The Carolina Hurricanes caught lightning in a bottle with their goaltending last season. But the clock has struck midnight on a seemingly perfect situation in net as both Petr Mrazek and Curtis McElhinney will be testing free agency. They’re certainly both still an option, but we have to consider the fact that other teams may be more willing to throw longer term or bigger money at those guys than the Hurricanes are, with goaltending prospect Alex Nedeljkovic potentially poised for a transition to the big club.
We know what our former goaltenders bring to the table, so I won’t be talking about those unrestricted free agent goaltenders who have previously worn a Hurricanes jersey (sorry to those of you out there looking for an in-depth Cam Ward free agency profile).