The Hurricanes on Thursday agreed to terms with defenseman Jamie McBain on a three-year deal, according to an Associated Press report. The deal will pay McBain an average of $600,000 per year at the NHL level and $62,500 in the minors. There is also a $255,000 signing bonus for McBain, picked by Carolina in the second round of the 2006 draft. McBain will join Carolina?s top minor league affiliate, Albany of the AHL, for the rest of the 2008-09 season.