 On November 1, 2002, he was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes (along with forward Jan Hlaváč) in exchange for defenceman Marek Malík and forward Darren Langdon.On December 11, 2002, he was placed on waivers by the Hurricanes, after which he was picked up by the Toronto Maple Leafs.A month later, he was waived once again and was re-acquired by the Hurricanes on January 17, 2003.