This past summer, the Carolina Hurricanes turned heads with offseason acquisitions of Teuvo Teravainen and Lee Stempniak. They also turned heads for another reason, the resigning of long time goalie Cam Ward. The Conn Smythe winner has had a rough few years with injuries and inconsistent play plaguing him. So, the resigning of him made many scratch their head.
Along with fellow goalie Eddie Lack, Ward was pegged to bounce back to his better form earlier in their career and Caniacs went with it hesitantly. Nine games into the season, it seems clear the management’s bet on Lack and Ward has failed.