With the free agent frenzy set to begin in less than 12 hours, there are still a few unanswered questions in Raleigh. For me, a really intriguing one will be regarding the goaltending situation. Cam Ward needs a strong backup. Someone who can be depended upon to start 15-20 games. He’s never had that. This summer, the Hurricanes have made it crystal clear that they’re not going to use Justin Peters in Raleigh. They don’t intend to replace him from within the organization, either.
Jim Rutherford has said that he’s looking to spend $1M or so on a proven NHL-calibre backup goaltender. There are a few out there, and JR has a list of three, from which he expects to sign one on Friday. He didn’t indicate who’s on that short list, but we can probably engineer something like it. He did tell David Droschak that former Hurricane Martin Gerber isn’t on that list, but he didn’t rule out his penchant for recycling:
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