teams overseas to ensure they had places to play.  With a deep prospect pool, being able to have more of those players on one team would certainly be beneficial.  Inside AHL Hockey's Tony Androckitis adds that the affiliation agreement, if finalized, will be for three years with a pair of one-year extension options.