Staal, 34, recorded 34 points (17g, 17a) in 81 regular season games with Carolina in 2022-23, and added eight points (2g, 6a) in 15 Stanley Cup Playoff games as the Hurricanes advanced to the Eastern Conference Final. The 6'4", 220-pound forward has tallied 645 points (275g, 370a) in 1,173 career NHL regular season games with Pittsburgh and Carolina. Staal has posted 397 points (155g, 242a) in 742 career games with the Hurricanes, and has been either captain (2019-present), co-captain (2017-18) or alternate captain (2012-17, 2018-19) in each of his 10 seasons in Carolina. In team history (since relocation), Staal ranks second in games played, fourth in points, fifth in assists and seventh in goals. Staal has registered 32 points (12g, 20a) in 63 career playoff games with the Hurricanes, and he is one of two players (Sebastian Aho) to appear in every postseason game for Carolina over the last five years. Drafted second overall by the Penguins in 2006, Staal was acquired by the Hurricanes in exchange for Brandon Sutter, Brian Dumoulin and a first-round pick in the 2012 NHL Draft (Derrick Pouliot) on June 22, 2012.