Hurricanes’ Jordan Staal out with lower-body injury

Carolina Hurricanes center and captain Jordan Staal missed the team’s win over the Philadelphia Flyers on the road on Sunday night, and head coach Rod Brind’Amour’s postgame update suggested a possibility that he may not immediately return to the lineup. “It kind of came up last minute,” Brind’Amour told the media, including team reporter Walt Ruff. “Hopefully it’s nothing serious and won’t keep him out too long.” Staal, who won the Conn Smythe in June for his efforts during the Hurricanes’ run to their second Stanley Cup championship in franchise history, has been held without a point through his first…