If there’s anyone that had their work cut out for them coming into this year’s Carolina Hurricanes training camp, it’s goalie coach Mike Bales.
Goaltending has been an Achilles heel for the Canes for years, and the team bottomed out last season with the worst team save percentage in the NHL, when simply league-average goaltending would have gotten them into the playoffs.
Coming into 2018-19, the Canes’ hopes rest on two goalies needing a bounce back after sub-optimal performances last season in Scott Darling and Petr Mrazek. So far, so good on that front, as each has give up just one total goal in the preseason thus far.