Harrison shipped to Albany

Defenseman Jay Harrison, whom the Carolina Hurricanes picked up in free agency in July, has been reassigned to the Albany River Rats, the team’s AHL affiliate. Harrison, 27, had scored a goal and two assists in 10 games this season with 27 penalty minutes and was -4 while averaging 12:05 of ice time per game. Harrison had been placed on waivers Monday. Harrison, at 6-foot, 4-inches and 211 pounds, was brought in to add depth to the Hurricanes defense, which general manager Jim Rutherford hoped to bolster with size. But on the heels of the Canes’ 2-8-3 start, Rutherford told The N&O Monday that he took responsibility for the slow start. “I thought adding some players would make the team better, but it hasn’t,” he said. “Maybe we have too many veterans.” Rutherford said changes were on the way, that he’ll be looking to make trades early this year, and that some of the younger players may be called up from Albany.