The Carolina Hurricanes retired Eric Staal’s jersey Sunday, then put him to work. Staal was the siren sounder at the Lenovo Center as the Canes took the ice to face the Anaheim Ducks.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Not long ago, it was thought that Eric Staal would be one of the most sought-after free agents in the summer of 2016. Instead, he ended up taking a 58 per cent pay cut.

The host Lightning will have four players in the All-Star Game later this month: Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Steven Stamkos. James Neal and Marc-Andre Fleury give Las ...