Why do the Hurricanes keep reassigning and recalling Patrick Brown and Jake Bean?

Jamie KellnerBOSTON — One of the parlor games of the Carolina Hurricanes’ postseason exploits has been the near-constant shuffle of reassignments and recalls for Patrick Brown and Jake Bean. Ever since Trevor van Riemsdyk and Saku Maenalanen went out injured, the two have been involved in a transaction nearly every day, recalled from Charlotte on an off day and then reassigned the instant the puck drops in a game.

What’s going on here?

It’s a combination of a couple of different esoteric roster rules, none of which really make a difference in practice but require forms to be followed. First, both Bean and Brown are being recalled on an emergency basis, which means the Hurricanes are unsure…